10 Reasons the Denver Nuggets are championship contenders
By Peter Hooper
3) Coach Malone
As it often said, in the NBA, talent is King.
However, having championship pedigree in the NBA requires talent at the coaching level too. Mike Malone has helped the Nuggets improve their win total every year of his tenure with the team.
With this season set to be the most successful in recent franchise history, the Denver Nuggets are attaining something that is elusive for most other NBA franchises: synergy.
Coach Malone has the Denver Nuggets playing defense at an elite level.
The Nuggets, according to the NBA’s advanced stats have gone from the 14th best defense in the NBA last year to being 4th.
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That is a huge leap, which will only be reinforced by an offense that is likely to improve too.