Bob Nash has been around the game long enough to know that he doesn't need to go out of his way to complicate things.

His basic approach is this: Each day provides another opportunity to take one small step in the right direction.

As the Toyama Grouses' new coach, Nash, the Saitama Broncos' bench boss in 2010-11, has an opportunity to lead the Eastern Conference club to its first winning season. Toyama joined the bj-league in 2006 and has reached postseason play in the past two seasons, but never finished above .500.