Comments on: Don Nelson – Stay or Go?

By: Steve Nash, eh?

Steve Nash, eh? — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:50:53 +0000

I am late to this, having just discovered Marcus’ excellent blog, a nice antidote to the all too many dysfunctional warriors sites out there. Marcus, you seem like neither a hater nor a cheerleader, but simply a good journalist. As to Nelson, he may be the 2nd winningest coach in history, but he is also the third or fourth losignest (a word?). Cohan needs to weigh whether it is worth the 6 million a year to keep someone around who will destroy any chance the promising youngsters have of becoming a contending team. If that is the case, he will lose a lot more in season ticket and merchandise sales than he gets by moving to a great available coach like Avery Johnson. Amazing that the two-time coach of the year is available, while aging white retreads who never had his success get signed again and again. What is up with that?

If they keep Nelson and don’t do something dramatic (and an o.k. 7th-8th pick SF is not dramatic), they will fall off 3 or 4000 tix sales/game next year, which is 12 million dollars plus say another 3 million in merchandise/food/parking, so the cost of keeping the Nelson status quo is about 9 million a year. Maybe those are numbers Cohan and Co will understand. Pay Nellie and hire a coach for 2-3 mill/year and you are still 6 million ahead, OR bump him upstairs to VP and use his still agile analysis when it suits you.

By: earl monroe

earl monroe — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:27:42 +0000

#67 Good point

By: the Seer

the Seer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:14:16 +0000

Steve I am so with you on the wishful thinking for Bosh or Gasol, but we are capped out for a few years, right?? Even if Crawford leaves, we don’t have any money in the next three years to sign a FA that can make that impact to change the course of the franchise..I don’t think you blame Nelson for that, but its a little frustrating to realize how little space we have to make changes to get us to a level where we are a playoff team consistently..

By: the Seer

the Seer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:11:08 +0000

Steve,
thats the issue, the Dubs never make that one move to get that star player…I never said the Jerry Sloan was a great coach..I said that Don Nelson isn’t the coach for an up and coming young team that needs continuity and someone to teach them the fundamentals of playing championship basketball in the NBA..I don’t see Don Nelson doing that, period..How many coaches have told players during the season to opt out ,that we won’t sign you next year?? How many coaches have told players your getting days off, so we can play other players?? Not Phil Jackson or Red Auerbach, or Greg Popovich, or Pat Riley, unless they were resting them for the last game of the season before the playoffs or something like that..

By: the Seer

the Seer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:04:11 +0000

By the way, this Elgin Baylor makes tons more sense then the real one…The Warriors are a losing organization striving for mediocrity..Can’t we strive for more here?? No one talks about championships in the bay area and that is precisely why we don’t ever win them..Only the Sharks have any clue, thank god for Doug Wilson..Congrats to Mully for getting out of this dysfunctional mess and landing on your feet..NY will treat you so much better..You’ll have fun with all that cap room in 2010, while GS is stuck with the same ole, same ole, fighting for mediocrity, because that is what the Dubs do..

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:57:12 +0000

Oh, great Seer, your presence is humbling. However, may I give you the name of a coach who emphasizes defense and tough physical play, who’s so good his team qualified for the playoffs 16 years in a row, and who’s also had great players to coach, yet, he’s never won an NBA championship……….Jerry Sloan. Jerry Sloan and Don Nelson have won a combined zero titles as coaches, yet only a dimwitted fool would see the glass as half-empty when analyzing their respective coaching careers. All these brainiacs that post here and shout to the moon that Nelson isn’t any good because he doesn’t coach defense and he’s never won a championship as a coach. Well, Jerry Sloan coaches defense, his teams have made the playoffs something like 17 times in 20 years, and he’s had great players like Karl Malone and John Stockton to coach, yet no championships. Why? I guess, just like Nelson, it’s because he’s not a good enough coach. LOL The Warriors have a very good coach ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Nelson ). The only question that matters going forward concerns the players. Are these guys good enough to make GSW perennial playoff contenders? Or better? The Warriors have a lot of good young talent, but I think they’re probably one star player short of maybe being a really good team. Look what adding Pao Gasol did for the Lakers. How about Chris Bosh in a GSW jersey? Hey, just some wishful thinking.

By: the Seer

the Seer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:24:57 +0000

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COHAN GIVE THE FANS A BREAK AND SELL THE TEAM!!!!!

PLEASE

By: the Seer

the Seer — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:22:57 +0000

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERIOD..ENOUGH SAID, GET RID OF NELSON..THATS ALL THE REASON YOU NEED TO JUSTIFY FIRING HIS BUTT..

By: jsl

jsl — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:09:46 +0000

On a team born to run, Nelson just slows things down. Watch Jack in Q4 sometime. Or Maggette. It’s stultifying.

By: KT

KT — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:04:05 +0000

On a team born to run, Nellie is the right coach. He stays.