As talked about beforehand, an article entitled “Pop’s Unbelievable Longevity” revealed that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has coached in opposition to 307 totally different NBA coaches throughout his twenty-eight 12 months tenure on the helm.
For the reason that firing of Bob Hill in 1996, Pop has persistently coached the Spurs, give or take an ejection or two. Tonight the Spurs play the Chicago Bulls.
Phil Jackson was smackdab in the course of his second three-peat with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman when Pop took over the Spurs. Jackson was there from 1989-1998. He’d then transfer to Los Angeles and battle in opposition to Pop and the Spurs for one more eleven seasons.
Tim Floyd (1998-20020) ushered within the post-dynasty period with the three worst season in Bulls historical past. He resigned on Christmas eve throughout his fourth season, leaving assistant Invoice Berry to function interim coach for 2 video games, adopted by fellow assistant Invoice Cartwright for the rest of the season.
Cartwright’s 2002-2003 marketing campaign yielded a 32-50 file. He began the 2003-2004 season however he was fired after a 4-10 begin. Pete Myers served for 2 video games earlier than Scott Skiles completed the season.
Skiles continued 2004-2007 with three seasons of playoff berths. The 9-16 begin to the 2007-2008 season offered Jon Paxson with the ammunition to indicate him the door. Myers as soon as once more lined, however only for a recreation, earlier than assistant Jim Boylan accomplished the season.
Ex-Spurs guard Vinny Del Negro (2008-2010) took his first stab at head teaching with back-to-back break even seasons the place the Bulls have been eradicated from the postseason within the first spherical.
Tom Thibodeau (2010-2015) provided essentially the most consistency and success since Phil Jackson’s departure. Every of his 5 seasons featured a profitable file and despatched the Bulls to the postseason.
Fred Hoiberg (2015-December 2018) had three tough seasons following in Thib’s footsteps. He was fired after a 5-19 begin to 2018, leaving former Spurs assistant Jim Boylen (to not be confused with the aforementioned Jim Boylan) to finish the season. Boylen stayed on 2019-2020, however the shortened pandemic season yielded a 22-43 file and his departure.
Since 2020, Billy Donovan has been the top coach of the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls are at present on the skin trying in for a playoff berth, so count on them to return out swinging tonight.
For these protecting depend, that’s 13 teaching modifications, with twelve coaches, solely ten of whom even confronted off in opposition to Pop. Donovan and Pop have been going at it fairly some time as Billy was in OKC earlier than his present publish.
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