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
coach intend left next year
I've still got a year left on my contract, and I intend to be back next year to coach.
american-coach capable gonna
If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that.
running coaches
I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.
mean coaching tears
You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I can't remember any bad times at this point. I mean, they're all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I can't remember any of them. They're all positive now. Even the bad times were good.
american-coach aware came early game situations talked
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.
anyone blue coached helped high lead recognized testament
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.
I've always been able to go to him,
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.
expected gave limit people
I think people expected too much from him. He gave what he could give, and there was a limit to that.
dime dreams gratifying help luckiest man people position someday tyler
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.
michael
We wanted to say Michael was a superstar, but he really wasn't,
fun hour miles team
We would play a team that's one hour away 300 miles away from home. That would be fun.
best deserves difficult franchise meant trying
We're trying to make the best of a very difficult situation, ... With what Mike's meant to this franchise for many years, he deserves it.
add beautiful great next pass player step
The next step to his being a great player is to add the pass to his beautiful game,