01-13-2021, 06:55 PM
(01-13-2021, 06:37 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Ok, great. I agree with some of that. Most of it, even.
It doesn't change the fact that Don Nelson quit on the team in the middle of the season...because, you know...that's LITERALLY what he did.
No. Mark forced him out. Mark was being a dick. Nelson was being a dick, too. Mark called the shots. Nelson's offense was built around Nash and Dirk. Nash was essential to what the Mavs were doing. Mark had other ideas about how a team should be coached, which is fine. He's the owner. My view is, if you want Nelson to coach, get out of his way. If you want a teamed coach another way, fire Nelson and move on. Don't force YOUR roster on Nelson and say, "here Nellie". Mark KNEW Nelson wasn't going to like it. Mark created that situation. If we look around the NBA today, we see a Nellie-like NBA, not an Avery-like NBA. Yeah, you have to play defense, but Nelson saw what was coming on the court. Spread the floor, point-forwards, threes, big guys shooting threes, less important dino-ball centers.