Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich are without question the greatest to ever do it. Not because of their rings alone, but their character, leadership, and love for the team!
@@sugu8403 T-Mac being an all-time talent during those Orlando years has nothing to do with Doc. I was in Orlando at the time, it was just “give me the ball and get out of the way” as T-Mac was scoring 33% of the team’s points in 2002, comparable to some of MJ’s best seasons.
I was thinking the same thing. I’ll replace Doc with George Karl. Granted Doc has a championship but we all know it was Tibs that made that Celtics team so defensive minded. But George Karl had serious success with Denver and Seattle.
@@Letthat When did Phil Jackson, Popovich, Auerbach, or Pat Riley NOT have top NBA players in their championship runs? Phil had Kobe, Pippen, Jordan, Shaq. Pop had Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Ginobili, David Robinson. Auerbach had Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, Sam Jones. Pat Riley had D Wade, Shaq, Kareem, Magic. What are you talking about? Lol
@@Letthat this is not true imo, because, as the other guy in the comments mentioned, the other coaches had constantly all time greats on their roster. Spoelstra didn't, neither Ty Lue (the way the Clippers are this season at least). And that's the thing, although the players are more important than the coach sometimes, because they are the ones playing, they're almost nothing without a great coach who knows how to control egos and isn't afraid of the players.
I agree with you that Spoelstra has the potential to one of the greatest. He just needs more time. We're talking legacy and people don't remember you unless you win chips.
@@Momotaro0125 if kerr can make the list, why can't Spo? they've both been to 5 finals, Kerr led a 73-9 team, while Spoelstra led a 27-game winning streak, and Spoelstra has made the finals after the big 3 era
I mean with Doc Rivers he is mostly in the top 15 since he is currently 10th in wins and still playing.He has the resume to be in the conversation just those horrible playoff losses.
I tell Bronsexuals all the time that LeBron does have a HOF coach he played for and it’s Coach Spo, but they always say LeBron never played for a great coach which is laughable
The only people who dont recognise spo are lebron fans.. Lebron fans arent meant to be taken seriously so dont let that demographic make you think he's not recognised by true nba fans
Red not only had 9, which he not only coached but also built, he handed the team over to Bill Russell for two more. Then built the teams that won multiple championships in both the 70’s and 80’s. He played the first black player, the first black starting five, and made Bill Russell the first black (player) coach. He drafted Larry Bird the year before he was eligible so he could sign him when he was, five days before the next draft. With serious respect for Phil Jackson’s accomplishments, Red was the greatest.
But there were like 10 teams that time so I'm pretty sure it would be easy to dominate other teams when you have just few teams to face unlike this generation that you face 29 other teams night in and night out
He also won 11 NBA Championships in the NBA Finals History along with his most memorable teams that he remembered, The Chicago Bulls and The Los Angeles Lakers.
Ngl, I'd still take Pat, and Pop over Phil. I think getting lucky enough to coach 3 of the top 10 players of all time takes a bit of the gleam out the diamond a bit.
Was really glad to see Steve Kerr here. It's been so fun living through his rise as a coach after watching him on the 2nd bulls three-peat when I was a teenager.
Yep. Huge Steve Kerr fan since his freshman year at the U of A where he and Sean Elliot and Lute Olson took the program from a four win team the previous year to the Final Four and left an enduring national powerhouse program ranked in the top five even now forty years later.
@@TheChildofdasouf I feel like Kerr has thrived off of being doubted these last forty plus years. Kerr was told he would not play varsity high school basketball, would not play basketball in university, would not make the NBA...and took the U of A to the Final Four, has five rings from his long career in the NBA, has three rings from coaching the Warriors to five consecutive Finals...and holds the NBA career and season three point percentage records. Give whoever you want credit for Kerr's amazing career, he still has the eight rings and Mark Jackson, Rookie of the Year and far more physically gifted than Kerr, never went to the Final Four, only one trip to the NBA Finals and no rings.
@@TheChildofdasouf He's not going to get credit in the same way Doug Collins didn't get credit for the 1st three peat Bulls. Steve Kerr, like Phil Jackson, transformed the offenses to fit Curry/MJ. Both coaches took the ball out of their superstar's hands and adapted team concepts. Mark Jackson/Doug Collins will never get the credit they deserve, but it's not wrong.
@@fred_fotch_baseball shouldn’t be he literally molds the team play style constantly to fit the players . One of the best coaches at the development of players if not thee best
1. Phil Jackson 2. Red Auerbach 3. Pat Riley 4. Greg Poppovich 5. KC Jones That's over 40 championships between those 5, which is remarkable when you think about the league being 75 years old. These five guys have won over half of the championships in league history. These five have expanded over the last 60+ years of basketball and dominated their respective eras. 60s was all Red. 80's were Riley and Jones. And the 90s and 2000s were mostly Phill, with Pops coming into his own in the 2000s as well.
I think Carlisle is the biggest snub, but Rudy, adelman, and George Karl are def ones that come to mind as being much better than doc. Those are just off the top of my head.
Rudy T should be here ahead of current coaches like Kerr and Spoelstra or just simply replace Doc "master of 3-1 lead" Rivers in the list. Yall forget to never underestimate the heart of a champion
He had a superstar team with Celtics which I guess makes him one of best? I don't know I wouldn't have him on here and wouldn't have Kerr either. I'd put Tex Winter and Rudy T in their place.
Having met pop before I have to say he is the nicest person ever. His wife was in the hospital while I was working there before she passed and I had to go up and get info on her and he was so nice and so accommodating especially with what was going on.
DOC RIVERS??!???!!??????!? GTF Outta here, No coach has chocked away as many 3-1 leads in the playoffs. The most overrated coach in history. Wow, winning ONE championship with a loaded team really can blind people to the truth.
Well Don Nelson NEVER won ANY as a head coach, but he also made the top 10 coaches list during the 50th anniversary back in '96! AT LEAST Rivers has a title as a head coach
You’re delusional, those rings were due to Jordan and Kobe. Phil Jackson ditched the Bulls when Jordan left, he quit on the Lakers when Shaq left; he only came back when the got Gasol. The guy is an overrated bum, he got exposed as a fraud when he was with the Knicks.
@@Vastatio you do realize they ran Phil Triangle offense. He was more than just “managing players”. He’s a strategist that Michael and Kobe followed. A leader just Greg Pop
Doc rivers won nothing, he had Boston super team and won 1 only. He choke 3-1s with all teams. He ruin chris Paul’s lob city because he signed his son. He done nothing with all these good teams .
Yep, he is the one who mentored Jackson. Phil actually only got the bulls job because of his relationship with Tex and Collins not wanting to use tex's triangle offense. Collins wanted the ball in Michael's hand at all times. Krause brought Tex there, wanted them to run a more well rounded offense. It's one area where I do believe Krause doesn't get enough credit for.
Rudy T maybe won 2 NBA championship, but against Erik Spoelstra, come on, just look how Erik consistently coaching. After Lebron, Bosh and DWade, in 2020, Miami Heat almost making another NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. Erik coaching a lot of PLAYERS with BIG EGO and now he Coaching young guns and he developed those CULTURE IN MIAMI. Championship won't make you great, but the teaching you gave to any players and developed them as great player. I would understand if your criteria was winning Championship, but aside of that, just look outside of the box.
@@bahagharidon1940 I don't neccesarily disagree with you but Rudy captured more with less they a great team with Hakeem as the lone superstar that elevates him above Spo in my opinion.
Doc Rivers has no place on this list. With the exception of the Boston Title, he failed everywhere he went. Losing 3-1 Playoffs series just to name 1 thing.
But weren't the spurs rather "boring" during that time and the offense was often just to pass the ball to Duncan? They developed a much better team oriented basketball during the 2010s.
It’s crazy how each coach that won a title 2000-10 made the list Phil 2000-02 2009,2010 Lakers Pop 2003,2005,2007 Spurs Pat Riley 2006 Heat Brown 2004 Pistons Doc 2008 Celtics
Whenever they say Doc Rivers is a great coach, I always remember the 2003 Orlando Magic where they lost 19 games straight with Doc as their head coach, even when they had a prime T-Mac. He got fired after that.
As everyone said, Doc might be a good coach, I don't think he is a great coach. His closest comparison is Don Nelson, but I think Don was a lot more innovative in his game planning. Kerr has a lot less history than some of the other coaches, but he's shown some resilience in the last two years with the Warriors, and seems well positioned for adding to his resume to the future. His inclusion has a little bit of anticipation with it like including Shaq in the original best 50 players list.
Gregg Pop is the greatest of all-time to me… Dude knew how to coach EVERY TYPE of player American or International. He made getting international players popular and won multiple titles. Greatest leader of men of all-time.
Red and Phil are certainly two of the best coaches in history. Phil we all know what he did with the Bulls but I think what he did with the lakers as well doesn’t get talked about as much. Red obviously the great head coach behind the Celtics dynasty with Bill Russell, Sam Jones, KC Jones. Very well deserved and great recognition of those two for what they did for the NBA.
Nah you can’t leave pop off of that I think him and phill top2. Pops ability to adapt to the game and lead is incredible nothing more clearer than that 2014 spurs team. And Phil is Phil nothing really much to say about that…I’m very surprised Steve Kerr snd doc made it on the list doc is a good coach but sometimes his coaching decision in the clutch is just strange and Kerr you could say is product of having one of the greatest teams assembled…even tho you can clearly see how Kerr how changed the offensive structure of the warriors and does deserve to be there
To me greatest coach from since I started fallowing the NBA until now is Greg Popavich no doubt, Phil Jackson and Erick Spoetra. Honorable mentions to Larry Brown and Rick Carlisle and Jerry Sloan.
@@Amick44 they were on the top 10 list if you ain’t removing people from the top 50 list no one would be removed from the top 10 list. and seriously Doc Rivers???
Shaq love you so much brother, yourself and David Robinson are my all time favorite centers. I still have your fleer ultra rookie card that is autographed. My condolences for your losses of loved ones, you're simply the best 🙌
Despite the fact that he didn’t coach in NBA and this ranking in about NBA coaches, I think that coach K should be included he is a genius, extraordinary with great mentality. He is different and I don’t think that we will see someone like him, he is just fantastic
The real list: Most important is Championships. That’s the whole point of playing the game. In no particular order: Phil Jackson 11x Red Auerbach 9x Pop 5x Pat Riley 5x John Kundla 5x (if you’re hating, he coached in the same era as Red. If Red counts, this guy counts) Steve Kerr 3x All other coaches have 2 or less championships. How do you differentiate between them? Wins and win % Coaches in the 1K win club without multiple rings: Don Nelson Lenny Wilkins Jerry Sloan George Karl Larry Brown Ric Adelman Doc Rivers That leaves 2 spots left. Erik Spoelstra 642 wins .591% 2x champion Chuck Daly 638 wins .593 2x champion KC Jones has far less wins and win %. He came up way too short, too often with Boston Holzman is out on Win % Ramsey is out Win % and less titles
Karl and adelman are way under rated. I'm not at all surprised they didn't make it. Russell didn't coach all that long, I get why he's not here. Carlisle has a better case for a few of these guys, not just Doc.
I love the fact that Chuck Daly, head coach of the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons beat Phil Jackson's Chicago Bulls twice, en route to Back-to-Back NBA World Championships in 89' and 90', and Larry Brown led the "Goin' to Work" Detroit Pistons crew to the 5-game sweep over Phil Jackson's LA Lakers in 2004 for the NBA World Title. Phil Jackson is at the top of the list, but he had a problem with my Detroit teams who denied him more than he already has. Love it!!
@@joshuafult84 The best defensive team in the NBA that held their opponents to under 70 points 11 times during the regular season, which included a 5 game in a row streak, plus 6 more times in the playoffs is no fluke. They did it in a game to the Lakers in the Finals, which is still a Lakers record for least points scored in a playoff game. The Pistons won 3 games by double digits, the other game by 8 points, and the game they lost, game 2, Kobe had to hit a 3 in the last seconds to send it to OT. I think you need to go back and rewatch the series and it will be quite evident that Detroit with Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton, and Chauncey Billups, led by the HOF coach Larry Brown dominated Shaq, Kobe, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, and Phil Jackson to win the 2004 NBA World Championship.
@@artmeddaugh6669 They're a solid team but very very overrated. 1 championship in 6 ECF appearances? cmon the 2004 Pistons milk their 1 championship worse than the 2008 celtics milking their 1 title.
LB getting credit for that 04 title, but that was Rick Carlisle's team he coached. LB then left after the following season finals loss to take his Dream Job with the Knicks.
@@joshuafult84 Overrated by what standard? The "Goin' to Work" Detroit Pistons weren't a super team. In 2003 most of the core of the team was just put together, and they got swept in the ECF by the Nets, who went to two straight NBA Finals and lost both times. Rasheed Wallace was acquired at the trade deadline in 04' and that put the Pistons over the top to win in the playoffs and the 04' NBA Championship. In 05' they defended their Crown in the Finals, losing in game 7 at San Antonio, which was Duncan's third, and Parker's and Mau's second. If Sheed doesn't leave Horry wide open on the wing to knock down the three in game 5, maybe the Pistons go Back-to-back, but it didn't happen. In 06' they faced a Miami Heat team with Shaq and D Wade and lost in 6 games to them in the ECF. The Heat went on to win the NBA Championship. No shame in that. The big mistake in the 06' offseason was Dumars not paying Ben Wallace the extra $10 Million dollars in free agency, and Ben signed with the Bulls. No Ben Wallace patrolling the paint in the 07' and 08' ECF's means no real shot at winning another NBA Championship. They lost in 6 games both times. The Detroit Pistons didn't have a super star, they weren't a super team, they just had a collection of "Dogs" that played really good basketball together and played amazing team defense for a handful of seasons. The national media doesn't hype the 2004 team, they don't get mentioned like other champions do. They get overlooked because what they did wasn't sexy. I'm fine with that, because nobody can ever take away what they accomplished, an NBA World Championship.
Why is Doc Rivers on this list ? Why is he considered better coach than others who won only 1 title as he did ? He had good coaching years between 2008-2010, but what has he achieved after that ?
This segment was a lot better than their last one. If this is going to be the crew taking over after Smith, Barkley and Johnson hang it up, the grounded approach to ease their personalities with the audience would go a long way in getting us used to them. Edit: Looking at his record, Doc Rivers does _not_ deserve to be on that list, at all.
I was born in ‘96 into Spurs fandom and Coach Pop is not only one of the greatest nba coaches of all time but in sports period. Thank you Coach Pop for all the memories, it’s gonna be a sad day for the NBA the day he retires… ⚫️SAN ANTONIO SPURS FOREVER⚪️
Your right about top 2 or 3. But about the super all star what you think Tim was? He a top 10 all time and some can argue top 5 all time. You tripping on that one and the first one he had both tim and the admiral another top 50 ever not just any all star
Red A. What he did in Boston was incredible. Phil and Pop are my top 3. Kerr has to thank Mark Jackson for teaching all those superstars how to be men is truly amazing 👏🏽
How can ny list of the top 15 caches not include John Kundla of the Minneapolis Lakers. He won 5 NBA Championships--surpassed only by Red Auerbach and Phil Jackson. Nine of his former players are in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players or contributors. He created the concept of Pivot, small forward, power forward, shooting guard and point guard. He also is the only coach in the history of the NBA who won championships in his first two years of coaching in the NBA!
Pop should way higher than alot of these coaches hes about to become the coach with the most wins in (needs 5 more games) NBA history, not to mention 5 title, a few coach of the yr awards, A gold metal ..yes should be in the top 5 .
Doc Rivers is so overrated, that whole Celtics team is overrated bro they won one chip with that lineup. Mavs one chip is more impressive than Celtics 🗑 the media narrative is crazy way to much control
Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich are without question the greatest to ever do it. Not because of their rings alone, but their character, leadership, and love for the team!
You have to include Red Auerbach in that group
Pat riley added too
Character, leadership, and love for the team is spot on. Just amazing leaders.
@@fred_fotch_baseball red is definitely the most important executive of all time too
Red is one of the greatest basketball minds of all time
Doc rivers on this list is crazy, this man blew like three 3-1 leads.
I guess if you're along for the ride for just one super team that makes you one of the top coaches of all time
Bro just look at his coaching record before the stacked Boston and Clipper teams and you will see how good of a coach he actually is
@@sugu8403 T-Mac being an all-time talent during those Orlando years has nothing to do with Doc. I was in Orlando at the time, it was just “give me the ball and get out of the way” as T-Mac was scoring 33% of the team’s points in 2002, comparable to some of MJ’s best seasons.
Doc Rivers is a great fatherly figure, but when it comes to winning time, he chokes,
I was thinking the same thing. I’ll replace Doc with George Karl. Granted Doc has a championship but we all know it was Tibs that made that Celtics team so defensive minded. But George Karl had serious success with Denver and Seattle.
Spoelstra is literally the "Spurs" amongst the coaches. Does a great job and flies under the radar.
@@Letthat When did Phil Jackson, Popovich, Auerbach, or Pat Riley NOT have top NBA players in their championship runs? Phil had Kobe, Pippen, Jordan, Shaq. Pop had Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Ginobili, David Robinson. Auerbach had Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, Sam Jones. Pat Riley had D Wade, Shaq, Kareem, Magic. What are you talking about? Lol
@@Letthat this is not true imo, because, as the other guy in the comments mentioned, the other coaches had constantly all time greats on their roster. Spoelstra didn't, neither Ty Lue (the way the Clippers are this season at least). And that's the thing, although the players are more important than the coach sometimes, because they are the ones playing, they're almost nothing without a great coach who knows how to control egos and isn't afraid of the players.
I agree with you that Spoelstra has the potential to one of the greatest. He just needs more time. We're talking legacy and people don't remember you unless you win chips.
@@Letthat spoelstra has made the finals before and after lebron, stop it
@@Momotaro0125 if kerr can make the list, why can't Spo? they've both been to 5 finals, Kerr led a 73-9 team, while Spoelstra led a 27-game winning streak, and Spoelstra has made the finals after the big 3 era
Not Doc Rivers finessing his way onto this list. Glad Spoelstra is getting his props
Spoelstra is one of the most underrated coaches ever! This dude has been incredible
SJW list
@@johnnyjones7993 what does this mean
I mean with Doc Rivers he is mostly in the top 15 since he is currently 10th in wins and still playing.He has the resume to be in the conversation just those horrible playoff losses.
@@damariohiggins6301 where’s Rudy T?
Steve Nash. The way he coaches is revolutionary...when it doubt play KD 40+ minutes post achilles injury
Have you seen the Nets without KD and Balake?
The Nets literally had nobody but KD for those stretches
@@ezioaltairac sarcasm
Lol it was indeed sarcasm
@@juanstepbehind lol my bad. I need to improve my Sarcastadetector.
Glad Spo is recognised because he is a great coach
Facts, very underrated
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In a few years Ty Lue will be there also 💪🏻
I tell Bronsexuals all the time that LeBron does have a HOF coach he played for and it’s Coach Spo, but they always say LeBron never played for a great coach which is laughable
The only people who dont recognise spo are lebron fans.. Lebron fans arent meant to be taken seriously so dont let that demographic make you think he's not recognised by true nba fans
Red not only had 9, which he not only coached but also built, he handed the team over to Bill Russell for two more. Then built the teams that won multiple championships in both the 70’s and 80’s. He played the first black player, the first black starting five, and made Bill Russell the first black (player) coach. He drafted Larry Bird the year before he was eligible so he could sign him when he was, five days before the next draft. With serious respect for Phil Jackson’s accomplishments, Red was the greatest.
Yeah Red has a Kareem-like greatest resume and career.
Hawks traded bill bc he was blk that’s unforgivable
Loved Red's signature cigar ceremony...Had high hopes of seeing Legend Larry and Len Bias together...
But there were like 10 teams that time so I'm pretty sure it would be easy to dominate other teams when you have just few teams to face unlike this generation that you face 29 other teams night in and night out
Can I get an amen???
Doc “Say goodbye to my 3-1 lead” Rivers
Spot on lol gunning for that bottom 15 ladder.
Exactly
He is 11-12 in playoff series since winning his title. He is a bit overrated.
😂😂😂😂
If Nelly and Sloan on there doc should be
Steve Kerr I think is the only coach to be coached by three of the coaches named on this list, Phil, Lenny & Pop.
Great point.....
He learned a lot from being around them
Man, Phil is amazing. 11 titles and two as a player. MJ, Pip, Shaq and Kobe never won until PJ, coached. Shaq got one after PJ.
And the worst executive with the Knicks 😂
@@juanstepbehind Well, he did a good job stealing Dolan's money. He deserved. lol
@@juanstepbehind Nah that title is going to Isiah Thomas
Googles free ain't nobody trying to see y'all hos
@@gugy68 well played sir 👏 😂
Get Doc Rivers off that list so someone who actually deserves it can be on there
Yeah that was shameful
We should see Sloan, Tomjanovich or George Karl.
How is he even on this list that is crazy because of one title
@@dusk6159 Mike D'Antoni should be on the list instead of Doc Rivers. He may not won a title be he's an innovator just like Don Nelson.
For real, Ruddy T needs to be there, and how the heck do you have Pops at the bottom of the list with Doc Rivers.
Doc might be the biggest finesse move ever! Got everybody bamboozlled🤦🏾♂️🤣
The Most Overrated Coach of all Time.
@@my_other_side473 That would be Steve Kerr
@@evelectrician7130 No one could still beat Doc on being overrated.
@@evelectrician7130 He won 3 champions and went to 5 straight finals with the Warriors. Steve is one of the best coach.
@@evelectrician7130 Nah Atleast Steve Kerr wins 3 championship with a Big 3. Doc Rivers wins only 1 with his Big 3.
He also won 11 NBA Championships in the NBA Finals History along with his most memorable teams that he remembered, The Chicago Bulls and The Los Angeles Lakers.
He’s won 13 NBA championships. 2 as a players with the early 70’s Knicks and 11 as a coach (6 Bulls, 5 Lakers)
3 sets of 3 peats. Insane.
Ngl, I'd still take Pat, and Pop over Phil. I think getting lucky enough to coach 3 of the top 10 players of all time takes a bit of the gleam out the diamond a bit.
@@goose0078 all three of them coaches tho are the best 3 of this era and the last really
@@goose0078 not saying I disagree with you about Riley over Phil, but Pat coached Magic, Kareem and shaq. All top 10 imo (and Dwade… top 20ish)
Was really glad to see Steve Kerr here. It's been so fun living through his rise as a coach after watching him on the 2nd bulls three-peat when I was a teenager.
I feel like mark Jackson should get credit for that team as well.
@@TheChildofdasouf ong
Yep. Huge Steve Kerr fan since his freshman year at the U of A where he and Sean Elliot and Lute Olson took the program from a four win team the previous year to the Final Four and left an enduring national powerhouse program ranked in the top five even now forty years later.
@@TheChildofdasouf I feel like Kerr has thrived off of being doubted these last forty plus years. Kerr was told he would not play varsity high school basketball, would not play basketball in university, would not make the NBA...and took the U of A to the Final Four, has five rings from his long career in the NBA, has three rings from coaching the Warriors to five consecutive Finals...and holds the NBA career and season three point percentage records.
Give whoever you want credit for Kerr's amazing career, he still has the eight rings and Mark Jackson, Rookie of the Year and far more physically gifted than Kerr, never went to the Final Four, only one trip to the NBA Finals and no rings.
@@TheChildofdasouf He's not going to get credit in the same way Doug Collins didn't get credit for the 1st three peat Bulls.
Steve Kerr, like Phil Jackson, transformed the offenses to fit Curry/MJ. Both coaches took the ball out of their superstar's hands and adapted team concepts.
Mark Jackson/Doug Collins will never get the credit they deserve, but it's not wrong.
So glad to see Spoe on this list! Extremely underrated by casuals.
I'm surprised by that one.
@@fred_fotch_baseball casual
Spoe is extremely smart coach
@@fred_fotch_baseball dont know why,
@@fred_fotch_baseball shouldn’t be he literally molds the team play style constantly to fit the players . One of the best coaches at the development of players if not thee best
Happy seeing shaq and Dwade being proud of their coaches.
Anybody say Doc Rivers a goofy
Doc Rivers press agent is incredible
His Press agent the one that deserves to be on list like this
I know he is not on the list but I think Rick Adelman is an underrated coach.
Rick Adelman over doc rivers any day!
Thank you
George Karl also. Remove Rivers off that list
@@lolomo5787 George Karl is trash he rode on his one run with the Sonics his whole coaching career and failed miserably in the playoffs all the time.
@@sugu8403 poor personal relations skills. Or lack of.
Coach Rudy Tomjanovich should be there “Dont ever underestimate the heart of a Champion”
Kobe's favorite coach.
1. Phil Jackson
2. Red Auerbach
3. Pat Riley
4. Greg Poppovich
5. KC Jones
That's over 40 championships between those 5, which is remarkable when you think about the league being 75 years old. These five guys have won over half of the championships in league history. These five have expanded over the last 60+ years of basketball and dominated their respective eras. 60s was all Red. 80's were Riley and Jones. And the 90s and 2000s were mostly Phill, with Pops coming into his own in the 2000s as well.
Rudy T should be on the list over Doc imo
Thank you
Clutch City!
I think Carlisle is the biggest snub, but Rudy, adelman, and George Karl are def ones that come to mind as being much better than doc. Those are just off the top of my head.
Definitely Rudy T over Doc Rivers
Rudy T should be here ahead of current coaches like Kerr and Spoelstra or just simply replace Doc "master of 3-1 lead" Rivers in the list. Yall forget to never underestimate the heart of a champion
Idk about Kerr, but I'd agree with Doc
not ahead of Kerr
@@davidalarconquinones87 The only reason they were a 6th seed is because they picked up Clyde Drexler and it took a while for him and Hakeem to gel.
1:06 Phil Jackson is 6'8'' and Shaq is towering over him. Jeezes.
He was 7'1 lol
Doc Rivers 💀
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That was ridicolous and then some
No rank same as nba top 75
He had a superstar team with Celtics which I guess makes him one of best? I don't know I wouldn't have him on here and wouldn't have Kerr either. I'd put Tex Winter and Rudy T in their place.
Pop deserves props he made the best of everyone who played for him. Stephen Jackson won a title with the spurs
Swap out Doc for Rudy T and its a perfect list
Preach!
Having met pop before I have to say he is the nicest person ever. His wife was in the hospital while I was working there before she passed and I had to go up and get info on her and he was so nice and so accommodating especially with what was going on.
If doc is on the list, lue should be on the list
DOC RIVERS??!???!!??????!? GTF Outta here, No coach has chocked away as many 3-1 leads in the playoffs. The most overrated coach in history. Wow, winning ONE championship with a loaded team really can blind people to the truth.
Exactly lol
Yeah he only won because KG and Ray come to Boston after that he hasn't won a championship
Rather have Rudy T than Doc Clippers
Well Don Nelson NEVER won ANY as a head coach, but he also made the top 10 coaches list during the 50th anniversary back in '96! AT LEAST Rivers has a title as a head coach
Phil Jackson threepeated three times and repeated once every ring was a consecutive one, he's the best no question
You’re delusional, those rings were due to Jordan and Kobe.
Phil Jackson ditched the Bulls when Jordan left, he quit on the Lakers when Shaq left; he only came back when the got Gasol.
The guy is an overrated bum, he got exposed as a fraud when he was with the Knicks.
@@VastatioYou do know that when any coach won an NBA title, they usually had great players, right?
@@Vastatio you do realize they ran Phil Triangle offense. He was more than just “managing players”. He’s a strategist that Michael and Kobe followed. A leader just Greg Pop
@@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw First of all. The triangle offense was taught by Tex Winters during MJ's three peats.
@Beery i said nothing about he created it. But he ran it and you need players to run it regardless. Just players need to be organized
Phil Jackson is the greatest of all time, no doubt about it.
You’re correct…
Red Auerbach
Nope Greg pop is ….. Phil had MJ , Kobe and Shaq
@@Andy-rg7yi So? Pop had Duncan, Parker, Manu, David Robinson.
@@luke83rj I'll give it to Pop, MJ wouldn't have won without Phil but he had Shaq, Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc, Kobe etc and MJ.
Spo deserved this so much. He has been the best coach in the league since 2016
To think he was so close to being fired if they would have lost to the celtics his second year after the collapse against the Mavericks
I gotta be honest, I'm really surprised to see Doc Rivers here. I haven't seen a lot of coaches but I'm really surprised
Makes sense, they had to put in a black coach. Should've been Tyron Lue over Doc, but the former don't have enough years.
Doc rivers won nothing, he had Boston super team and won 1 only. He choke 3-1s with all teams. He ruin chris Paul’s lob city because he signed his son. He done nothing with all these good teams .
@@blue-phoenix115 you mean a current black coach. KC is rightfully recognized.
Phil Jackson
Greg Popovich
Pat Riley
Larry Brown
Chuck Daly/Jerry Sloan
Amazing Tex winter barely gets credit. He’s the man who implemented the triangle offense.
Haha my man knows!
Yep, he is the one who mentored Jackson. Phil actually only got the bulls job because of his relationship with Tex and Collins not wanting to use tex's triangle offense. Collins wanted the ball in Michael's hand at all times. Krause brought Tex there, wanted them to run a more well rounded offense. It's one area where I do believe Krause doesn't get enough credit for.
@@samsmith8086 💯☝🏽
@@swaymcthunder1219 Facts ✊🏾🎯
Yup, No Tex Winters, No Phil Jackson.
I'd put Rudy T above Kerr, Rivers, and Spoelstra
Who's rudy t?
@@DodotsD Rudy Tomjanovich he coached the Rockets to back to back titles with Houston I agree with putting him over the others.
Rudy T maybe won 2 NBA championship, but against Erik Spoelstra, come on, just look how Erik consistently coaching. After Lebron, Bosh and DWade, in 2020, Miami Heat almost making another NBA CHAMPIONSHIP. Erik coaching a lot of PLAYERS with BIG EGO and now he Coaching young guns and he developed those CULTURE IN MIAMI. Championship won't make you great, but the teaching you gave to any players and developed them as great player.
I would understand if your criteria was winning Championship, but aside of that, just look outside of the box.
@@bahagharidon1940 I don't neccesarily disagree with you but Rudy captured more with less they a great team with Hakeem as the lone superstar that elevates him above Spo in my opinion.
Over Kerr?? Really, nah fam
Not having Rudy T on the list is crazy
That 08 title getting milked dry for Doc Rivers now!!! Rudy T shouldve been on instead of Doc!!!
That 08 title is probably the most milked title in history. Every time KG and Paul Pierce appear on TV, they always mention that one title too.
@@DeanGl don't forget Andrew Byum and Ariza were both hurt were not in the 08 finals things might have ended differently
Doc Rivers over Rudy T?? I swear Doc Rivers is the most overrated coach in nba history
Doc Rivers has no place on this list. With the exception of the Boston Title, he failed everywhere he went. Losing 3-1 Playoffs series just to name 1 thing.
Pop is in my top 5. That period between 03 and 07 was the greatest "team" basketball I have ever seen. Awesome human being by all accounts as well.
But weren't the spurs rather "boring" during that time and the offense was often just to pass the ball to Duncan? They developed a much better team oriented basketball during the 2010s.
Gregg Popovich is like Eddie Futch in boxing, he will go with what he have and make it work.
The Disrespect Pop was given not being top 5 is ridiculous
It’s crazy how each coach that won a title 2000-10 made the list
Phil 2000-02 2009,2010 Lakers
Pop 2003,2005,2007 Spurs
Pat Riley 2006 Heat
Brown 2004 Pistons
Doc 2008 Celtics
Doc Rivers is on this list? That's suspicious.
Whenever they say Doc Rivers is a great coach, I always remember the 2003 Orlando Magic where they lost 19 games straight with Doc as their head coach, even when they had a prime T-Mac. He got fired after that.
Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are two greatest coaches of all time
Big facts
@@andychristian2195 Pat Riley > both pop and Phil
@@mo2k638 ok
When Popovich retires (if) Steve Kerr will be next in line. If you watch the Warriors today, they are still playing the beautiful game of basketball.
Shaq looks so bored on Tuesdays
As everyone said, Doc might be a good coach, I don't think he is a great coach. His closest comparison is Don Nelson, but I think Don was a lot more innovative in his game planning. Kerr has a lot less history than some of the other coaches, but he's shown some resilience in the last two years with the Warriors, and seems well positioned for adding to his resume to the future. His inclusion has a little bit of anticipation with it like including Shaq in the original best 50 players list.
Good points. Kerr over Doc and Nelson. Not that any are bad at all.
Easy to be. Great coach with all time great players 😂
Gregg Pop is the greatest of all-time to me… Dude knew how to coach EVERY TYPE of player American or International. He made getting international players popular and won multiple titles. Greatest leader of men of all-time.
Pat Riley >
rudy t - heart of a lion
Red and Phil are certainly two of the best coaches in history. Phil we all know what he did with the Bulls but I think what he did with the lakers as well doesn’t get talked about as much. Red obviously the great head coach behind the Celtics dynasty with Bill Russell, Sam Jones, KC Jones. Very well deserved and great recognition of those two for what they did for the NBA.
Nah you can’t leave pop off of that I think him and phill top2. Pops ability to adapt to the game and lead is incredible nothing more clearer than that 2014 spurs team. And Phil is Phil nothing really much to say about that…I’m very surprised Steve Kerr snd doc made it on the list doc is a good coach but sometimes his coaching decision in the clutch is just strange and Kerr you could say is product of having one of the greatest teams assembled…even tho you can clearly see how Kerr how changed the offensive structure of the warriors and does deserve to be there
@@_hulse Agreed i think Phil and Pop are top 2
Glad Spo got his recognition
To me greatest coach from since I started fallowing the NBA until now is Greg Popavich no doubt, Phil
Jackson and Erick Spoetra.
Honorable mentions to Larry Brown and Rick Carlisle and Jerry Sloan.
And Pat Reily almost forgot him.
“Mmmm!” - Adam Lefkoe
So insightful… 😂😂😂
Phil Jackson has 11 rings as a head coach and two rings as a player. He has the most championships of any league in the world
Bill Fitch and John Kundla deserve a mention
No question. Time out of mind. Meaning it's been a while since they coached.
@@Amick44 they were on the top 10 list if you ain’t removing people from the top 50 list no one would be removed from the top 10 list. and seriously Doc Rivers???
The disrespect to George Karl or Don Nelson beat out by Doc Rivers??
Red is a trailblazer ,embrace the black athlete when it was unpopular to do , he trumps them all
Get Doc rivers off that list, what a disgrace
Rudy Tomjanovich should have been on this list he led the Rockets to 2 championships
Let’s get it. Spo!!!
Popavitch he's in that class
Shaq love you so much brother, yourself and David Robinson are my all time favorite centers. I still have your fleer ultra rookie card that is autographed. My condolences for your losses of loved ones, you're simply the best 🙌
yea man he had a rough few years as far as sister and kobe🙏🏾
He ain't never gonna see this, you know that right?😂
Hakeem ate both of them
Pop should be top 3
There was no ranking lol
@@tylito4764 I thought it was. still kind of disrespectful that he was like at the end of the list.
@@Drose12335 think it was alphabetical.
Gregg Popp top 10 no question
Spo so well deserved !!!
Despite the fact that he didn’t coach in NBA and this ranking in about NBA coaches, I think that coach K should be included he is a genius, extraordinary with great mentality. He is different and I don’t think that we will see someone like him, he is just fantastic
Phil Jackson
Pop
Pat Riley
Chuck Daly
Those four are a cut above the rest
Pop Is my number 1. On a personal preference
He has a better winning percentage then the top five so it a fact pop is 1
Pop is the goat, by a mile.
Love that Jack Ramsay got some love!
Phil Jackson was the Greatest Coach of All Time in the NBA.
@Beery 💀 have a point there
@Beery and very good. Both
The real list:
Most important is Championships. That’s the whole point of playing the game.
In no particular order:
Phil Jackson 11x
Red Auerbach 9x
Pop 5x
Pat Riley 5x
John Kundla 5x (if you’re hating, he coached in the same era as Red. If Red counts, this guy counts)
Steve Kerr 3x
All other coaches have 2 or less championships. How do you differentiate between them?
Wins and win %
Coaches in the 1K win club without multiple rings:
Don Nelson
Lenny Wilkins
Jerry Sloan
George Karl
Larry Brown
Ric Adelman
Doc Rivers
That leaves 2 spots left.
Erik Spoelstra 642 wins .591% 2x champion
Chuck Daly 638 wins .593 2x champion
KC Jones has far less wins and win %. He came up way too short, too often with Boston
Holzman is out on Win %
Ramsey is out Win % and less titles
Coach Hubie Brown should have made this list
I love Hubie Brown he's an underrated coach and player and I love hearing him commentate you can tell he loves the game.
Spo for sure walked into a great role w the talent around him and as a young coach who was in the arena watching and learning from one of the best
George Karl, Bill Russell, Rick Adelman not on the list, BUT DOC RIVERS! Had me in tears - they're trolling us! 😅
Karl and adelman are way under rated. I'm not at all surprised they didn't make it. Russell didn't coach all that long, I get why he's not here. Carlisle has a better case for a few of these guys, not just Doc.
And Hubie Brown was one of the smartest I've seen but he didn't coach as long as some of the others. Also, there's Rudy T.
Much respect To Doc he coached great Teams as well as POP an Jackson
I love the fact that Chuck Daly, head coach of the Bad Boy Detroit Pistons beat Phil Jackson's Chicago Bulls twice, en route to Back-to-Back NBA World Championships in 89' and 90', and Larry Brown led the "Goin' to Work" Detroit Pistons crew to the 5-game sweep over Phil Jackson's LA Lakers in 2004 for the NBA World Title. Phil Jackson is at the top of the list, but he had a problem with my Detroit teams who denied him more than he already has. Love it!!
the 2004 team was a fluke tho
@@joshuafult84 The best defensive team in the NBA that held their opponents to under 70 points 11 times during the regular season, which included a 5 game in a row streak, plus 6 more times in the playoffs is no fluke. They did it in a game to the Lakers in the Finals, which is still a Lakers record for least points scored in a playoff game. The Pistons won 3 games by double digits, the other game by 8 points, and the game they lost, game 2, Kobe had to hit a 3 in the last seconds to send it to OT. I think you need to go back and rewatch the series and it will be quite evident that Detroit with Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton, and Chauncey Billups, led by the HOF coach Larry Brown dominated Shaq, Kobe, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, and Phil Jackson to win the 2004 NBA World Championship.
@@artmeddaugh6669 They're a solid team but very very overrated. 1 championship in 6 ECF appearances? cmon the 2004 Pistons milk their 1 championship worse than the 2008 celtics milking their 1 title.
LB getting credit for that 04 title, but that was Rick Carlisle's team he coached. LB then left after the following season finals loss to take his Dream Job with the Knicks.
@@joshuafult84 Overrated by what standard? The "Goin' to Work" Detroit Pistons weren't a super team. In 2003 most of the core of the team was just put together, and they got swept in the ECF by the Nets, who went to two straight NBA Finals and lost both times. Rasheed Wallace was acquired at the trade deadline in 04' and that put the Pistons over the top to win in the playoffs and the 04' NBA Championship. In 05' they defended their Crown in the Finals, losing in game 7 at San Antonio, which was Duncan's third, and Parker's and Mau's second. If Sheed doesn't leave Horry wide open on the wing to knock down the three in game 5, maybe the Pistons go Back-to-back, but it didn't happen. In 06' they faced a Miami Heat team with Shaq and D Wade and lost in 6 games to them in the ECF. The Heat went on to win the NBA Championship. No shame in that. The big mistake in the 06' offseason was Dumars not paying Ben Wallace the extra $10 Million dollars in free agency, and Ben signed with the Bulls. No Ben Wallace patrolling the paint in the 07' and 08' ECF's means no real shot at winning another NBA Championship. They lost in 6 games both times.
The Detroit Pistons didn't have a super star, they weren't a super team, they just had a collection of "Dogs" that played really good basketball together and played amazing team defense for a handful of seasons. The national media doesn't hype the 2004 team, they don't get mentioned like other champions do. They get overlooked because what they did wasn't sexy. I'm fine with that, because nobody can ever take away what they accomplished, an NBA World Championship.
1:35 he loves to mention Stan Van Gundy the panic master any chance he gets 🤣
Gregg Popovich is best imo
Not a jazz fan but glad to see Jerry Sloan on the list.
Why is Doc Rivers on this list ? Why is he considered better coach than others who won only 1 title as he did ?
He had good coaching years between 2008-2010, but what has he achieved after that ?
Red coached 9 champions and built 16 NBA championship teams , best coach GM ever
Nick Nurse would be in the conversation in a few years when he got more on his NBA resume.
Pat, chuck , pop , phil, spolstra, and Kerr for me is a top coach
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Who?
Rent Free
😄thanks!
This segment was a lot better than their last one. If this is going to be the crew taking over after Smith, Barkley and Johnson hang it up, the grounded approach to ease their personalities with the audience would go a long way in getting us used to them.
Edit: Looking at his record, Doc Rivers does _not_ deserve to be on that list, at all.
Doc Rivers on this list is a joke. Rudy T is more deserving. Heck I'd put Mike D'Dantoni on this list before Doc.
Being a 93 baby and a Laker fan, my top 5 is nice.
Phil Jackson
Greg Popovich
Pat Riley
Steve Kerr
Eric Spoelstra
I was born in ‘96 into Spurs fandom and Coach Pop is not only one of the greatest nba coaches of all time but in sports period. Thank you Coach Pop for all the memories, it’s gonna be a sad day for the NBA the day he retires…
⚫️SAN ANTONIO SPURS FOREVER⚪️
Shaq with those Stan van gundy shots lol 😆
Blessings. Nice numbers
Really??? Coach Pops should be top 2. What spurs have done was amazing they dont need super all star players to win.
Yea the disrespect is real.
Your right about top 2 or 3. But about the super all star what you think Tim was? He a top 10 all time and some can argue top 5 all time. You tripping on that one and the first one he had both tim and the admiral another top 50 ever not just any all star
Red A. What he did in Boston was incredible. Phil and Pop are my top 3. Kerr has to thank Mark Jackson for teaching all those superstars how to be men is truly amazing 👏🏽
How can ny list of the top 15 caches not include John Kundla of the Minneapolis Lakers. He won 5 NBA Championships--surpassed only by Red Auerbach and Phil Jackson. Nine of his former players are in the Basketball Hall of Fame as players or contributors. He created the concept of Pivot, small forward, power forward, shooting guard and point guard. He also is the only coach in the history of the NBA who won championships in his first two years of coaching in the NBA!
Pop should way higher than alot of these coaches hes about to become the coach with the most wins in (needs 5 more games) NBA history, not to mention 5 title, a few coach of the yr awards, A gold metal ..yes should be in the top 5 .
Doc shouldn't be up there. Rick Carlisle is a better coach than he is.
Marc jackson imo
Great point
Hate that Wade was interrupted at 5:56
Doc Rivers is so overrated, that whole Celtics team is overrated bro they won one chip with that lineup. Mavs one chip is more impressive than Celtics 🗑 the media narrative is crazy way to much control
Your right. But mavs 1 chip are more impressive than both heat chips also with that line up they had.