Just hours earlier, we asked if the Knicks should keep D’Antoni or Carmelo. Apparently, the Knicks asked the same question and decided to get rid of D’Antoni. Who’s next on the coaching carousel? ESPN is speculating Phil Jackson and John Calipari. How about Jeff Van Gundy, who was refreshingly candid at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference? Here are the RAPM ratings for the current coaches in the NBA (Mark Jackson excluded).
Coach Team Off Def Tot Tom Thibodeau CHI -0.8 3.2 2.4 Scott Skiles MIL -2.1 3.7 1.6 Scott Brooks OKC 0.8 0.8 1.6 Doug Collins PHI -0.2 1.7 1.5 Stan Van Gundy ORL -1.7 3.1 1.3 Flip Saunders WAS 0.1 0.9 1.0 Lionel Hollins MEM -0.1 1.2 1.0 Dwane Casey TOR -1.6 2.2 0.6 Monty Williams NOH -1.3 1.7 0.3 Avery Johnson NJN -1.3 1.6 0.2 Kevin McHale HOU 1.2 -1.0 0.2 Larry Drew ATL -0.9 0.9 0.0 Paul Silas CHA -0.4 0.4 0.0 Vinny Del Negro LAC -0.7 0.7 0.0 Mike D'Antoni NYK 0.8 -0.9 -0.1 Doc Rivers BOS -1.4 1.1 -0.3 Frank Vogel IND -0.7 0.3 -0.4 Greg Popovich SAS -2.8 2.5 -0.4 Mike Brown LAL -1.3 0.7 -0.6 Rick Adelman MIN -2.7 1.9 -0.8 Eric Spoelstra MIA -2.0 1.2 -0.9 Alvin Gentry PHO 0.5 -1.3 -0.9 Keith Smart SAC -0.3 -0.6 -0.9 Nate McMillan POR -1.7 0.6 -1.1 Georg Karl DEN -1.2 0.0 -1.2 Rick Carlisle DAL -3.2 1.6 -1.6 Byron Scott CLE -2.6 0.9 -1.7 Lawrence Frank DET -2.1 -0.3 -2.4 Tyrone Corbin UTA -0.8 -1.5 -2.4
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