Fire Don Nelson, Indeed

Clearly, the guy is not serious about coaching any more.

I'd like to point out that, even though I barely follow the NBA anymore, I called this correctly. (And, more embarassingly, did so in a post talking about Project Runway, Rockstar INXS and Big Brother.)

Of course, this being the Warriors, my next question was: How are they going to screw this up?

Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you Don Nelson.

I mean (to quote Rob Corrdry) COME ON! Does anyone remember the last time the Warriors had a promising young squad with legitimate playoff aspirations? I do, and it was in 1994 and it got screwed up by (wait for it) Don Nelson. You force Nellie to work his shit out with Chris Webber and the team at least stays competitive for awhile longer. (I’m no Webber fan either, but please.)

Plus, and my math may be off here, I think Nellie is about to turn 675 years old. I really want to be a NBA fan again, and not just go through the routine. It just gets so hard to do that when you root for the Warriors. This may work out, and the team may make the playoffs, but I won’t eat these words – if you fire a coach, there’s never a good reason to bring in a retread.

...

Sigh.

To reiterate: Sigh.