hot take. Anyone with eyes could tell you that NBA coaches are largely irrelevant. Teams could easily be run by the players and get the same results.

2nd coach to replace Kerr and essentially not miss a beat. While Walton was an unknown quantity Brown isn't. He was inept as hell.

Overrating of College coaches is even worse.

Now that's where you are dead wrong.


College coaches have a massive effect on the game, for better or worse.

But how would you know, you admittedly don't even watch CBB. Ass talker.

He was getting his ass handed to him and all of a sudden he became fatigued or whatever.

I think you can see truly great college coaches have a big impact on a game. Guys like Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, and Fred Hoiberg have single-handedly won games at that level thanks to their tactical brilliance.

I think you can see truly great college coaches have a big impact on a game. Guys like Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, and Fred Hoiberg have single-handedly won games at that level thanks to their tactical brilliance.

Agreed. The level of strategy in college is far superior to the NBA.

How could anyone not think that they are watching one of the great basketball minds at work whenever they watch Bill Self coach?

He was better than Hoiberg.

He's better at running the bag than Hoiberg. He isn't a better coach. Gets bounced every year by inferior coaches with inferior talent.

I've watched Duke basketball since I was a kid. Coach K is not an offensive mind. Never has been. He won when he had the talent. Takes no talent to run pick and roll, and spread sets. He ran a lot of high/low with Alarie, Ferry, Laettner as well.

How could anyone not think that they are watching one of the great basketball minds at work whenever they watch Bill Self coach?

Coaching matters. In this particular matchup, I don't think there's really an advantage either way, plus you have veteran teams who have been playing in the same system for years, except for Durant.

It isn't overrated. The Warriors just have an all star team. That being said Pop probably beats Brown with a healthy Leonard.

You can t know that for sure. When you say that they have All Star team you're validating what I'm saying. An All Star team makes even the incompetent Brown look like a Hall of Fame coach.

i only really stopped watching two years ago. I still watch occasionally. A bunch of guys overcoaching and thinking they are god's gift to the game while paying for would be pros each and every year. You can have that shit. NBA coaches are much better.

I can remember when coach K took a leave of absence the year the talent level was down. He was getting his ass handed to him and all of a sudden he became fatigued or whatever.

I've watched Duke basketball since I was a kid. Coach K is not an offensive mind. Never has been. He won when he had the talent. Takes no talent to run pick and roll, and spread sets. He ran a lot of high/low with Alarie, Ferry, Laettner as well.

Thank you for making my point that coaching has greater effect on CBB than it does NBA.


The rest of your post is irrelevant to the discussion.