gpikeGeorge Karl set to join 1000 win club
December 8th 2010 03:11
Tonight the Denver Nuggets faced off versus the Charlotte Bobcats but lost. Next up for Denver and coach George Karl to be the seventh coach in NBA history to reach the 1,000 victory mark is tomorrow when the Nuggets travel to Boston.
Karl has a storied career both as a player and an coach. He has been afflicted with prostate and throat cancer. But his love for the game has never been stronger.
Karl played for Dean Smith at North Carolina where he learned the ropes of basktetball and of coaching from one of the all-time greats. He was drafted by the New York Knicks though spent three years in the CBA before catching on with expansion San Antonio Spurs in 1976. He played for two seasons there. Then came coaching.
The Spurs offered an assistant coaching job which he accepted until 1981 came and a CBA job at the Montana Golden Nuggets. Karl won two coach of the year awards at Montana. He moved onto the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1984. After two seasons, one in which the team saw the playoffs he moved onto the Golden State Warriors. Karl resigned after one season, citing the pressure of the NBA. Two years of coaching CBA again, and one in Spain, led him to the Seattle Supersonics in 1991.
Seattle went to the NBA Finals in 1996 only to lose too the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan in six games. Karl coached at Seattle until 1998. The Sonics went over the 50 win plateau every year, and won three division titles. Next was a run with the Milwaukee Bucks. Karl had great success with the Bucks, just nearly missing the NBA finals in 2001. He resigned in 2003 and spent one season at ESPN before returning to Denver.
Just after the first season back, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After treatment he was back on the sideline in 2006. Last summer he was diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. He missed most of the season including the playoffs. Now he is back in full gear with Denver. Karl will join Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, Phil Jackson, and Larry Brown in the exclusive 1000 win club.
Karl has a storied career both as a player and an coach. He has been afflicted with prostate and throat cancer. But his love for the game has never been stronger.
Karl played for Dean Smith at North Carolina where he learned the ropes of basktetball and of coaching from one of the all-time greats. He was drafted by the New York Knicks though spent three years in the CBA before catching on with expansion San Antonio Spurs in 1976. He played for two seasons there. Then came coaching.
The Spurs offered an assistant coaching job which he accepted until 1981 came and a CBA job at the Montana Golden Nuggets. Karl won two coach of the year awards at Montana. He moved onto the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1984. After two seasons, one in which the team saw the playoffs he moved onto the Golden State Warriors. Karl resigned after one season, citing the pressure of the NBA. Two years of coaching CBA again, and one in Spain, led him to the Seattle Supersonics in 1991.
Seattle went to the NBA Finals in 1996 only to lose too the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan in six games. Karl coached at Seattle until 1998. The Sonics went over the 50 win plateau every year, and won three division titles. Next was a run with the Milwaukee Bucks. Karl had great success with the Bucks, just nearly missing the NBA finals in 2001. He resigned in 2003 and spent one season at ESPN before returning to Denver.
Just after the first season back, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After treatment he was back on the sideline in 2006. Last summer he was diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. He missed most of the season including the playoffs. Now he is back in full gear with Denver. Karl will join Don Nelson, Lenny Wilkens, Pat Riley, Jerry Sloan, Phil Jackson, and Larry Brown in the exclusive 1000 win club.
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