17. "This kind of goes with the game tho:" In response to In response to 16
>the longer he stays, the worse it will get.
Chances are, the longer you're a NBA coach, the "worse" your overall play-off record will be. Guys like Phil Jackson, Riley, and Poppovich are the exceptions rather than the rules. Meanwhile, respected and/or HOF coaches like Wilkens, Nelson, Larry Brown, and George Karl (not in the HOF) either have records right around or below 0.500 in the play-offs.