Basketball innovation is in the eye of the beholder, but at some point it becomes difficult to classify the league's unique operations as anything other than what they are. Such is certainly the case with the intently weird Denver Nuggets—a team composed with utmost care but that to the untrained eye would appear to be assembled using a bin of random LEGOs.
It's an odd bunch by any conventional teambuilding standard, but the real wizardry comes in George Karl's uniquely open-coaching sensibilities. Karl is simply more willing to adapt to life without a superstar than many of his contemporaries, and his open-mindedness allows the Nuggets the explore every bit of their bizarre potential.
At risk of oversimplifying Karl's game plan and the Nuggets' operations, Denver stands apart from the field based on its concurrent commitment to three different ideas.
Pace
Rarely is a team so completely reliant on its pace of play. The Nuggets are equipped to run, run, run, and their offense tends to stall when the tempo lets up.
The clearest answers are thus No. 1 to compensate for their lack of half-court efficiency by ...
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Denver Nuggets: Breaking Down the NBA’s Most Innovative Offense
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