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Nelson resigns as coach of Mavericks
By PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press Writer
March 19, 2005

DALLAS (AP) -- Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history, resigned as coach of the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday and turned the team over to protege Avery Johnson.

``I see a little slippage as a team,'' Nelson said. ``The team is just responding better to Avery at this point.''

The 64-year-old Nelson also had the title of general manager, but most of those duties were done by his son, Donnie, the team's president of basketball operations. The elder Nelson will stay with the team as a consultant.