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Raptors’ Nurse just getting to the good stuff as NBA head coach

Nick Nurse offers a blunt self-assessment of his first quarter-season as an NBA head coach.

Despite his Toronto Raptors getting off to the best start in franchise history, despite a deep roster that’s finally close to full health, and with a new star player defying logic by assimilating more quickly than many expected, Nurse knows he has more to give.

Nick Nurse of the Raptors, in his first season as an NBA head coach, talks over a call with referee Derek Richardson when the Pistons came to town on Nov. 14.
Nick Nurse of the Raptors, in his first season as an NBA head coach, talks over a call with referee Derek Richardson when the Pistons came to town on Nov. 14.

“I have told you guys I feel comfortable; I still feel pretty comfortable,” Nurse said as the Raptors prepared to face the Miami Heat at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.