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"He deserves the coach of the year, and I couldn't be happier for him. Not everybody gets a chance to step into a winning situation like this.
"It's a terrific honor for him and his whole staff. They helped make it happen."
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This is quite a valid point. If ever a situation was served up on a platter, it is this one. Don't dismiss the "whole staff" quote from Nellie. I have considered several times this year creating a thread to extol the greatness that is Del Harris. This is a guy who coached several Hall-of-Famers. Flat-out, hands-down, the greatest assistant head coach in the league. A lot of guys come in and want their own guys from top to bottom. Johnson came in and took all of Nellie's guy--or at least the most important one: Harris. This award is as much Nellie's and Cuban's as it is Johnson's. Such a seamless transition requires credit to go all the way round.