What Are Some of the Best Coaching Moves In NBA History?

[T_L_P]

Pop switching on the PnR against the Suns every damn time in 2005 won them the series.

In case you forgot, the Spurs had Parker/Manu/Bowen guard Amare on the switch pretty much every time he and Nash went into Pick and Roll (which was a lot). Nash brought the ball back out, and the Suns gave the ball to Amare down low. He feasted on those guys, and on Duncan, but it turned the Suns from a super fast-paced offense into a more traditional one. Amare got his but we could stay home on the shooters and play the game at our pace. We beat the 1st seeded Suns in 5 games.

Are there any other examples of brilliant coaching moves like this in a series?

[dubeta]

Spo facilitating LeBron Ball to deliver championships once they failed miserably in 2011 when Wade tried to be #1

[T_L_P]

Spo facilitating LeBron Ball to deliver championships once they failed miserably in 2011 when Wade tried to be #1

Top 5 coach of all time.

[choppermagic]

Phil Jackson in 1991 figuring out that stopping Magic was the key to clogging up the Lakers' offense. He put Scottie and MJ on MJ nearly full court to body and bump him all the way down the floor. The effort on the aging Magic wore him down a bit and controlled the Laker offense enough for the Bulls to get the edge.

[kenny817]

Carlisle deciding to start Barea a few games into the Finals

Forgot which game exactly

[HOoopCityJones]

Taking Duncan out of a close out Finals game twice with minimal time on the clock.

[Im Still Ballin]

Taking Duncan out of a close out Finals game twice with minimal time on the clock.

TLP DOWN!

TLP DOWN!

[T_L_P]

Taking Duncan out of a close out Finals game twice with minimal time on the clock.

Lost us a game. Terrible coaching move.

I applaud the effort though.

[Joyner82reload]

Carlisle guarding LeBron with Kidd

[Heavincent]

This is pretty much the Rick Carlisle thread.

[Haymaker]

Pop inserting Diaw into the starting lineup to destroy the swarming Heat defense.

[oarabbus]

Spo playing LeBron in the final minutes of ECF when Vogel sat hibbert


JK that was just Vogel being dumb

[ProfessorMurder]

Pop inserting Diaw into the starting lineup to destroy the swarming Heat defense.

Playing Bonner against OKC was good too.

[SamuraiSWISH]

PJ putting Scottie on Magic in stretches in '91 to keep Mike out of potential foul trouble, seeing as how he needed to carry the offense.

[Haymaker]

Playing Bonner against OKC was good too.

True.