Chapter 44 Offense

Don Nelson knew that in the past, Jack Ramsey was one of the coaches in the League who hated isolation plays the most.

Just as he loathed Wilt Chamberlain, after becoming the manager of the 76ers, he didn't hesitate to trade the superstar away.

In the most glorious moments of Coach Ramsey's career, he represented the hope of the entire American collegiate system, was the spokesperson for team basketball, and was the vanguard opposed to the heretical player-coach model.

He might have had the richest arsenal of tactics in the entire League, was the coach of coaches, and each summer at the coaches' clinic, Ramsey was the teacher to them all.

Together they discussed the direction and trends of the League, and Ramsey always provided a wealth of examples and a plethora of strategies, his memory and knowledge reserves were both incredibly impressive.