RECAP: Warriors 101, Hornets 80 - Nelliefabulous

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 10, 2006 10:16 AM PST in Recaps

They say the 1200th win is always the hardest! Nellie now ranks second all time for coaching wins behind Lenny Wilkens (1,332) after last night's victory over the Hornets. Nellie's achievement brings a little bit of joy and an end to a depressing four game losing week. More importantly we are now back at .500 and looking to move forward with our next two games against the Sonics and Kings.

Nellie on this special occasion:

"It just means that I've been around a long time," he said. "Look and see who is one of the top guys who's lost games and I'm right there, too. I've been fortunate to be able to do this a long time."

Did anyone actually see the game on TV? For those who were at the game and posted comments last night I appreciate the info and excitement. I would have loved to have seen the game however this is what was on FSN plus for me:

From what I gather Pietrus played an integral role in our win posting a team high of 22 points. We also had a little bit of luck when Desmond Mason (who scored 22 of his 24 points in the first half) left for most of the second half due to a loose filling. We didn't even need Mutombo here to knock his teeth out.

Warrior Wonder: Baron played well and almost posted a triple double - 16 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds however, I have to give the nod to our coach Don Nelson.

Here is a little salute to Coach Nellie for his 1200th win! My photoshop skills aren't what they used to be but you get the point. I'm just glad we have Nellie as our coach. Though we are currently 10th in the West I have full confidence he is the one who can lead us to the playoffs.

Thank NBA.com for the Nellie Gallery

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Yea thats Nellie ...

in the Celtics jersey. Anyone see him play growing up?

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 10, 2006 1:16 PM PST reply actions

hm...

these photos look familiar. like the ones on nba.com! haha

by the optimus dime on Dec 10, 2006 1:19 PM PST reply actions

haha basically

Tried to find vintage photo's but you'd be surprised how little is out there beside nba.com

by YaoButtaMing on Dec 10, 2006 2:10 PM PST up reply actions

Congrats Nellie.

by Athletix Man on Dec 10, 2006 1:21 PM PST reply actions

Hmmm

whats with his clothing style always changing? I hear he used to wear fish ties.

by Zorgon on Dec 10, 2006 1:21 PM PST reply actions

Well

congratulations also!

by Zorgon on Dec 10, 2006 2:36 PM PST up reply actions

Correction...

Nellie already was the 2nd most winning coach. He just became the 2nd coach to win 1200 games.

by LancerEvoV on Dec 10, 2006 3:11 PM PST reply actions

happy 1200th

and also nice to get back to .500

by AJC3317 on Dec 10, 2006 6:00 PM PST reply actions

Great 2nd half

Got to see the game.

Warriors stunk it up in the 1st quarter. It was 18-11 Hornets with 2 mins. left in the 1st. Turnovers, no box outs. Awful.

Then Paul went out with foul trouble in the 2nd and the W's made a run with some steals and easy buckets to tie it up 45-45 at the half.

Came out aggressive to the rim, went to a 1/2/2 zone and shut down the Hornets. Pietrus got hot from the corner for 3s (no don't do it) and had a monster jam. Baron/Monta/Barnes made some nice feeds to Biedrins for some slams and the Warriors blew out the Hornets in the 4th.

Nothing better than "The City".