"No one trusts Don Nelson," Stevens told Broussard. "When Nelson was in Milwaukee, Wayne Embry trusted him and brought him in, and he betrayed Embry (alleged racist remarks Nelson supposedly made about Embry that Nelson vehemently denied). In Dallas, Mark Cuban took damn good care of him and his son (Donnie), and he betrayed Cuban. In Golden State, Chris Mullin hired him and trusted him and Nelson backstabbed him by reaching out to president Robert Rowell and blaming Mullin for everything that was going wrong with the Warriors."
Hello. But wait, there's more.
"I'm disgusted with the quality of Nelson's coaching and with the lack of trust his players have in him," he said. "Nelson is the winningest coach in NBA history to never have coached in the NBA Finals, let alone won a championship. Yet he keeps getting jobs despite being 69 years old."
Well, that borders on the personal. But Stevens hadn't finished clearing his throat.
"Chris Mullin wanted to re-sign Baron Davis, but Nelson nipped that in the bud. Then he helped put together the trade that got rid of Jason Richardson. Then the Warriors lost Matt Barnes. Nelson loses the trust of all his players."
And in case you were unsure of Stevens' motives:
"I just want him out of there now. It doesn't matter where. At this stage, something has to be done. It can't get any worse."
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2 comments:
This is so great. There is a flat out civil war going on with the lamest NBA franchise this side of the Clippers. And for once I am on the agent's side. Keep it coming!
so Jack uses his agent as his hatchet man to ratchet up the stakes to get his ass out of there. Oh, and the W's win by 40.
He'll be gone soon, the W's will continue to suck, and the evenings will be free to read poetry and write folk songs. Hallelujah!
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