Your Top 5 coaches in the NBA

[Broad Street Bully]

Snyder should definitely be on this list. Idk how Casey on here when nikkas were clamoring for him to lose his Raptors gig for years but ok

 

[Cadillac]

Fred hoiberg >>>> all these nikkas

Just watch we finna embarrass all yall

 

[King Poetic]

1..Kerr....say what u want about " well he have he best players shyt " he has to deal with dray crazy personality, durant split personality, pimpin hoes klay and steph and having other bench players understand that ball movement win games, not one on one basketball

2..Stephens...his coaching style is becoming warriors like, with the ball movement

3..pops

4..quin snyder


5.. either spoe or d'antoni

 

[Greenstrings]

The lack of Kerr's name in this thread is even more proof that muh'fukkas believe in narrative rather than reality.

That aside, the reality is we have only really seen him coach under one set of circumstances. It wouldn't be unfair to argue that there's an added value in having been tested by multiple scenarios, levels of talents/player skillsets.

Pop is self explanatory.

Coaches like Carlisle, Spo, Thibs, D'antoni and Doc have proven over a decade that while they can at times be undone, what they bring to the table readily translates when the script flips.

I mean, Stevens is only a season deeper than Kerr but has experienced far more variance and upheaval yet has still shown his brilliance.

I'm not saying that people are genuinely accounting for this in dismissing Kerr but there is still a reasonable argument underneath the irrational suspicion of his ability.

 

[Francium]

1. Pop
2. Stevens
3. Kerr
4. Spo
5. Snyder

 

[WhoShotCha]

No Carlise?

 

[TheNig]

Kerr
Stevens
Stotts
Casey
Snyder/Spo

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

That aside, the reality is we have only really seen him coach under one set of circumstances..

Even if that were to be true, he's still proven that he's instilled a culture that has put the Warriors in a position where they've become one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history; where he's been able to harness arguably the most impactful offensive player OAT's presence into the most dominant offensive system OAT with league-average talent, while managing egos/personalities, lineups, personnel/staff changes, environment etc all along the way to three Championships, most wins in a season, most wins over a four-year period, and the highest win-percentage OAT. Regardless of the variance of circumstances that he may or may not have coached under, that accounts for more than those coaches who haven't done anything of note in comparison.

I'm not saying that people are genuinely accounting for this in dismissing Kerr but there is still a reasonable argument underneath the irrational suspicion of his ability.

It would only be reasonable if others had proven their worth/ability to a degree that would take him out of the top-5 coach conversation, otherwise, there isn't a reasonable argument to make.

 

[Greenstrings]

Even if that were to be true, he's still proven that he's instilled a culture that has put the Warriors in a position where they've become one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history; where he's been able to harness arguably the most impactful offensive player OAT's presence into the most dominant offensive system OAT with league-average talent, while managing egos/personalities, lineups, personnel/staff changes, environment etc all along the way to three Championships, most wins in a season, most wins over a four-year period, and the highest win-percentage OAT. Regardless of the variance of circumstances that he may or may not have coached under, that accounts for more than those coaches who haven't done anything of note in comparison.

But that's exactly my point. Accolades and achievements don't directly correlate with coaching ability yet those are the things you're pointing to in declaring his pedigree. It doesn't matter what the outcome is if we're talking specifically about coaching ability which is very much a question of process otherwise Ty Lue has an argument.

None of those other guys have coached the most impactful offensive player OAT so comparing along those lines to me is pointless.

And I won't give him extra credit for managing personalities/lineups etc. not least because Curry and KD are among of the least egotistical stars the league has ever seen and because all these other coaches have had to do the same and in more varied circumstances.


and bruh, "league average talent" is doing a lot of fukking work here. Even moreso if we're considering intelligence and versatility elements of talent.

It would only be reasonable if others had proven their worth/ability to a degree that would take him out of the top-5 coach conversation, otherwise, there isn't a reasonable argument to make.

All those other coaches have proven their worth with less than stellar rosters and/or successfully switched up style to adapt to new circumstances. With regard to Kerr that element of the job remains a question mark, excluding him on that basis is reasonable.

 

[Miggs]

Nikkas having Casey on the list

After the Cavs series and his incompetency on full display,it must be pity cant be any other reason,hes a bad coach.

 

[TheNig]

Nikkas having Casey on the list

After the Cavs series and his incompetency on full display,it must be pity cant be any other reason,hes a bad coach.

I'm convinced that Caseyn got every ounce of talent outta them dudes.


They just just soft as baby shyt.

I believe he's gonna turn the Pistons around.

 

[L. Deezy]

Pop
Stevens
Snyder
Kerr
annnnnnnnnnd Billy Donovan

 

[BigE214]

Pop
Stevens
Carlise
Budenholzer
Casey

 

[camer999]

Even if that were to be true, he's still proven that he's instilled a culture that has put the Warriors in a position where they've become one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history; where he's been able to harness arguably the most impactful offensive player OAT's presence into the most dominant offensive system OAT with league-average talent, while managing egos/personalities, lineups, personnel/staff changes, environment etc all along the way to three Championships, most wins in a season, most wins over a four-year period, and the highest win-percentage OAT. Regardless of the variance of circumstances that he may or may not have coached under, that accounts for more than those coaches who haven't done anything of note in comparison.

It would only be reasonable if others had proven their worth/ability to a degree that would take him out of the top-5 coach conversation, otherwise, there isn't a reasonable argument to make.

Okay so we'll assume that he has the ability to properly manage players. That's cool, but without all that talent its hard to tell if he'd be effective like that on court with the suns/last years spurs/even indiana or timberwolves type squads. It's just doesn't makes sense when he is essentially on a coaches wet dream squad where raw talent hides plenty. It'll make more sense when we see him with an average squad when the warriors are no longer the Dubs.

 

[E R 11 C]

I think that a huge part of an NBA coaches job is to manage ego and get players to "Buy In". Of course its easy to "buy in" on teams like the Warriors or Spurs where it is the standard to win or you have/had a big 3 for the rest of the team to follow. I think all coaches that make it to this level have a high level of coaching knowledge, But I don't think players will respect ANY coach that doesn't know how to communicate or is shook in late game situations, looking like David Blatt out here. That being said, Top 5 is...
Pop / Kerr / Stevens - Great communicators, holding players accountable and them After timeout plays
Carlisle - Defensive schemes and gameplan + Dirk vs Big 3 Miami Heat

After these 4, theres a handful that come to mind... Spo, Gentry, Casey, Snyder