With a 188cm tall dunk and a 67-year-old single-handed Kobe Bryant, what is his real coaching ability in the NBA? The man I'm going to talk about today, he's a legendary coach in the NBA. Here I will first take stock with you the five legendary coaches of the NBA to see which ones are available.
NO.5 "Divine Operator" Pat Riley
Pat Riley
His glorious record is mainly manifested in the Lakers coached in the 80s, and he led the Lakers to four NBA championships in 9 seasons. He won the 1,000th game of his coaching career in just 1,434 games and was named NBA Coach of the Year three times. He is 193cm tall.
NO.4 "Sir' Godfather" Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan retired and returned to the Jazz home
After 23 years of perseverance, he has long been the "totem" of jazz, and he has forged an iron-blooded legion with an undefeated spirit. On May 22, 2020, the legendary veteran of the Jazz stopped fighting against fate and walked with the passage of time. In 2009, Sloan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. He is 196cm tall.
NO.3 "Zhuge Vichy" Gregg Popovich
Popovich congratulated Kobe
Like Sloan, Popovich has long been synonymous with spurs. When the Spurs are mentioned, people will think of this hot-tempered "bad old man", who led the Spurs to the playoffs for 18 consecutive years and won 5 NBA championships. The decentralization of Tony Parker, who won the Finals MVP, to the Development League is a microcosm of Popovich's coaching career, and he is stubborn and arrogant.
NO.2 "Zen Master" Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson has won 11 championships in his coaching career, including two triples in the Bulls period, one triple crown in the Lakers period, and one two-time streak. Phil Jackson always has great players like Jordan, Pippen, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal under his hands. It's not so much that the players have made him, but rather that he is good at motivating the players and enabling them to play at their best. He is tall at 203cm.
NO.1 "Cardinal" Arnold Auerbach
Arnold Auerbach
Auerbach, the founder of the Celtic dynasty, achieved the super hegemony of the "eight consecutive championships" from 1959 to 1966, and it is amazing to reach such heights in any professional league. His contribution to the NBA is not just a coach, he is a pioneer in blocking tactics and sixth-man tactics, and even the NBA's 24-second offensive rules are first proposed by him. He is 178cm tall.
Popovich in his youth
The 188cm tall dunk coach is Greg Popovich, the old coach has a good athletic ability in his youth, which is only a minority of players who can complete dunks at 188cm in China.
Popovich singled out Kobe Bryant on the training ground
Popovich, 67 years old, still has to go head-to-head with Kobe Bryant, and wants to block but fails. In the picture, he has flexible steps and standardized defensive actions, and he wants to prove that he did not play in the NBA in the first place, which was really a good seedling wasted by the league. The old man is still active in the NBA coaching staff, and the good news is that he just won his first Olympic gold medal as the head coach of the American team.