tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post8852181088307820513..comments2023-03-25T06:35:20.515-07:00Comments on Moderately Cerebral Bias: NBA Mondays: Coaching Comparison of Eastern and Western ConferencesMCBiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-85335220031859986502008-04-02T22:39:00.000-07:002008-04-02T22:39:00.000-07:00I think that that listing can't be taken at face v...I think that that listing can't be taken at face value. If you look at the coaches in the Western half of your breakdown, it seems like they've had more good players than the guys on the Eastern side. Phil obviously had Jordan and Pippen and Shaq and Kobe. Sloan had Stockton and Malone for a looonnnggg time. Pop has Tim Duncan and had David Robinson around him as well Ginobili and Parker as well as a number of superb role players in both iterations of the team. Byron Scott didn't have the same horses comparatively, but he went to the finals with those teams almost by default at a time when the Eastern Conference was even worse than it is now. Van Gundy had Wade and Shaq, but they lost in the conference finals with Wade injured, and he didn't get another chance because he was pushed out the next year. Saunders is the only one on the list that it can be said is an underachiever. He's shown the ability to make a bad team good, but he hasn't shown the ability to make a good team great. It does bear mentioning though, that it looks like there's been some tread off Detroit's tires since 05.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223989140726938247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388572537156739169.post-57626663133123641632008-03-31T19:49:00.000-07:002008-03-31T19:49:00.000-07:00Wow. Verrrry interesting. And I just want to state...Wow. Verrrry interesting. And I just want to state for the record that Pat Riley is overrated. Thank you.Jordihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291465535960919509noreply@blogger.com