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"It was good because they really backed up what they said. They used to tell us with ... the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 'Certainly we want you to develop our guys, especially our Rockets guys to be able to hit the court for the Rockets. Secondly we want you to use it as a laboratory. Thirdly, we want you to win some games for the community down there.' When you have some stumbling moments, they knew we were testing things. It really helped me be more open-minded, less rigid. ...
Now the Sixers' president of basketball operations, Morey is clearly quite pleased at the prospect of working with Nurse again. "We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Nick Nurse as the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers,” Morey said in Thursday's release. “His championship pedigree and diversity of experience mixed with his uniquely creative approach made him our top priority. We are confident that his leadership and expertise will help us unlock the full potential of our talented roster and bring an exciting new era of championship basketball to Philadelphia.
Nurse is set to have an introductory press conference 3 p.m. ET Thursday at the Sixers' training complex in Camden, New Jersey.
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