For two days, the Denver Nuggets locker room resembled a college classroom.

The course: Advanced Basketball Concepts 521.

At the urging of coach George Karl, the Nuggets coaching staff opened up their playbooks to about 20 coaches from Colorado State University, Metro State College, the University of Colorado, the University of Denver, the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Wyoming. The Air Force Academy coaching staff also was invited but could not attend because of scheduling conflicts.

"George wanted to keep our minds active and focused on basketball," said Nuggets advance scout/assistant coach Jesse Mermuys, who coordinated the event. "Coach is also about giving back to the game of basketball. Giving back to your state is pretty big-time. It could help the college guys and it could help us as well."

Offense was the topic of Day 1 as Nuggets assistants John Welch and Chad Iske led discussions about the pick-and-roll, playing at a fast pace and the merits of spacing the floor and attacking the rim at every opportunity.

"I thought we'd be putting on a clinic for the college coaches, but it was cool how much I learned," Welch said. "It opened up some relationships that will continue and be beneficial to both sides."

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