Bob Ryan on the real Don Nelson: a bar debate with Celtics GM Wayne Embry over who was better, Nelson or Paul Silas, that ended with both men throwing their glasses against the wall. Bill Russell once called him “the ultimate Celtic.” He adopted a young Dave Cowens as a rookie. And when he coached against Boston, one specific Larry Bird play left him in total awe.
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