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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
9. Alex Hannum
10. Bill Sharman
11. Jerry Sloan
12. Don Nelson
13. Rick Adelman
14. Slick Leonard
15. K.C. Jones
16. Lenny Wilkens
17. Doug Moe
18. Billy Cunningham


Bill Fitch 25 years (9 with Cleveland) / 2x Coach of the Year / 1 championship (Boston)
Career NBA 2050 944 1106 .460

George Karl 21 years (7 with Seatlle) / no championshipos
Career NBA 1575 933 642 .592

Jack Ramsay 21 Years (10 with Portland) / 1 championship (Portland)
Career NBA 1647 864 783 .525

Mike Fratello 16 years (7 with Atlanta) / No championships
Career NBA 1215 667 548 .549

Hubie Brown 15 years (5 with ATL/NYK) / 1 championship (Kentucky ABA)
Career TOT 1087 528 559 .486

Rudy Tomjanovich 13 years (12 with Houston)/ 2 championships (Houston)
Career NBA 943 527 416 .559

Bill Russell 8 years (5 in Seattle) / 2 championships (as player/coach in Boston)
Career NBA 631 341 290 .540

Anyone else that people feel strongly enough about to vote for as their choice for one of the greatest coaches of all time?

George Karl to me was better than Fitch or Ramsey for the 20 year coaches and he has the highest win percentage left even with all his years of coaching. I like Fratello too, he got great defense out of a team with Nique and Willis, which is a Rick Adelman level feat. Rudy T and Bill Russell have 2 championships. But I am going for George Karl, I've always admired his coaching.

I have to put Dr Jack here.

Vote Karl.

I`ll go ahead and Vote Ramsey for 20 too.

pen, maybe just make this thread 19 and 20 because it`s losing interest.....

Nah, let's just keep it the way it is going and if we get 5 votes, then that's all we get. Only this and the next to go anyway.

Vote Karl.

Karl it is.