As recently as 2 weeks ago, newspapers in OKC were writing articles about the Thunder's inability to beat a zone defense. They were relieved that their first round opponent, Denver, never uses one. The particular zone OKC struggles against is a 2-3 zone. The Nuggets probably wouldnt try this because they havent practiced it all year but here are some of the reasons we should employ a 2-3 zone defense against the Thunder. Besides the fact that it is one of OKC's weaknesses, and exploiting weaknesses is part of winning playoff basketball, the Nuggets have the right personnel to disrupt the Thunder using this tactic at certain points of the game. In this post I intend to explain why a zone would work against the Thunder and talk about a couple simple aggressive 2-3 traps and double teams that would help our fast break.

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Meanwhile, this team can be very good. As is..

If Melo wants to be a free agent, he has earned the right to be one. Let him go. After one more run.

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The Nuggets finally found the formula to beat Utah last night. Its possible the coaches have been preaching this stuff all series and last night was the first time the plan was executed. Its hard to know for sure. But in order to win in Utah, the Nuggets should stick to this formula. Lets jump.

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I have read various times on this blog that the Nuggets have had the most back to backs in the NBA this season. According to bleacher report this just simply isnt the case. Not only that, there is no evidence that our schedule was particularly difficult.

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