Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Mon Mar-18-19 01:39 PM
12. "It gets hard when you consider big winners with shorter tenures. " In response to In response to 7
I'm sure some folks on here would argue for Chuck Daly, for Rudy T, for KC Jones... shit, probably for Steve Kerr. He's already Top 5 in conference titles and Top 6 in titles out of *all-time coaches*. Some people won't want to give him the credit, but I'm sure some will.
Also worth noting that I said *all-time* for Top 10, so you obviously put Red Auerbach on there, and there may be a couple other guys worth noting-- again, probably with shorter tenures. If it was just the modern era, yeah, of course I'd have bumped that number higher.
I just think, whether you prefer guys with shorter careers but big playoff success, or whether you prefer guys with longer careers and more sustained success-- Doc belongs to the Top 10 regardless. And if you value the coaches who achieve both, then of course he's higher.