The NBA says these are the top 15 coaches ever. I suspect you disagree.

[Kblaze8855]

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[Full Court]

What?!?!?!?! No Tyronn Lue?????

[L.Kizzle]

Pretty good bunch, I'd have Rudy T in there. Houston bias a guess but he changed the culture around there.

[Axe]

What?!?!?!?! No Tyronn Lue?????
Lol you must be retarded if you think that he should be in that list. :oldlol:

[jlip]

This is a pretty good list. The only one that I'm not too fond of is Doc Rivers, but I don't know off the top of my head whom I would replace him with.

[Full Court]

Lol you must be retarded if you think that he should be in that list. :oldlol:

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[Axe]

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You know who made him relevant in the playoffs.

[Full Court]

You know who made him relevant in the playoffs.

Lol. Dude, you seriously have to get a sense of humor.

[Jasper]

This is a pretty good list. The only one that I'm not too fond of is Doc Rivers, but I don't know off the top of my head whom I would replace him with.

I agree he has generated one ring

[1987_Lakers]

Doc Rivers and K.C. Jones? LOL

Replace them with Bill Fitch and Alex Hannum.

Rest of the list looks good.

[Axe]

I agree he has generated one ring
Jerry sloan, otoh, had none but utah had their best days during his tenure.

[Bawkish]

where's Rudy T.?

[Micku]

This is a pretty good list. The only one that I'm not too fond of is Doc Rivers, but I don't know off the top of my head whom I would replace him with.

Maybe Rick Carlisle?

Bill Fitch?

[FultzNationRISE]

List is bogus without LeCoach.

[John_Connor]

#1 - tex winter
#2 - who cares


lol@ kerr

[Xiao Yao You]

Jerry sloan, otoh, had none but utah had their best days during his tenure.

thank you Stockton and Malone

[Axe]

thank you Stockton and Malone
At least he was able to lead them in the finals but what about coty with toody nowadays?

[zeerghit]

yeah this list was too white.. so they must include Doc

[BarberSchool]

1. Phil Jackson
2. Poppavich
3. Pat Riley
4. Chuck Daly

Forget the rest of em.

[1987_Lakers]

1. Phil Jackson
2. Poppavich
3. Pat Riley
4. Chuck Daly

Forget the rest of em.

Forget Red Auerbach?

[BarberSchool]

Forget Red Auerbach?100%
Fkk any and all teams who buy up all the talent and buy rings.
Fkk his cigars.
Fkk his cliches.
Fkk the stiff 60’s game.

Red Auerbach is just a less nebbishy Frank Layden, born at the right time.

Son is like a cheesy Dick Tracy villain, who had all the talent, in a more imbalanced way than any other super team in NBA history.

[Im Still Ballin]

Fitch is definitely the big omission on this list.

[John_Connor]

is everyone here brain dead and doesn't know Phil Jackson was just a motivational speaker for his teams. the guy that designed the offense that actually won games was tex winter.


nearly all head coaches are just pep talk guys. most don't have a damn clue how to coach a f*cking team.

like Steve Nash. we all know d'antoni is running the show ffs

we all know Kerr isn't ****ing designing anything in Golden State

the reason real coaches usually don't get the head coaching spot is because they end up being guys like popovich that can turn off most guys


most of the list is OK but it's obvious some of those guys are there more for the players they had than the x's and o's they drew up

[1987_Lakers]

I just find it odd that they added K.C. Jones there, someone obviously didn't do their homework on him. You can say the same for Kerr, but at least Kerr came in and basically changed the Warriors offense into all-time great, he can be there when he is done coaching.

As far as K.C. Jones, he wasn't that great. He was much like Doc Rivers in a sense that he coached great rosters. He was well liked by the players, but wasn't regarded as an X's & O's coach, he was mostly a manager on a stacked and already intelligent team. And he often got criticized by giving his starters too many minutes, in particular in his last years as a Celtic coach.

[Bawkish]

I just find it odd that they added K.C. Jones there, someone obviously didn't do their homework on him. You can say the same for Kerr, but at least Kerr came in and basically changed the Warriors offense into all-time great, he can be there when he is done coaching.

As far as K.C. Jones, he wasn't that great. He was much like Doc Rivers in a sense that he coached great rosters. He was well liked by the players, but wasn't regarded as an X's & O's coach, he was mostly a manager on a stacked and already intelligent team. And he often got criticized by giving his starters too many minutes, in particular in his last years as a Celtic coach.

you can say the same on Phil Jackson. He's fortunate to have the greatest rosters and an innovative assistant coach to help him achieve everything

Coaches like Daly & Don Nelson really knew how to turn things around

[iamgine]

Voters:

J.B. Bickerstaff
Chauncey Billups
James Borrego
Hubie Brown
Mike Budenholzer
Rick Carlisle
Dwane Casey
Dave Cowens
Billy Cunningham
Mark Daigneault
Mike D’Antoni
Billy Donovan
Chris Finch
Alvin Gentry
Willie Green
Phil Jackson
Taylor Jenkins
Magic Johnson
George Karl
Steve Kerr
Jason Kidd
Tyronn Lue
Michael Malone
Nate McMillan
Jamahl Mosley
Steve Nash
Nick Nurse
Gregg Popovich
Willis Reed
Pat Riley
Doc Rivers
Bill Russell
Stephen Silas
Quin Snyder
Erik Spoelstra
Tom Thibodeau
Isiah Thomas
Rudy Tomjanovich
Ime Udoka
Wes Unseld Jr.
Frank Vogel
Lenny Wilkens
Monty Williams

[3ba11]

#1 - tex winter
#2 - who cares


lol@ kerr


Who was the "tex winters" behind kerr?

did kerr have prior coaching experience before the warriors and would anyone have ever heard of him if MJ didn't save his career off waivers..

(he got better looks via the ball movement that jordan's elite jumpshooting skill allowed, versus the looks he would've gotten alongside a ball-dominator).

[RogueBorg]

Welp, there goes that narrative that said Lebron never played for a Hall of Fame coach. Spoelstra's a lock now.

LOLing at Doc Rivers making that list.

[Stephonit]

John Kundla not there makes it a disgrace.

[SouBeachTalents]

Who was the "tex winters" behind kerr?

did kerr have prior coaching experience before the warriors and would anyone have ever heard of him if MJ didn't save his career off waivers..

(he got better looks via the ball movement that jordan's elite jumpshooting skill allowed, versus the looks he would've gotten alongside a ball-dominator).
Shut up fakkit

[L.Kizzle]

Bill Fitch and John Kundla were top 10 coaches 25 years ago for NBA at 50 but are not here now.

Thoughts on Doug Moe, Hubbie Brown, Cotton, George Karl, Dick Motta, Rick Adlelman?

[ArbitraryWater]

Are Doc Rivers and Erik Spoelstra the diversity inclusions?

[ArbitraryWater]

Btw, since when does a sports league or associating or whatever just declare rankings?

I find it a bit odd/disrespectful.

[Gohan]

How the f is jim obrien not on this list? Iverson had his best season under him

[ShawkFactory]

Who was the "tex winters" behind kerr?

did kerr have prior coaching experience before the warriors and would anyone have ever heard of him if MJ didn't save his career off waivers..

(he got better looks via the ball movement that jordan's elite jumpshooting skill allowed, versus the looks he would've gotten alongside a ball-dominator).

If Tex Winters was the guy behind Phil Jackson...then wouldn't it make sense that Phil Jackson is the guy behind Kerr? :roll:

Pretty basic lineage there.

[999Guy]

This is a pretty good list. The only one that I'm not too fond of is Doc Rivers, but I don't know off the top of my head whom I would replace him with.

Tyrone Lue. Yes literally.

[999Guy]

Pop would be very high up. Though he got stubborn at the end there post-Kawhi aka post having a shitload of talent.

And I would absolutely say the 2012-2016 Spurs had loads of talent any coach would’ve won with.

Rick Adelman is a flat out superior coach to Doc Rivers on almost every level there is.


Several of these guys are good innovators but so-so on scouting.

Phil Jackson is probably the best pure scout here. Pop behind somewhat.


Phil Jackson also possesses the most intangibles, I think. Red Arbauch won a ton so I’m sure the stories and acclaim are just ridiculous and it’d be impossible to know the real substance.


This is just a most famous coaching list. Ty Lue is a better coach than Kerr right now, and probably was as a rookie.

Mike Budenholzer probably has the single greatest coaching impact I’ve ever seen across two franchises recently. And nobody ever would even acknowledge that. And I’m not just saying that cause he just won some shitty lucky title.

And turned two fringe lottery teams into contenders upon arrival back to back. With completely different schemes. And was assistant in San Antonio in 2014 the year before setting Kyle Korver up to be a fringe MVP.


I’m sure if I watched more of the NBA at the time, my opinion on best coaches would be much more specific and less mainstream.

I mean what are the odds the coaches who have MJ, Magic, Kareem, Bird, LeBron, etc are actually the best coaches?


Ty Lue can outscheme anyone in NBA history come playoff and Buddenholzer could optimize just about anybody.

And that’s just in the recent decade. There was almost certainly some coaching gods that never got a chance to show it in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.

[fsvr54]

Doc Rivers is a joke

[ImKobe]

Spo deserves it. Lue is also a good candidate for that list. Remember when Lebron stans for years would say that he never played under a great coach?


Are Doc Rivers and Erik Spoelstra the diversity inclusions?

Spo's made 5 NBA Finals as the HC..

[Axe]

you can say the same on Phil Jackson. He's fortunate to have the greatest rosters and an innovative assistant coach to help him achieve everything
Most of those players involved never won any titles either before or after he got his hands coaching them, tho he got some of them playing again for him in his second team.