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
fun hour miles team
We would play a team that's one hour away 300 miles away from home. That would be fun.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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,