The Denver Nuggets are NBA champions, they really did it, the guys who are like 500 miles east of Salt Lake, the dudes who were down 3-1 to the Jazz in the bubble. Those guys hoisted a trophy on Monday night, they have a parade on Thursday, and no matter what happens in the next 20 years of Nuggets basketball, they have a championship. I didn’t expect it to sting like it does, I felt envious of a team that at some point seemed so similar to the Jazz (at least the Jazz of old). Foreign center who was picked late and was overlooked (I should never compare Rudy to Nikola but bear with me), a hyper-athletic combo guard that exceeds in the playoffs, a bevy of rotation players that shoot the 3 well, and a likable coach who gets the most out of every player.
5 ways the Jazz can emulate Denver’s formula
