Publisher’s Note: During this break we will answer questions twice a week about sports fans in the Bay Area in “Ever Wonder?” This episode: Where did Don Nelson’s offensive strategy ‘Nellie Ball’ come from?
Some of the most successful teams in Warriors’ history had one thing in common: “Nellie Ball”.
The legendary, fast-paced run-and-gun offense was developed by legendary head coach Don Nelson. In what he referred to as a new basketball style in the 1960s in his article “Player’s Tribute” in the 1960s, the course of the game changed, which was known as the “decade of the great man”.
He wanted to implement this way of playing to speed up the pace after spending hours learning about basketball.
“It was amazing to hear him play basketball,” Garry St. Jean told NBC Sports Bay Area.
Nelson learned from the best in Coach Red Auerbach who loved this basketball brand. He would be bothered by Nelson in the form of questions and problems that would ultimately turn into a “dictionary” of basketball.
When it was Nellie’s time to train, he noticed that he had a lot of small, great pieces to work with. That meant he could have his best players on the pitch at the same time – while the squad was in great shape across the league.
And nobody could find out.
But that’s why he became the NBA’s most successful coach in 31 seasons with 1,335 victories.
Check out the full story in the video on this page.
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The Warriors have decided to make the most of the remaining years of the Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson contracts. Translation: Even if all three are over 30 years old, they remain focused on the immediate.
Ideally, they will spend the next four months looking at both the present and the future.
That said, general manager Bob Myers and his lieutenants, who hold a top 5 selection in the October 16 NBA draft, are likely to close at least one trade in the next more than three months.
The warriors have to be creative as they were. They also need to be financially flexible, which, according to league sources, they definitely are.
To assess the needs of the warriors, we identify five players who qualify as attractive targets worthy of consideration through a trade that earns their $ 17.18 million trade exception (with a grace period of October 24th) and / or their selection in the first round.
One can say with certainty that Juan Toscano-Anderson likes to be teammate of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.
A few weeks ago, the Splash Brothers supported Toscano-Anderson by showing up for his peaceful march in Oakland.
Now Curry and Thompson have an impact on Toscano-Anderson in the gym.
The ability to be close to greatness really changes your overall mindset and approach. I used to think doing 10 3’s in a row would be elite. Until I had to watch the Splash brothers shoot. Let’s talk about 25-30 + in a row. ELITE
– Juan Toscano Anderson (@ juanonjuan10), June 30, 2020
After the Warriors’ 2019-20 season, players used the team’s practice facility at the Chase Center to find work.
The Warriors recently tweeted a video about gym curry shooting, and Thompson was recently released for full training, giving Toscano-Anderson a front row seat to track the size of two three-time NBA champions.
A rookie could be lucky enough to spend time working with a generation gunner on his team and watching him. But Toscano-Anderson has the privilege of watching TWO shooters of the generation. And considering how hard Curry and Thompson work, there’s no one to watch better for Toscano-Anderson.
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While JTA tries to establish its NBA career, Curry and Thompson have shaped history as arguably the greatest back room ever. The duo attacks the record book. They already have countless 3-point records and will undoubtedly take more before their careers are over.
My advice to Toscano-Anderson. Glue to curry and thompson like glue. They will take you places.
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