One of the things I like to do is let the players play and the coaches coach. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
In a game, I'm locked in. I maybe notice three rows in the stands the arena over, and that's it. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
It's really an organizational job with a football team to watch them go through their day. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
Phil Handy played for me in England and has obviously risen to stardom in his area of what he does. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
At some point in your life, you try to self-reflect and ask yourself, 'Why do I want to win so bad?' — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I believe in getting the ball up the floor and trying to take advantage of transition opportunities. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of really good preparation. I've coached a lot of games around the world. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
As an assistant, you are grinding it out and churning out work like there are not enough hours in the day, really.… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
Chemistry kind of builds all season. It's not like we say, 'OK, it's game one, and now we've got our chemistry.' I… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
That's your worry as a head coach: Are you going to go in there, give them everything you've got, and are they… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I think I jumped the gun a bit on head coaching. I got named a head coach at 23, and I really… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
My goal early in becoming a head coach so young was to find out if I could do it. I just wanted… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I didn't think reaching the NBA was a possibility when I coached Derby in 1990. I was right out of college when… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I call Kawhi the best team player in the league. He really does everything: he defends. He scores. He has been grabbing… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
In the regular season, they all only count for one win or one loss. But for a team or coaching staff, these… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I think a lot of personnel decisions come down to who's the best player today, like if we had to throw 'em… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
People asked me, 'Why aren't you doing something more important?' When I was doing well in the D-League, they were like, 'Why… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I just want to keep getting better. People used to ask me - when I was winning in the D-League - why… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I was in love with the triangle because it was so different to what everybody was doing in the NBA. Everybody else… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
The Energy job was probably the key. It kind of transitioned me back into the States. It gave me a link to… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
Obviously, things evolve; teams see you play a little bit and start try to do things, and the one thing that'll happen… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
People talk about offensive chemistry all the time, but defensive chemistry is something you have to build, too, and there's a lot… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
It's about what the players are doing. My job is facilitate that. My job is to put them in positions to succeed.… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
When I started coaching, I wanted to find out quickly if I could do it. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I don't enjoy the wins, and I don't enjoy the losses, but I'm here just to get the result and get… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
When I came back to England after my stint with Derby in 1995, I really wanted more time to study coaching. — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
You look at any roster and you say, 'Geez, he's pretty good. He's pretty good. He's talented. He comes off the bench?'… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I know the 'big spending club v. smaller club' theme is popular in the Premier League. I don't think about it -… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I've known Adrian Griffin for quite awhile now and always had him as my 'when I get a job, I want to… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I place a lot of value on pace of the game, going after people... always be the aggressor and forcing the issue… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
Try to put our guys in different positions, try some different combinations, et cetera, to prepare us for the playoffs, which is… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I said it when I got hired. I said, for five years, I had a 1,000 people telling me I was going… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
Football is a pretty complex numbering system most of the time: run the three back through the four hole, things like that.… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
I know, when I'm walking out on the court before for the game, it's like, man, if you wanna compete, here it… — Nick Nurse Copy Share Image
In the regular season, they all only count for one win or one loss. But for a team or coaching staff, these are tests,… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
I think if you're going to be a little bit innovative or risk-taking, sometimes you're going to be wrong, and it's going to look… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
As an assistant, when you wake up in the morning, you're opening your laptop and watching film. Then the game starts, and you're watching… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
I've known Adrian Griffin for quite awhile now and always had him as my 'when I get a job, I want to hire him… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
I think there's some certain attitudes and certain guys that can feed some positive energy, and that keeps you going through an 82-game schedule. — Nick Nurse Copy Share
I think there's always enough right in front of me worrying about who's playing the minutes tomorrow, but you've always got to have an… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
People talk about offensive chemistry all the time, but defensive chemistry is something you have to build, too, and there's a lot of that… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
An entrepreneur will do whatever they have to do to make sure things get done. Our coaches will be that way; our players will… — Nick Nurse Copy Share
