Originally posted on 04/19/2014:

Several guys have posted ITT that doc will be the difference maker. I really do like Doc but in the modern NBA personnel, mainly stars, win titles. Great coaches don't get a sniff without personnel. Currently in NBA there are 4 active coaches with rings. Two of those guys are not even considered elite coaches. the list of the last ten NBA coach of the year winners only one coach has championship rings, 2012 coach Popovich won nba coach of year, five years removed from his last nba championship.

Current coaches with rings

Popovich 2007 2005 2003 1999
rivers 2008
Spolestra 2013 2012
carlisle. 2011

To prove the point that elite stars are needed for a title think about this stat. In the last 23 years there have only been 11 NBA MVPs . Also only three MVPs didn't have an MVP from another year with same team, on the roster. Just billups, dirk, and Pierce won title in last 23 years without another finals MVP on roster. so to put it simply only three titles in the last 23 have been won with a single finals MVP on the roster. The other twenty champions had multiple nba finals MVPs on the squad.

MJ. 6
Shaq. 3
duncan. 3
Hakeem 2
lebron. 2
kobe. 2
dirk. 1
wade. 1
Parker. 1
Billups. 1
pierce. 1

Conversely the 23 years prior there were 18 different MVPs and two of the four multiple MVPs were teammates. One of Kareem MVPs was in milw and one was with lakers

magic. 3
kareem. 2
bird. 2
reed. 2