BY PAUL KLEE, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) •
The Nuggets fan in me shouts, “Cruise on back to Colorado, Scott Brooks! Weather’s great! Fishing’s better!” The humanitarian in me hollers, “Orlando is that way, Coach.”
Brooks is available now. The Thunder fired him. And if ever there were a top-notch fit for a Nuggets program that is seven shades of a mess, it’s Brooks. He checks most, if not all, the boxes: Established and previously successful, a humble/star-friendly offensive system with awesome spacing, a track record of player development, former Nuggets assistant. Swell guy.