Everything Nick Nurse

[planetmars]

[Gonzz]

Coach of the Month

Second of many times he gets this. Needs 3 more to tie Casey.

[G__Deane]

And Vogel for the Lakers out West

[GOLDBLUM]

Coach of the Champs

[Maury]

Coach of the Month

Coach of the Year

[bertarapsfan]

Coach of the Month

[Gonzz]

Nurse coached his 100th game as HC of Raptors ...record: 72W - 28L ... pretty damn good.

This is very close to Kawhi lifetime win percentage. He played most of last year. The fact that they keep this pace up without him is astounding.

[Bendit]

Sounds like a touch over .700 ball to me
Pretty damn good indeed

I forgot the capper .... and 1 NBA championship. How effing good that does look on a plaque!

[G__Deane]

Nurse coached his 100th game as HC of Raptors ...record: 72W - 28L ... pretty damn good.

Sounds like a touch over .700 ball to me
Pretty damn good indeed

[Bendit]

Nurse coached his 100th game as HC of Raptors ...record: 72W - 28L ... pretty damn good.

[The Great One]

[golden]

If the season ended today he would and should win it in a landslide. What he's done despite our injuries and lack of lottery talent is nothing short of incredible.

People used to say "oh the fans always complain about coaches", particularly in defense of Smitch and Casey.... We have NEVER had a coach extract this kind of effort and execution from a team. We have never had a team that plays this kind of beautiful basketball.

Obviously I don't want to get too carried away but it's very reminiscent of what Pop does with the Spurs. One guy goes down and the next guy gets plugged in and executes the system to a T.

Unbelievable.

Pundits are also taking notice of the culture & coaching. Raps jumped to #2 in the CBS Sports NBA power rankings last week. This blurb nicely sums up our "Next Man Up" mentality.

Hey, remember when losing Kawhi Leonard was supposed to mean a huge step backwards for Toronto? Yeah, that's not happening. The Raptors are now tied for the league lead in wins after a 3-0 week capped off by a gigantic road win over the Lakers without Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka. Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby have been fantastic this season, and the "next man up" mentality has trickled all the way down to the likes of Chris Boucher and Terence Davis with the recent injuries. Nick Nurse and the Raptors are for real, and are dangerous no matter who they put on the court.

In a talent driven league, the Raps are dangerous "no matter who they put on the court"? Say what? That's Spursian, for sure.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/powerrankings/

[DanH]

Yeah I have specific complaints about offensive usage and overall workload on some players, but the defensive performance of the team has been awesome, and he's finally using that depth even if his hand is forced. And the early season message about defence and no easy spot in the rotation appears to have paid dividends in RHJ at least.

Overall Nurse has done a great job.

[Scraptor]

Too early to start COTY campaign?

If the season ended today he would and should win it in a landslide. What he's done despite our injuries and lack of lottery talent is nothing short of incredible.

People used to say "oh the fans always complain about coaches", particularly in defense of Smitch and Casey.... We have NEVER had a coach extract this kind of effort and execution from a team. We have never had a team that plays this kind of beautiful basketball.

Obviously I don't want to get too carried away but it's very reminiscent of what Pop does with the Spurs. One guy goes down and the next guy gets plugged in and executes the system to a T.

Unbelievable.

[The Great One]