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
best team
This is the best team in basketball. They have a better team than the L.A. Lakers.
best team
This is the best team in basketball, ... They have a better team than the L.A. Lakers.
team fighting guy
Where ever the Mavericks are today, we owe it to Michael Finley. He was the one guy who stayed when we were a terrible team. He stayed and fought the fight.
team winning games
When you have bad teams, you've got to be creative to win games you're not supposed to win.
team taken careers
Really, throughout my career, what I've done is taken teams with bad records and with every situation I've made them better.
fun hour miles team
We would play a team that's one hour away 300 miles away from home. That would be fun.
great hard played proud stone team
I am proud of our team and their hard work. Stone played a great game. We were kind of fortunate,
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.
airport somewhere
The airport isn't in the way. It is an asset. Just consider: Could things go somewhere else.
few great hanging noticed pop seeing
It was great hanging with Pop and seeing how he does it. I noticed a few new wrinkles, some interesting things he does.
care chance fans good parents reason taking
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.
bunch chance continuity defense definitely difficult guys maybe throw timing together
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.
michael
We wanted to say Michael was a superstar, but he really wasn't,
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.