Nick Nurse NBA Champion

[RedinIowa]

I know this is a stretch for the forum, but I have to crow. Nick Nurse is from my town of Carroll Iowa and the coach of the NBA champions Raptors. Nick was a bench coach for McDermott at ISU before he left to Creighton. Nurse was then considered for the Cyclone job that went to Hoiberg. I am very happy how a Carroll kid is now a NBA champ and Fred is our coach. It is amazing how fate works.

 

[NavyWarrant]

Also, his top assistant is Nate Bjorkgren. He is originally from Storm Lake, IA. He went to USD for college. I was very happy for him, as he is truly a nice guy! When he was on the Suns staff my son and I sat with him for a couple summer league games. He was great telling my son what he was watching for in other teams.

 

[HuskerWeatherman]

Good thread -- and very worthy of this forum. It's for any and all discussion of basketball.

Nurse did an outstanding coaching job -- and was a flat-out better coach in the series than Kerr.

I found it bittersweet. Granted, I enjoyed seeing the end of the Golden State dynasty, but ...

It was a bit painful seeing what could have and should have been for the Spurs. Kawhi is a stud. I said a couple years ago that he was the best player in the NBA. He had blossomed into an offensive force, while playing elite defense. There has long been a belief (with history to back it up) that an NBA team needed multiple superstars to win a championship. Kawhi Leonard (coming with Nurse's coaching) dispelled that belief.

While I do like the Spurs, my number one team is Philly. And the Sixers came within one three bounce and in shot at the buzzer in game seven against Toronto. I suppose that gives me faith that the Sixers are really, really close.