Teamwork aphorisms abound on coasters, posters and Pinterest boards everywhere, but there’s one in particular worth talking about with this particular Nuggets team: It’s not about the pieces, but how they work together.
Fit is an under-rated component in team creation. In football you have to draft the correct pieces for your schemes. Zone-blocking linemen can get destroyed in a man-blocking scheme, while great 3-4 defensive tackle might not work at all in a different 4-3 scheme. The same goes for baseball, which is as much a one-on-one contest as it is a team endeavor.