Youth. Some of us pine to return to it, some of us chase after ways to recapture it, some of us yell at it angrily from our perfectly manicured front lawns. In professional sports youth is as vital as anything to a franchise. It’s what allows a great franchise to remain relevant after their stars begin to fade, it’s what allows a franchise to become relevant in the first place and it’s even what allows a franchise not trying to be relevant to maintain a positive income and survive through the rebuilding years. If your franchise isn’t investing in the acquisition and development of young talent then you’re either a perennial championship contender with multiple trophies already in the case, or you’re languishing in the desert of a rudderless team building plan.
The Denver Nuggets might have the talent to win it all, but do they have the maturity?
