At the Pepsi Center there's a renewed energy in the offices, which spreads all the way through the team. There is genuine excitement about the Nuggets' direction. And that has allowed coaches and players to be at ease and get down to work. Nate Robinson smiled when asked how good the Nuggets will be when all of the pieces come together.

"It's going to be crazy," Robinson said. "We're a long ways away, but that's the beauty of learning different things in basketball. The more you learn, the smarter you get and the easier things become."

-- Denver Post