Nick Nurse does not seem like the type of guy who is afraid of failure. He’s a creative thinker, someone willing to experiment even when operating under the spotlight. If one of his moves doesn’t work, it’s viewed less as a setback and more a lesson learned for another day.
There has always been a certain openness and flexibility to Nurse’s coaching style. Last year, the originality was mostly by choice. Serge Ibaka was moved to centre where he split time with Jonas Valanciunas and later Marc Gasol. There were two-centre lineups, two point-guard lineups and a constant flow of evolving schemes on both ends of the floor.