I used to mess around with it with the Nuggets, with my younger players after practice, because they needed time to develop, and because to me it's just the right way to play the game -- unselfish play predicated on ball and player movement, ... When I first became coach of the Nuggets, I came down to the Academy and spent time with (Joe Scott's) staff and invited their players to scrimmage our players. I knew the Air Force players would make our guys chase them defensively. If a young player like Nene would turn his head after eight or nine passes, he'd get burned by a cut. It really helped us.
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We simply could not get enough defensive stops. They have a lot of offensive weapons.
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I pay no attention to those comments. Any time you have a field of teams who are picked and some are left out, there's going to be talk. It's what radio shows are made of, it's what TV is made of, it's what writers get paid to do, is to stir up the pot.
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We had open looks, we just didn't make them. It's a fine line between winning and losing.
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is doing great. Let's face it, he's a young man. There is a lot of pressure. Opening night it was San Antonio's Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan defending him. The next night, Houston had the long arms and is very athletic. He's playing great.
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They are an awesome, awesome basketball team, and every coach I've called about them says the very same thing. In my mind, when you talk about the very elite, they're at the top of the list.
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