Alright, so I’ve been digging into this “worst NBA coaches of all time” thing, and let me tell you, it’s a rabbit hole. I started off thinking, “How hard can it be to coach a bunch of tall guys throwing a ball around?” Boy, was I wrong.
First, I grabbed a pen and a notebook – yeah, I’m old school like that. Then I hit up the internet, and man, there are a lot of opinions out there. Everyone’s got their least favorite coach, but I wanted to see if there was any kind of, you know, general agreement.
I started making a list of names that kept popping up. One name that I saw a lot was Sidney Lowe. This guy coached the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Grizzlies, and his win percentage was something like .257. That’s… not great. It got me thinking, what makes a coach “bad”?
So I started looking deeper into these coaches’ records, reading old articles, even watching some old game footage. It’s not just about the wins and losses, is it? There are a bunch of stories out there about bad coaches. Some coaches just seem to lose the locker room, others can’t seem to handle the pressure, and some just have, well, let’s just say “interesting” strategies. And some of them really hate each other.
Here’s a list of some of these “interesting” strategies from the coaches I researched:
- Playing favorites: It’s like high school all over again. Some coaches clearly had their favorite players, and it didn’t always seem to be based on, you know, actual basketball skills.
- Ignoring the bench: You’ve got a whole team of guys, use ’em! Some coaches seemed to forget they had a bench full of players who could contribute.
- Zero game plan: I saw some games where it looked like the coach just told the players, “Go out there and, uh, play basketball.” No clear strategy, no adjustments, just… chaos.
- Being a total jerk: You don’t have to be nice, but you also can’t be the team’s number one enemy.
Then I stumbled upon this whole other angle – money. These coaches make serious money. I saw that the average salary is around $7 million. For that kind of cash, you’d think they’d at least know how to draw up a decent play, right?
After all this digging, I put together my own list of the worst NBA coaches. It’s not just about the numbers, though those are important. It’s also about the stories, the impact they had on their teams, and, let’s be honest, the entertainment value of their failures. So, I compiled all my notes, organized them, and wrote it all out.
And you know what? It was a blast. I learned a lot about basketball, about coaching, and about how not to lead a team. Plus, it was just fun to go down this weird little history road. So, that’s my story. I turned a simple question into a full-blown project, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go watch some actual good coaching in action.
