Don Nelson
Don Nelson
Donald Arvid "Don" Nelsonis an American former NBA player and head coach. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth15 May 1940
CityMuskegon, MI
CountryUnited States of America
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Scotty, I couldn't take a dime from you. He said he was the luckiest man in the world. I'm in a position to help people. You don't know how gratifying it is to see somebody's dreams come true. I know a lot of people and I can help Tyler and I don't want a dime. He said someday I want him to give back the way I am.
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The only problem for Michael Finley as a player is that he cares too much. He takes losses too hard.
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I think people expected too much from him. He gave what he could give, and there was a limit to that.
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I always came early an talked philosophies and game situations with Red. I don't even know if he was aware of what he was doing for me.
build committed deal develop
He committed to a long-term deal so we were able to build around him and develop what we have today.
exactly information needs next year
He just needs a lot of information and he'll get that over the next year or two. You'll really find out exactly what you have probably in two years.
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There are so many great things about Seattle, but we love our sports here and that's pretty clear. And we've finally got a football team.
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He will miss training camp and the first month of next season. This is very important to them.
bobby crazy hurt jackson stretch
Turnovers down the stretch hurt us. Then Bobby Jackson went crazy on us.
definitely kids several smaller
We've got several kids in that 5-6 to 5-9 range. We're definitely a lot smaller than we have been in the past.
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I never coached anyone going to Vanderbilt. We're a Blue Ribbon-awarded high school, recognized by the president. It's a testament to our school, and Massey helped lead the way.
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The fans aren't here, ... There's a good chance your parents aren't here because they are taking care of what they need to do. That's all the more reason to go and play like you need to.
airport somewhere
The airport isn't in the way. It is an asset. Just consider: Could things go somewhere else.
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It's been difficult to get any continuity offensively. Our defense is definitely better. You can throw a bunch of new guys together and have a better chance to play defense collectively, maybe because of timing or whatever. But we don't know who we are offensively yet.