It is often regarded that the Kings break is the prettiest and the Nets the most active and effective. Those two teams have had great success and made it far into the playoffs. The Kings passing is regarded as the best while Kidd is said to be the best passer as of now. But where in all this hoopla is mention of Melo and his Nuggets? The Nuggets have quietly made it 8-1 at home which is top five in the league. They have done it with their youth and breaks. The Nuggets have the best fast break in the league. Up in the mile high, the Nuggets have a big advantage. Teams find it hard to catch their breath b/c of the lack of Oxygen at that altitude. The Nuggets have taken that and ran with it (no pun intendid ). They have run their opponents right out of the gym and up and down the court. The Nuggets have adapted well to this basketball climate and harnessed it's natural effects to their benefit. They are 11-6 in the Varsity conference in the NBA. The Nuggets are finding early success in the WESTERN conference with the run-and-gun offense. While you can argue all day that the Nets have all the tools to run the break, they are not the best. The Nuggets are doing this against the big boys while Kidd and company (to their own admission) are playing in an inferior conference. The Nets are beating up on the likes of Miami while the Nuggets butt heads with teams like the Rockets, Mavs, SA, Minn., and the rest of the WEST. With Andre and Melo, the Nuggets will only get better at it too! The Nuggets have the veteran leadership to sharpen the skills of their young players. Andre Davis only finishes top 5 in assissts every year. Barry has played on winning teams his passing skills are not to be overlooked. This is a young team with the legs to run and savvy veterans who can get the ball to them. This all bodes well for an organization on the upside, and a fast break already the best in the league.
Outstanding, this is what I am talking about as making an impact as a member. People should read and observe.
Great analysis, and Andre Miller, not Davis, is definately the perfect PG to run the break. He makes great decisions with the ball, and knows when to be selfish. The Nuggets have a lot of speed and energy off the bench with Barry and Boykins, to keep the pace hectic. The balance and hustle this team has should be studied by every team in the NBA. There are far more talented teams in the NBA who can't win consistently, or win at all. Tremendous job by the coaching staff and trainers for the Nuggets, and the vision Kiki has had as GM.
Very nice post. Come visit the Nets' forums sometimes. I'd like to defend the Nets on this one. The fastbreak is the Nets main (and some would say only) weapon. What happened? It gave them back to back EC trophy. Plus, the East may be small, but they are fast! They also had to do it against one of the best defensive teams in Detroit plus a lot of pesky guards in the East. But I do agree that the Nuggets are a team to watch out for.
I see the Nuggets have a lot of promise. Their fast break can only improve. And what I like is that they are winning against the West. I like Kidd and respect his game, but the Nets just can't muster the strength to steal a game from the elite teams in the West. That's what makes me respect what the Nuggets have done so much.
This is a very nice post and accoplishment for the Nuggets. I think they're going to be hot this season.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TimFlem:</div><div class="quote_post">This is a very nice post and accoplishment for the Nuggets. I think they're going to be hot this season.</div> Thanks. The Nuggets have gone a long way in such a short amount of time. They, at some time, will make a name for themselves with this kind of offense. Right now it seems some certain teams are getting the tv slots while the Nuggets quietly light the league on fire with the best fast break.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting 831 Shogun:</div><div class="quote_post">I see the Nuggets have a lot of promise. Their fast break can only improve. And what I like is that they are winning against the West. I like Kidd and respect his game, but the Nets just can't muster the strength to steal a game from the elite teams in the West. That's what makes me respect what the Nuggets have done so much.</div> Please take into consideration that the Nets' fastbreak is feared upon for 2+ years now. Not to take away anything from the Nuggets but they have a long way to go before being called the team with the best break.
The best fast break team is the Kings..followed by the Mavs.Nets are a good fast break team in the east but overall the Kings destroy them in that part of their game.
Again, no love for my Nets! hehehe. It seems they have to go to the Finals again to prove a point huh? Plus, the Nets break are their bread and butter play. If they can't set up a running game, they'll be forced to run a half court set. More often than not, they're screwed if this happens. So, the Nets need the fastbreak to win games. They are winning games. They were on the Finals back2back. Ergo, their fastbreak brought them to the Finals. That has got to count for something, right?
Most of the east teams are not fast break teams thats why.They play halfcourt basketball.Pacers I thought were a fast break team but that is no longer the case and certainly wasn't last season.In overall fast break play The Kings are miles ahead of NJ.There is a reason why they blow the Nets out everytime they face. Just so you know I'm not trying to downplay the Nets style of game because they are successful at what they run but west teams like the Kings are much better running it.
I still feel that teams in the East are fast-breaking teams. They're much smaller and much mobile. They are always trying to outrun opponents especially against bigger teams of the West. If the East are playing half-court basketball, can you explain the Nets success? It's common knowledge that without the break, Nets will often lose. So it's either they're running the break against the fastbreaking teams of the East OR dictating the game against half-court set teams. One more reason? Jason Kidd runs the show for the Nets. This is a guy who will get the rebound and with seemingly eyes behind his head, he'll see who's running the left wing and the right wing. You can almost see his feet running ahead of him to start the break. They have great finishers in K-Mart, R-Jeff and Kittles. They are AT LEAST an exciting fast-break team. The best? I seriously believe so.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If the East are playing half-court basketball, can you explain the Nets success? It's common knowledge that without the break, Nets will often lose. So it's either they're running the break against the fastbreaking teams of the East OR dictating the game against half-court set teams.</div> Simple really.The Nets got to the finals two straight years because they run on teams who couldn't keep up.Only the Bucks of last year could I remember being a good running team with Cassell,Payton,Redd,Mason e.t.c and because of that won 2 games.The rest played slower pace basketball.Players like Iverson like to run when the break is on but as an overall team they were not a running team. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">One more reason? Jason Kidd runs the show for the Nets. This is a guy who will get the rebound and with seemingly eyes behind his head, he'll see who's running the left wing and the right wing. You can almost see his feet running ahead of him to start the break. They have great finishers in K-Mart, R-Jeff and Kittles. They are AT LEAST an exciting fast-break team. The best? I seriously believe so.</div> The reason the Nets always get destroyed by the Kings is because they try and run with them which is the biggest mistake any team can make.If you try and out-run the Kings you will lose everytime.Yet the Nets continue to try and run with them.Same with Dallas who also are a team that are better running team than the Nets.It's is clear why the Mavs and Kings always score alot of points and down beat down on the Nets..They are clearly the better running team any time you try and out gun these two powerhouses you will lose..Nets have proved that
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">Simple really.The Nets got to the finals two straight years because they run on teams who couldn't keep up.Only the Bucks of last year could I remember being a good running team with Cassell,Payton,Redd,Mason e.t.c and because of that won 2 games.The rest played slower pace basketball.Players like Iverson like to run when the break is on but as an overall team they were not a running team.</div> So overall, the Nets are a good fastbreaking team because they were able to dictate the tempo against half-court setting teams. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting allnet:</div><div class="quote_post">The reason the Nets always get destroyed by the Kings is because they try and run with them which is the biggest mistake any team can make.If you try and out-run the Kings you will lose everytime.Yet the Nets continue to try and run with them.Same with Dallas who also are a team that are better running team than the Nets.It's is clear why the Mavs and Kings always score alot of points and down beat down on the Nets..They are clearly the better running team any time you try and out gun these two powerhouses you will lose..Nets have proved that</div> Mavs and Kings didn't outrun the Nets. They outplayed them as a whole. They have Peja and Dirk(for the 3ball) and C-Webb (for the low post game). It's not as if they were running with the Nets the whole time.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting InNETSweTrust:</div><div class="quote_post">Mavs and Kings didn't outrun the Nets. They outplayed them as a whole. They have Peja and Dirk(for the 3ball) and C-Webb (for the low post game). It's not as if they were running with the Nets the whole time.</div> Most of the games I saw the Nets couldn't keep up with the Kings.Sac-town just have too many players who are better at running the break.Even if they don't do it all the time..They have effective players who do it better overall. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">So overall, the Nets are a good fastbreaking team because they were able to dictate the tempo against half-court setting teams.</div> Nets are a good fast break team because they run their plays and their style suits what they run.They out-ran teams in the playoffs because of the different Tempo's style used against other teams.I never said they weren't a good fast break team just not as good as a team like the Kings.
Bibby,Jackson,Peja,Webber (when healthy) Wallace,Christie I know I'm missing some. But it is not certain players they do it better as a team.People ALWAYS say the Kings are the best fast break team in the NBA.Which is why they are so exciting.Put it this way I don't like their players but I try to watch them as much as possible..They make the NBA fun to watch.The Nets on the otherhand I try not see many of their games.Kings can play halfcourt basketball with anyone which makes it even better.
I would take a Jason Kidd led fastbreak over them anytime. Come on now, Jason Kidd leading the break and K-Mart, R-Jeff Kittles finishing? My point is, Kings win the game by dictating the game. They have a great half-court set to start with. I mean, Peja is known as a deadly 3ball artist. C-Webb as someone with great post moves and slick passes. Christie as a great defender. But do we know about K-Mart and Jefferson? I can almost hear all of you guys say they're perfect receivers of a J-Kidd led break. K-Mart doesn't even have a jumpshot.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting InNETSweTrust:</div><div class="quote_post">I would take a Jason Kidd led fastbreak over them anytime. Come on now, Jason Kidd leading the break and K-Mart, R-Jeff Kittles finishing? My point is, Kings win the game by dictating the game. They have a great half-court set to start with. I mean, Peja is known as a deadly 3ball artist. C-Webb as someone with great post moves and slick passes. Christie as a great defender. But do we know about K-Mart and Jefferson? I can almost hear all of you guys say they're perfect receivers of a J-Kidd led break. K-Mart doesn't even have a jumpshot.</div> Ask any top expert and they will tell you the Kings are the best fast break team in the NBA.I don't know why I'm even argueing this point.It is clear who the best truely are. I wouldn't be saying this unless I truely believed it.You are a Nets fan so It's no surprise to see you say what you are.While me on the other hand am not a Kings fan and overall I dislike many of their players.However I give credit when it is deserved.
