Nick Nurse appreciation thread!

[ratul]

Thank you Nick for being the coach that brought us to the promised land. I will never ever forget it!

Box and one!

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[KL78192020]

The greatest coach in team history! Tough end to a good era in Toronto, still don't think he's the main issue with this team. But what is done is done.

[TR50]

Best coach in Raptors history.

[FrozenLeafz]

Best coach, someone had to take the blame and it's always the coach first

[right between the eyes]

After the championship I thought he'd be our Pop for years to come. What a difference a year makes. Coaches are hired to be fired! Always the first to go when adversity strikes.

Thanks for everything coach! Best in franchise history!

[billy_hoyle]

Appreciate his talents and his success. Wish him well. Best coach we've ever had.

[HumbleRen]

Bad break up but his first 2 years will forever be the peak of Raptors Basketball.

[vulture]

Think about all the innovations he’s added to the game:
Box and one
Triangle and 2
Shorting the pick and roll if you have a bunch of non shooters
Winning the possession battle
Making offensive rebounds more prominent in the game
Peel switching

All of that in 5 years while the organization is bleeding talent ever year with very little in return.

[bluerap23]

A ture mastermind - x and o elite coach. Will always have love for the guy.

[Mikistan]

Thanks for being better than casey

[Ackshun]

Nick is a playoff coach.

No need for that here

[Potential]

Best coach in franchise history. Thank you Nurse

[720]

Great coach, our best ever. Couldn’t manage egos, apparently weird at times with his assistants and Front Office. Those two things probably did him in.

I thought he was gonna be our Jerry Sloan or Popovich.

[ItsDanger]

More suited to a veteran lineup. Other teams with that rotation will definitely consider him. Front office failed him.

[2019nbachamps]

Best coach we ever had. Deserves credit for helping bring a title here. He had his flaws but I don’t blame him for becoming frustrated with a very limited roster. I wish him the best in his career.

[mdenny]

Best coach in franchise history. I also thought we had found our pop. I suspect there is a personality quirkiness about nurse that prevents that. Seems like his people skills are a little off.

But he was extremely innovative and creative. Players hated playing against him (except for the 3rd and 4th option guys who probably loved it).

Seems like the fanbase generally wishes him well.

Please hire Udoko. I hope they don't get a Lenny Wilkins type who is great interpersonally but lacks the tactics. That type of coach is better with talent-loaded teams. We need tactics and structure.

[WuTang_OG]

Goat coachhhh goodluck

[hyper316]

Thanks for the title

Box and 1, popularized load management, and the memes

[Dennis 37]

Thanks for being better than casey

Nice.

[DelAbbot]

I think Nick Nurse will be proven right and find continued success on a veteran team.