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Eliminating the middle man: once again, the Mavericks are trying to win a title without a true center, employing a retooled roster more loaded than ever with perimeter talent.
A month into his grandest experiment, Don Nelson insists he doesn't get a thrill from being different. That is, the Mavericks coach isn't starting a 6-8 center and encouraging his 7-0 forward to jack up 3-pointers and letting a 6-9 forward run the offense merely to bolster his reputation of being unconventional.
Quite the contrary. Give Nelson a 7-foot center who can be as dominant as Shaquille O'Neal, and Nelson would be content to coach like Phil Jackson, he says, content to "cross my legs and let them play." Of course, only one team has Shaq, and one has Tim Duncan. That leaves 27 others to dream and scheme.
When it comes to scheming, no coach has had ...
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