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1- Rick Carlisle
2- Brad Stevens
3- Erik Spoelstra
4- Quin Snyder
5- Steve Kerr
6- Mike Budenholzer
7- Pop
8- Mike D'Antoni
9- Brett Brown
10- Doc Rivers
* Thibs and Van Gundy have both fallen of cliff in my estimation, and Pop is that high on reputation..
* I think Bud is still really a good coach. ATL were tanking hard with arguably the worst roster in the NBA.
* Still don't buying MDA hype until I see him adjust in a close playoffs series.
Stevens
Pop
Spo
Carlisle
Kerr
In no order within tiers-
Tier 1: Stevens
Tier 2: Pop, Spoelstra, Snyder, Carlisle(although who knows if he's actually still a good coach? He could have gone the Thibs route) Budenholzer, Kerr, Casey, D'Antoni, Brown
Tier 3: Atkinson, SVG, McMillan, Rivers, Walton, Thibs, Stotts
Average or whatever: Hoigberg, Gentry, Donovan, Jorger
Worst of the worst: Lue, Malone, Prunty, Hornacek, Triano, Brooks
Mike Malone worst of the worst? He's at least on the same level as Uncle Tom Rivers imo.
D'antoni just seems too goofy. Not a good at udinal trait for a coach.
Doc has actually done a great job this season given the cir stances and roster..His horrific GM-ing has cast a shadow on his coaching abilities, which I think are decent (not elite)..
Let's be honest the DJ-Blake-CP3 core was extremely flawed and too frequently bitten by bad luck (injuries, fluke stuff)
Doc is the absolute worst coach in the league. Ranking him top 10 is just comical.
mostly a good list ...a cuple things...
1. not sure how people cant see how good Stevens is ...i saw it early ..
2 and also with Spo ...when most were arguing LeBron carried him to the Finals ...
3. i remember many here overrating Vogel and Thibs
4. Doc is living off rep but still good at SLOBs plays
5. RC is still good but less flexible than Spo stevens or Pop
This talking point has become so overrated, just because Doc played the injury card as an excuse all year. With the exception of Memphis if Gasol and Conley had stayed healthy, I honestly can't think of a single team behind us in the standings that had a better roster than us this year. The Spurs, Jazz, Pelicans, Cavs and Celtics all dealt with major injuries and/or roster turmoil too and still made the playoffs. As a result, I can't say we overachieved that much.
Fact is, the injuries forced Doc's hand to start playing more of the guys West brought in instead of his favorites, and then he took all the credit for it like it was his genius idea. That isn't good coaching, it's bad coaching getting bailed out by cir stance.
Austin Rivers played 34 minutes per game this season and you're ranking Doc as a top 10 coach in the league... SMH.
Spoelstra wasn't a good coach back then, he was still inexperienced..he didn't become a good coach until the 2012-2013 season IMO..
Coaches are human beings, they can improve or get worse at their jobs, they can keep learning and innovating or they can burn out and/or stop caring..
Thibs was one of the most innovative defensive minds in NBA history, for example..the game passed him by, though..Pop is still a good coach, but 2011-2014 Pop was doing what Stevens does today, plugging in players on any given night and winning with his system..
Phil Jackson is obviously another example of a coach not adapting to the times, as well..
We'll see if Carlisle still has it, it's tough to tell when his rosters have been really bad for the past 4 years or so..
Agree he was still learning...but like with Stevens i could tell he would be good by how hard his team plays, how well they execute and the adjustments they can make. of course you get better at those things with experience but he waa a good coach from the jump ...and like Stevens, I was impressed how good he was so young ...
stevens
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carlisle
snyder
kerr
yes, thibs was an all time great assitant coach probably top one pre pace and space era...but a vastly overrated one as a HC ...who overworkedvhis starters and didnt trust/develop a deep bench.
This list when McMillan, Gentry, and Casey are all showing out in this year's playoffs.
Always been a fan of Alvin Gentry. I think I'll cheer for NO after the Spurs go down.
Minny better fire Thib's antiquated ass ASAP..
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thibs is a pos.
great point but apparently its gospel on here that blacks can't coach ...This list when McMillan, Gentry, and Casey are all showing out in this year's playoffs.
Thibs has his share of faults. But how much is it on Thibs that KAT is playing like ass?
Not absolving Thibs, but KAT must also share the blame for so far shrinking in the post season.
Towns has indeed been playing like garbage. However, Towns isn't the one putting Rose/Jamal lineups on the court in playoff games. Towns didn't trade for Teague. Towns didn't design the Timberwolves' antiquated systems on offense and defense. Towns didn't run the starters into the ground with too many minutes over the course of the season. Thibs is the coach and GM in Minnesota and most of their problems are his fault.
Also, Wiggins shouldn't get a pass either. At least KAT's underperformance is shocking. With Wiggins, it would be surprising if he didn't stink up the court at this point. He has to be the worst player ever to get a max contract.
I think Gentry is underrated as a coach. I don't think it's a coincidence that when he left the Clippers for the Warriors, Doc started getting exposed and the Warriors rang. A big part of why Lillard's been a non-factor this postseason is because of Gentry's coaching. The Pelicans are trapping Lillard aggressively, which a lot of teams do, but they're having the big who comes up stay with the double team for longer than usual. Lillard's been panicking against that coverage and Stotts hasn't adjusted at all. Good coaching move by Gentry, tbh.This list when McMillan, Gentry, and Casey are all showing out in this year's playoffs.
Not really seeing anything special about McMillan's coaching job, tbh. The Pacers won Game 1 because LeBron was too passive early on in the game and nobody on the Cavs could make wide open shots, not because of any brilliant coaching move by McMillan. Then he helped cost the Pacers Game 2 with his idiotic approach to dealing with Oladipo's foul trouble:
Casey is getting too much credit for what Nick Nurse and Jerry Stackhouse have done to develop talent and change the system/culture in Toronto.
1. Brett Brown
The real mastermind behind the Spurs ~2010 revival. I know he left the summer before the 2014 championship season, but his work was already done tbh. You see where the franchise has gone since.
2. Stevens
3. mike b.
4. pop(reputation)
5. kerr
6. dantoni
7. spo
8. casey
9. carlise(off reputation)
10. gentry(jury still out)
I used to be a big Gentry fan, but I think he's done a very poor job since joining the Pelicans..I don't think it's a coincidence that they're excelling with Rondo running the team, he's their real coach..
Either him or Otto Porter ...
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