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NBA: farewell to Doug Moe, volcanic coach with colorful language

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At the age of 87, Coach Doug Moe passed away. The news of his death was given by his son David. The father had been struggling, for some time, with cancer. He was, for so many years, a key figure in the NBA world. One of the most eccentric coaches ever seen on an NBA parquet. His style was unique, as was his approach to basketball. As a player, he wore the Petrarca Padua jersey (from 1965 to 1967).

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Armani as patron of the'Olimpia won a total of 15 trophies
He acquired Olimpia Milano in 2008, becoming the sole owner
Under his management, Olimpia won 6 Italian championships
He brought economic and organizational stability to the club with the EA7 brand
Milan is back in the Euroleague, reaching the Final 4 in 2021
In 2019 he appointed Ettore Messina as coach, revolutionizing the team
Invested in top players such as Sergio Rodriguez, Nikola Mirotic, Nicolò Melli, Kyle Hines, Alessandro Gentile, Shabazz Napier, Shavon Shields, Luigi Datome, Curtis Jerrells
Also players like Luis Scola and Danilo Gallinari briefly donned the Olimpia jersey under his management

In addition to championships, Armani's Olimpia won 4 Italian Cups and 5 Italian Super Cups

Under his management the international visibility of Olimpia Milano has markedly increased
He will remain in the hearts of Milan fans, who are already celebrating him on social

Here he is together with a legend of the past, Dino Meneghin

Doug Moe had an overall record of 628 wins and 529 losses in 15 seasons as an NBA head coach, including stints at the helm of the San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers. He never won a title: his most memorable run was in 1985, when, as leader of the Denver Nuggets, he was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. He was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1988.

His style distinguished the’NBA of the ’80s. He loved to have his teams play on the offensive end. A hyper offensive game in which the’goal was to score a basket more than the opponents. He always dressed colorfully, avoiding as much as possible the’use of ties on the bench, not sparing the’use of profanity in his dialogues, even with the media. Direct, unique, out of the ordinary but gifted with great basketball intelligence and skilled in the’art of entertaining fans with his electrifying play.

The Denver Nuggets, in a social media post, called their former coach Doug Moe, who led them to 432 wins, “…a one-of-a-kind leader and person who guided one of the most successful and exciting decades in Nuggets&#8221 history.

Symbol of an’NBA that is no more, he was always beloved by fans of the franchises he coached, partly because he could be found, after the game, in any bar talking, of course, about basketball. Obviously, in his own way.

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