The winningest coach in NBA history was thrilled to hear the news that Steve Nash had been hired as coach of the Brooklyn Nets.
And while predicting greatness is a dangerous thing, Don Nelson said that the former Mavericks’ point guard has a great advantage working in his favor.
“He’s got a good team,” Nelson said Friday from his home in Hawaii. “And that usually makes you a good coach.”
It won’t be that simple, of course. Nelson knows that firsthand. He was the coach for the Mavericks in the late ‘90s and early 2000s when Nash was just beginning his journey as an NBA player.