Don Nelson Resigns...

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  1. P.A.P.

    P.A.P. JBB Fresh Start

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    Wow, surprised nobody posted this already.

    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Don Nelson has resigned as Dallas Mavericks coach and been replaced by Avery Johnson, ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports.

    A press conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday.

    Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told ESPN.com that Nelson resigned Saturday "for family and other reasons."

    He will stay with the Mavericks as a consultant.</div>

    The rest of the short story

    It's nice to see Avery take over this young club. He did a great job coaching them in the games Nelson missed, so I expect him to be very successful with the Mavs. Might take a year though.
     
    P.A.P., Mar 19, 2005
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  2. samoan-maverick

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    WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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    That's what i'm talking about. Even though you beat me to it Banks to post this, I would of loved to post this article.

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    samoan-maverick, Mar 19, 2005
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  3. Flava23

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    i really hope nellie can become a coach of another NBA franchise
     
    Flava23, Mar 19, 2005
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  4. maddbballer06

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    I JUST FOUND OUT! this is crazy
     
    maddbballer06, Mar 19, 2005
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  5. shankyoass

    shankyoass Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

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    Goodbye Nellie. Its been a great run. Thanks for all those great times.

    I hope Nellie stays with the Maverick's organization somehow and can help the team in other ways. I mean, he did a great job turning the Mavs from a lottery team to a consistant 50 win team. When he first came, he traded away everyone on the roster except Findawg, and then got Dirk and Nash. He built the Mavs from scratch.
     
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    WOW! health reasons right?
     
    urbannomad23, Mar 19, 2005
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  7. P.A.P.

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I hope Nellie stays with the Maverick's organization somehow and can help the team in other ways. </div>

    Yea he's still in the Mavs organization helping as a consultant.

    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">WOW! health reasons right?</div>

    That and family issues, which are related to health. Mark Cuban said "other reasons" too...I don't know what that means.

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    I always wondered, who is the Mavs GM?
     
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  8. nkwu

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    ^I thought it was Nellie, or Cuban.

    Surprised, but Avery Johnson will do a good enough job.
     
    nkwu, Mar 19, 2005
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    Go get em Avery [​IMG]
     
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  10. Mr. J

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    It was some great years, but he said they were responding to Avery better so I guess that was the smart thing for the team.

    Btw, it was funny when Don was making fun of how Avery talked [​IMG]
     
    Mr. J, Mar 20, 2005
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  11. Custodianrules2

    Custodianrules2 Cohan + Rowell = Suck

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    Avery is going to be a decent coach who is going to focus on defense. As good as Don Nelson overall? I dunno. I liked Avery when he was with the Warriors. He was a great leader.
     
    Custodianrules2, Mar 20, 2005
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  12. lukemavs

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    Im glad Avery Johnson is taking over but Ill miss Nelson. He looks like my high school basketball coach. LOL
     
    lukemavs, Mar 27, 2005
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