10 Reasons the Denver Nuggets are championship contenders
By Peter Hooper
8) Elite At Both Ends
As alluded to above the Denver Nuggets are a team that plays on both sides of the ball.
Being able to do so at an elite level is the age-old formula for winning championships in the NBA.
Being able to defend and score at an elite level simultaneously, automatically catapults a team into the realm of championship potential.
That realm is precisely the realm that the Denver Nuggets now occupy. According to teamrankings.com their offense ranked as 8th best in the NBA and their defense ranked 4th in the NBA.
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Moreover for all sorts of reasons (some featured above) the Denver Nuggets are likely to improve both defensively and offensively as the season progresses.
