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Nuggets Journal: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stole page from old school book of defense

SAN FRANCISCO – If you notice a little old-school grit in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s game, here’s why: As Caldwell-Pope was molding himself into a switchable, ball-stopping defender, one of his primary sources of inspiration came from the Grizzlies’ school of defending.

“One of my main guys, old school Memphis — Tony Allen,” Caldwell-Pope said from shootaround Friday morning, inside Golden State’s . . .

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