This may sound racist, but

[Pauulzcappin]

Carlisle is a TOP 5 coach easily in the league. He's the BEST on calling timeouts.

[t-wizzle]

The Heat and/or Thunder have every chance in the world to prove that this season, because if history proves anything, I wouldn't count out a Bulls/Spurs final.

Not to be a goat milk here but there's no way chicago beats miami in a 7 game series.

[HoulihansTX]

Time to hire some Mexican, and Asian coaches

[t-wizzle]

Carlisle is a TOP 5 coach easily in the league. He's the BEST on calling timeouts.

He calls timeouts more often than any other coach i swear. Doesn't matter if mavs are up 25, if the other team cuts it down to 21 he calls a timeout. It's pretty annoying to be honest.

[MidgetTossers]

current coaches i like pop, karl, thibodeaux, adleman

[No coincidences]

Not to be a goat milk here but there's no way chicago beats miami in a 7 game series.

Probably not. We'll see.

It will take having three of the best players in basketball to overcome Spoelstra. I still think his inexperience and LeBron's penchant for choking will cost the Heat again this year when games get tight at the end.

[No coincidences]

current coaches i like pop, karl, thibodeaux, adleman

I think McMillian is a pretty good coach as well.

[MidgetTossers]

but who cares..**** basketball bring on americas pastime!!

[t-wizzle]

Probably not. We'll see.

It will take having three of the best players in basketball to overcome Spoelstra. I still think his inexperience and LeBron's penchant for choking will cost the Heat again this year when games get tight at the end.

I'm not a spoelstra fan, if they win it will be in spite of him. Guy uses every cliche in the book and i just don't see how his message gets across to these guys. I would not take him seriously if i were an nba player.

[MidgetTossers]

Probably not. We'll see.

It will take having three of the best players in basketball to overcome Spoelstra. I still think his inexperience and LeBron's penchant for choking will cost the Heat again this year when games get tight at the end.

lebrons afraid to choke so he passes the ball..he did it in a freaking allstar game and again tonight..he passed to udonis haslem for ***** sake with the game on the line..do u honestly think spoelstra drew that up?

[No coincidences]

I'm not a spoelstra fan, if they win it will be in spite of him. Guy uses every cliche in the book and i just don't see how his message gets across to these guys. I would not take him seriously if i were an nba player.

So you have a coach like that and a star who is a choker -- nice combo come playoff time.

[t-wizzle]

I think McMillian is a pretty good coach as well.

How the hell is mcmillan a good coach? Portland has been a major disappointment this season and most people who know a thing or two about basketball will tell you that he restricts his team and doesn't let them get out and run.

[No coincidences]

lebrons afraid to choke so he passes the ball..he did it in a freaking AllStar game and again tonight..he passed to udonis haslem for ***** sake with the game on the line..do u honestly think spoelstra drew that up?

Doesn't matter if he did or if he didn't -- it's a toxic combination.

[No coincidences]

How the hell is mcmillan a good coach? Portland has been a major disappointment this season and most people who know a thing or two about basketball will tell you that he restricts his team and doesn't let them get out and run.

Hard to fully judge him based on Portland's horrific injury history.

[t-wizzle]

Hard to fully judge him based on Portland's horrific injury history.

Regardless, they still have a very good team and are .500.

[MidgetTossers]

Doesn't matter if he did or if he didn't -- it's a toxic combination.

to me its more lethal to have that talent and be so deathly afraid to fail..jordan, kobe, durant and carmelo arent afraid to fail like this guy..its incredible to watch and something i don't think u can change..he just doesnt have that gene

[No coincidences]

to me its more lethal to have that talent and be so deathly afraid to fail..jordan, kobe, durant and carmelo arent afraid to fail like this guy..its incredible to watch and something i don't think u can change..he just doesnt have that gene

Not only can you not change it -- it's getting worse. It's in his head and taken over his mind now. He'll never be a "closer." Ever. Which makes it damn hard for this team to win a title.

[t-wizzle]

Not only can you not change it -- it's getting worse. It's in his head and taken over his mind now. He'll never be a "closer." Ever. Which makes it damn hard for this team to win a title.

Amazing how the one game he closed, i had bulls -3 and he basically single-handedly brings miami back from a double-digit deficit in the last few minutes.

[killersweet]

D.Casey seems like a good coach. Raptors are bad, that's mainly cuz of the talent level available. Their defense has improved and this is casey's 1st year with the team.

[lunchbawks]

spoelstra has done a great job in miami

[No coincidences]

D.Casey seems like a good coach. Raptors are bad, that's mainly cuz of the talent level available. Their defense has improved and this is casey's 1st year with the team.

True. They'd be borderline dangerous if Bargnani could ever get healthy.

[Pauulzcappin]

He calls timeouts more often than any other coach i swear. Doesn't matter if mavs are up 25, if the other team cuts it down to 21 he calls a timeout. It's pretty annoying to be honest.

Might be annoying but it's the right call. That's why he's the best at it.

[No coincidences]

spoelstra has done a great job in miami

How, pray tell, do you figure?

The irony is I don't think Spoelstra's a bad coach at all. Like a lot of the black coaches I listed, though, he has no business being in this position at this point in his career. He's in over his head when it comes to trying to actually win a championship.

[MidgetTossers]

Not only can you not change it -- it's getting worse. It's in his head and taken over his mind now. He'll never be a "closer." Ever. Which makes it damn hard for this team to win a title.

they have a closer in dwade..if hes gonna pass the ball at least find him not udonis haslem

[No coincidences]

He calls timeouts more often than any other coach i swear. Doesn't matter if mavs are up 25, if the other team cuts it down to 21 he calls a timeout. It's pretty annoying to be honest.

He's planning and playing out situations, even if they aren't there score-wise.

[No coincidences]

they have a closer in dwade..if hes gonna pass the ball at least find him not udonis haslem

But that's the point: LeBron thinks he should be "the guy" -- and I don't blame him for that. He's the most physically gifted freak the NBA's ever seen, outside of maybe Shaq and Wilt. He's a follower trapped in a closer's body.

[killersweet]

True. They'd be borderline dangerous if Bargnani could ever get healthy.

I think they are tanking. Even if bargs is healthy, he is gonna play few games this year.

[Pauulzcappin]

Since we are on this topic, what are you guys top 5 coaches in the league?

[No coincidences]

Spoelstra will likely get fired if the Heat don't win a title this year, and he'll likely be a pretty good coach somewhere else down the road. For now, though, he lacks the chops to win it all. Shame on Riley and Miami for assuming otherwise.

[No coincidences]

Since we are on this topic, what are you guys top 5 coaches in the league?

Mine would be:

1. Popovich
2. Thibodeaux
3. Carlisle
4. Karl
5. McMillian

[BernardMadoff]

How many bad white coaches?

[t-wizzle]

Mine would be:

1. Popovich
2. Thibodeaux
3. Carlisle
4. Karl
5. McMillian

I don't understand your nate mcmillan love at all.

Doc Rivers is a top 3 coach easily.

[lunchbawks]

True. They'd be borderline dangerous if Bargnani could ever get healthy.

Dwayne Casey is the best coach in Torotno for years, raptors games are way slower now and lower scoring so the raptors usually have a chance to win most games

[No coincidences]

How many bad white coaches?

Like I said, there are just a lot of bad coaches in the league right now period.

The black coaches I mentioned -- with the exception of Hollins -- are at a disadvantage in that they were rushed into their current positions. Not sure how you could say guys like Smart and Marc Jackson are qualified to be NBA head coaches.

[No coincidences]

I don't understand your nate mcmillan love at all.

Doc Rivers is a top 3 coach easily.

I suppose I have to give Doc credit because of the titles he's won, but I personally have never been that impressed with him (kind of like Stan Van -- I just don't get the love for that guy).