416Klawzz
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Congratulations coach Jerry Sloan for being the best coach ever. We were so blessed to be a part of your magic here in Utah, we all miss you.
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Jerry Sloan one of the greatest coaches ever top 15 in history
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416Klawzz
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Thanks for your wholesome insight on my spell check don't ruin this post
It still irks me he didn't ever win Coach of the Year.
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I’m glad he didn’t. Saved for the underachieving
The Fresh Prince
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If Sloan was more of a players coach, do you think more players would've been willing to come to Utah? Like if he allowed headbands, didn't have an old school system? He did great with what he had, but I remember a lot of us being frustrated with his system, and how our defense seemed to disregard perimeter defense, and the three in general.
Nah., I don't think it was because they didn't want to play for Sloan, I think mostly they just didn't want to live in Utah.
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Well I remember Al Harrington deciding he didn't want to play here because he wasnt allowed to wear a headband. A lot of athletes I'm sure don't like to be controlled like that, and probably felt some type of way about not being allowed to wear headbands, sleeves etc under Sloan/Corbin. Notice how since we started allowing headbands more big names have signed to Utah. Id say the leeway of freedom and the slightly relaxed environment has helped make Utah a preference to some athletes.
I don't want to say it's a coincidence, but it is slightly alarming. When you have a coach that is stern, tyrannical, and has strict rules in check in a city that has a difficult time attracting free agents, hardly anyone is going to want to make this a destination.
https://www.nba.com/news/nba-75-top-15-coaches-league-history
Well this is awesome!
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NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association today unveiled the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History as part of the continuing celebration of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season. The list was selected by a panel of 43 current and former NBA head coaches in collaboration with the National Basketball Coaches Association, which is led by President Rick Carlisle, the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, and Executive Director & General Counsel David Fogel.
The 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, as revealed on TNT, are listed below in alphabetical order.
15 GREATEST COACHES IN NBA HISTORY
*Active NBA Head Coaches
The 15 honorees have collectively won more than 14,000 regular-season games, guided teams to 45 NBA championships and earned 16 NBA Coach of the Year awards across more than 300 head coaching seasons.
The voters were asked to select the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History without ranking them. The panelists were not allowed to vote for themselves. Click here for the voting panel, which was composed of all 30 current NBA head coaches and 13 former NBA head coaches. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP."
Well this is awesome!
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NEW YORK — The National Basketball Association today unveiled the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History as part of the continuing celebration of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season. The list was selected by a panel of 43 current and former NBA head coaches in collaboration with the National Basketball Coaches Association, which is led by President Rick Carlisle, the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, and Executive Director & General Counsel David Fogel.
The 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, as revealed on TNT, are listed below in alphabetical order.
15 GREATEST COACHES IN NBA HISTORY
| Red Auerbach | K.C. Jones | Pat Riley |
| Larry Brown | Steve Kerr* | Doc Rivers* |
| Chuck Daly | Don Nelson | Jerry Sloan |
| Red Holzman | Gregg Popovich* | Erik Spoelstra* |
| Phil Jackson | Jack Ramsay | Lenny Wilkens |
The 15 honorees have collectively won more than 14,000 regular-season games, guided teams to 45 NBA championships and earned 16 NBA Coach of the Year awards across more than 300 head coaching seasons.
The voters were asked to select the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History without ranking them. The panelists were not allowed to vote for themselves. Click here for the voting panel, which was composed of all 30 current NBA head coaches and 13 former NBA head coaches. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP."
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Rivers had a borderline superteam in LA and couldn't do **** with them. Prime Paul and Griffin should have been a powerhouse. Then he had Kawhi and PG and did nothing again. He has no place on this list. If anyone deserves the credit for Boston it is Ainge. That is a story of horse-trading for the ages.
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Doc out as Clips coach after surprising playoff exit
Doc Rivers has stepped down as coach of the Clippers in what chairman Steve Ballmer called a "mutual decision."
Perhaps, but if other coaches don't know who is/was a great coach, who does?
Spoelstra is by far the best coach in the league right now.
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Or it's nostalgia, longevity, and popularity, among other things.
Of course. Even expert opinion gets colored; this is the human condition.