NBA fans had low expectations for rookie coach Nick Nurse and his Toronto Raptors. But what those naysayers didn’t realize was that Nurse had spent the past 30 years proving himself at every level of the game, from youth programs and college ball to the NBA D League and Britain’s struggling pro circuit. While few coaches have taken such a circuitous path to pro basketball’s promised land, the journey – which began at Kuemper Catholic high school in Carroll, Iowa – forged a coach who proved to be as unshakable as he is personable. [Read more…]