Brian Dabolls pre-draft talk with Malik Nabers gave him insight into rookies Giants frustrations

Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers’ rant following Sunday’s 30-7 loss to Tampa Bay made Brian Daboll look prescient when he was interviewing Nabers — as seen on “Hard Knocks” — prior to drafting him in the first round with his line of questioning to the young receiver.“How do you handle losing?’’ the Giants head coach asked Nabers.“I hate it,’’ Nabers said.“How do you handle not being involved early in the game?’’ Daboll then asked him.“I handle it pretty tough if I’m not getting the ball,’’ he said.“I want guys that want to get the ball and I want guys that hate losing, but you’ve got to learn to harness that a little bit,’’ Daboll told Nabers.“I want guys that want the ball.

Sometimes you lose [your temper].I lose it, too, as a coach.

But you’ve got to learn how to harness that.’’Daboll does not divulge personal conversations with his players and coaches, but he did acknowledge Monday that he spoke with Nabers.Presumably, Daboll reiterated that predraft conversation and discouraged him from airing dirty laundry in public.“ ‘Leek’ and I talked [Sunday] night [and] we talked this morning,’’ Daboll said Monday.“He’s a very competitive individual.

You want to get the ball in his hands, and I got to do a better job of getting the ball in his hands early.“He’s a smart, young guy that is very competitive.When you lose like that, it’s a frustrating thing.

But we’ve had good communication, as we always have.’’Nabers finished the game with six receptions for 64 yards on nine targets, but zero targets in the first half, which ended with the Giants trailing 23-0.“Go out there first, second quarter, don’t get the ball,” Nabers said after the game.“Start getting targets at the end.

I mean, can’t do that.Start getting the ball when it’s 30-0.

What do you want me to do?”The Giants ran only 17 plays on offense in the first half.Asked why he didn’t get any first-half targets, Nabe...