We're trying to make the best of a very difficult situation, ... With what Mike's meant to this franchise for many years, he deserves it. Don Nelson
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Still, Saturday's announcement was something of a surprise only because Nelson had said he was going to stay through next year.] I'm in my last years as a coach, ... I'm going to retire. I have this one and one more [year on my contract]. I expect to coach til the end. I want Avery to get some experience this year and get some more next year. I'm going to be a consultant for five years in Dallas. - Don Nelson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBEb24gTmVsc29uICAgIA==&num=13 "[Still, Saturday's announcement was something of a surprise only because Nelson had said he was going to stay through next year.] I'm in my last years as a coach, ... I'm going to retire. I have this one and one more [year on my contract]. I expect to coach til the end. I want Avery to get some experience this year and get some more next year. I'm going to be a consultant for five years in Dallas. - Don Nelson Quotes")
![When they key on one player like that, and double-team him and not allow him to [move], that means there are openings for other players. - Don Nelson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2hlbiB0aGV5IGtleSBvbiBvbmUgcGxheWVyIGxpa2UgdGhhdCwgYW5kIGRvdWJsZS10ZWFtIGhpbSBhbmQgbm90IGFsbG93IGhpbSB0byBbbW92ZV0sIHRoYXQgbWVhbnMgdGhlcmUgYXJlIG9wZW5pbmdzIGZvciBvdGhlciBwbGF5ZXJzLiA=&author=ICBEb24gTmVsc29uICAgIA==&num=6 "When they key on one player like that, and double-team him and not allow him to [move], that means there are openings for other players. - Don Nelson Quotes")
![We saved a million bucks. My owner [Ross Perot Jr.] was real happy about that. - Don Nelson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2Ugc2F2ZWQgYSBtaWxsaW9uIGJ1Y2tzLiBNeSBvd25lciBbUm9zcyBQZXJvdCBKci5dIHdhcyByZWFsIGhhcHB5IGFib3V0IHRoYXQuIA==&author=ICBEb24gTmVsc29uICAgIA==&num=6 "We saved a million bucks. My owner [Ross Perot Jr.] was real happy about that. - Don Nelson Quotes")
