The 20 Greatest NBA Coaches #9
Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 10:18 pm
The 20 Greatest NBA Coaches Poll
1. Red Auerbach
2. Phil Jackson
3. Pat Riley
4. Greg Popovich
5. Larry Brown
6. Chuck Daly
7. Red Holzman
8. John Kundla
My personal favorite -- Doug Moe?
Lenny WIlkens 32 years (8 with Seattle) / 1x Coach of the Year / 1 championship (Seattle)
Career NBA 2487 1332 1155 .536
Don Nelson 29 years (11 with Milwaukee) / 3x Coach of the Year / no championships
Career NBA 2316 1309 1007 .565
Jerry Sloan 23 years (20 with Utah) / no championships
Career NBA 1888 1137 751 .602
Jack Ramsay 21 Years (10 with Portland) / 1 championship (Portland)
Career NBA 1647 864 783 .525
Rick Adelman 18 years (8 with Sacramento) / no championships
Career NBA 1397 860 537 .616
Alex Hannum 16 years (never more than 3 with a team) / 2x Coach of Year (one ABA) / 3 championships (St. Louis Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, ABA Oakland Oaks)
Career TOT 1213 649 564 .535
Slick Leonard 14 years (12 with Indiana)/ 3 championships (Indiana ABA)
Career TOT 1107 573 534 .518
Rudy Tomjanovich 13 years (12 with Houston)/ 2 championships (Houston)
Career NBA 943 527 416 .559
K.C. Jones 11 years (5 with Boston) / 2 championships (Boston)
Career TOT 858 552 306 .643
Bill Sharman 10 years (5 with LA Lakers) / 2x Coach of the Year (1 ABA) / 2 championships (1 Utah ABA, 1 LA Lakers)
Career TOT 819 466 353 .569
Anyone else that people feel strongly enough about to vote for as their choice for one of the greatest coaches of all time?
1. Red Auerbach
2. Phil Jackson
3. Pat Riley
4. Greg Popovich
5. Larry Brown
6. Chuck Daly
7. Red Holzman
8. John Kundla
My personal favorite -- Doug Moe?
Lenny WIlkens 32 years (8 with Seattle) / 1x Coach of the Year / 1 championship (Seattle)
Career NBA 2487 1332 1155 .536
Don Nelson 29 years (11 with Milwaukee) / 3x Coach of the Year / no championships
Career NBA 2316 1309 1007 .565
Jerry Sloan 23 years (20 with Utah) / no championships
Career NBA 1888 1137 751 .602
Jack Ramsay 21 Years (10 with Portland) / 1 championship (Portland)
Career NBA 1647 864 783 .525
Rick Adelman 18 years (8 with Sacramento) / no championships
Career NBA 1397 860 537 .616
Alex Hannum 16 years (never more than 3 with a team) / 2x Coach of Year (one ABA) / 3 championships (St. Louis Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, ABA Oakland Oaks)
Career TOT 1213 649 564 .535
Slick Leonard 14 years (12 with Indiana)/ 3 championships (Indiana ABA)
Career TOT 1107 573 534 .518
Rudy Tomjanovich 13 years (12 with Houston)/ 2 championships (Houston)
Career NBA 943 527 416 .559
K.C. Jones 11 years (5 with Boston) / 2 championships (Boston)
Career TOT 858 552 306 .643
Bill Sharman 10 years (5 with LA Lakers) / 2x Coach of the Year (1 ABA) / 2 championships (1 Utah ABA, 1 LA Lakers)
Career TOT 819 466 353 .569
Anyone else that people feel strongly enough about to vote for as their choice for one of the greatest coaches of all time?