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~~Hernando Hills Tiger~~ · 03-12-2018 04:04 PM

This is a short list.

John Wooden
Steve Spurrior

The is a hockey coach too but I do not recall his name.

Maybe someone can add to this list?

Claw · 03-12-2018 04:05 PM

The list in baseball is long.

Stammers · 03-12-2018 04:11 PM

Tony La Russa
Phil Jackson
Joe Madden

All belong in the fraud HOF

jlbphila · 03-12-2018 04:15 PM

Most don't work out. The best case scenarios are as follows:

Fred Hoiberg
Steve Alford
Larry Krystkowiak

BJD · 03-12-2018 04:16 PM

Larry Bird was a great coach. Lenny Wilkens was a great coach. Steve Kerr is a great coach. Steve Alford is a very good coach. Just a few off the top of my head. I'm sure there's many, many more.

jsw3ent · 03-12-2018 04:20 PM

PENNY HARDAWAY !

Mimi · 03-12-2018 04:22 PM

(03-12-2018 04:11 PM)Stammers Wrote: Tony La Russa
Phil Jackson
Joe Madden

All belong in the fraud HOF

What does that even mean?

Somehow those three were or are frauds?

I still this another he had Jordan or Shaq therefor was not a great coach kind of thing?

misplaced tiger · 03-12-2018 04:23 PM

Since 2000, there are only 35 coaches that have made the Final Four. There are 347 Div 1 teams in 1 year alone! It's extremely hard for anyone to be a great coach. No need to qualify it.

fishman6581 · 03-12-2018 04:24 PM

John Calipari. Shoeless Joe Jackson. 3/4 of Sandy Koufax.

Seabee TIger Fan · 03-12-2018 04:24 PM

Lenny Wilkens is a 2 time hall of famer, as a player and a coach.

The only other two-time hall of famer I can think of?

The stylin, profilin, limousine ridin, jet flyin, kiss stealin, wheelin n dealin son of a gun.

Tigx · 03-12-2018 04:25 PM

Phil Jackson. Doc Rivers. Jerry Sloan. Paul Westphal. Pat Riley.

Mimi · 03-12-2018 04:26 PM

Larry Finch did well.

As good or better than the above list that includes Alford. Alford has led ten teams to the NCAA tourney but has been coaching longer than Finch's 11 years with six tourneys. He has been coaching now for something like 23 seasons, and about 18 of those not at SWMO State.

oruvoice · 03-12-2018 04:26 PM

(03-12-2018 04:24 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote: Lenny Wilkens is a 2 time hall of famer, as a player and a coach.

The only other two-time hall of famer I can think of?

The stylin, profilin, limousine ridin, jet flyin, kiss stealin, wheelin n dealin son of a gun.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Mimi · 03-12-2018 04:28 PM

Not sure about the other great player part.

Was Bobby Knight a great player at Ohio State?

toddbotm · 03-12-2018 04:29 PM

Mike Ditka
Dick LeBeau

k2tigers · 03-12-2018 04:29 PM

the OP just threw it out cause he don't care

He don't like pro sports at all, either

It's all minefooness booshit to him

snowtiger · 03-12-2018 04:30 PM

(03-12-2018 04:05 PM)Claw Wrote: The list in baseball is long.

That's because a lot of baseball players grow up to be coaches.

Most successful NBA players retire, set for life.

So there are really not that many successful star Bassetball players who even wanted or tried to be a coach.

Penny is unique in his desire to give back to the community in a hands-on way..

Mimi · 03-12-2018 04:34 PM

It does make sense why the list would be short.

Great players more often play professionally. While that is great experience, it is not coaching.

Less than great players simply more often get into coaching younger. While there are certainly exceptions, it seems too logical.

An edge Penny would have is he has been coaching for a bit, although not with the experience level that say, a Tony Madlock has gotten. Because Madlock got into coaching sooner.

SeñorTiger · 03-12-2018 04:51 PM

I think there are far more coaches who were former players than most people realize...

UOFMGLENN · 03-12-2018 04:59 PM

Clyde Drexler, no wait a minute, oh never mind

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