Raptors coach Nick Nurse is in demand for a reason. It’s not the least bit surprising that his name surfaces when other jobs come open. Why wouldn’t the Lakers or agents leak their interest in the 54-year-old? Analysis from SmithRaps
begins Saturday evening in Philadelphia, you can be sure the Toronto coach has been imagining any number of scenarios.“I think just the consistency of the preparation ... a strength coach Nurse ,” lead assistant Adrian Griffin said last weekend. “From our shootarounds to our practices and then obviously in the game, he just knows how to put the players in the best position to succeed on the offensive end, and then he just demands attention to detail and playing hard on the defensive end.
Still, there is no denying Nurse’s reputation among NBA coaches puts him in the upper echelon. He’s won with a veteran team in 2019, and taken this young squad to a 21-game improvement over 2020-21 — and fifth in the East — by coaching an unorthodox roster to unexpected heights. With the teams so familiar with each other — they’ve met twice in the last month, with the Raptors winning both in similar fashion — a wrinkle or two by either coach to steal a game could be the difference in what looks like an evenly matched series.
“I think his game-planning is really good,” second-year Raptors guard Malachi Flynn said. “His defensive schemes, he comes up with a lot of different stuff to throw off their offence. And for us, he gives us a lot of freedom to play with.”
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