NBA Legends Who Miserably Failed As A Coach

Larry Bird is probably the only legend to have a successful stint as a coach even though it was briefly.

Nash wasn’t a coach, he was the chaperone for a bunch of high school graduates who wanted to run their own ship. I think the Nets are such a massive stain on KD and Kyrie’s career. It’s not that they just failed, they clearly failed because they wanted things their way and it was blatantly toxic from the start and Nash never stood a chance. His players poisoned that franchise.

that bob cousy story is wild . he would’ve got fired on the court if i was the gm 😂😂😂

That Bob Cousy story has gotta be one of the most embarrassing NBA stories. Old ass mf subbed himself in, ended up choking the lead and losing his previous team's record.

I think people are too hard on Nash. Those big 3 he got had a total of like 30 games together during his tenure, and he still had them at the top of the east one of those years.

I still don't understand why the Nets didn't just put their foot down to tell KD and Kyrie that they weren't going to fire Kenny because Jared Allen was actually the better player than DeAndre Jordan. Those two saying that they didn't need a head coach were all they needed to see that Brooklyn was never going to win a championship.

Nash’s head coaching career was really over before it began. You hire a head coach with no prior head coaching experience and you’re tasked to handle 3 very talented offensive players with the #1 offense in the league that season at 120 PPG, but can’t do a thing on defense. Add to that the players never really bought in to Nash’s coaching, and you have a recipe for disaster.

I’m convinced that Isiah Thomas isn’t merely incompetent, he has the personality of a sociopath.

They got into the 1970s and Bob Cousy couldn’t hoop anymore 😭😂

Steve Nash was dealt a terrible deck. Those players were to blame for all the problems there.

The reason why former players that became great coaches were role players is due to mindset. The role player looks at the game when he plays and thinks: "My star is going right, I need to cut left. Where is the rebounder coming from? I need to box him out. If I don't defend this guy, I'm going to get benched". The star player is thinking: "Where is the double team coming from? Should I drive right, or drive left? Do I pull up, spin, or just keep pushing and try to draw a foul?" That mentality translates into coaching. The role player knows how to take in the entirety of the game. The star player only sees how the game effects him, or how he effects the game.

Let's not forget about Tim Duncan he has an NBA head coaching winning record of 100 % !!!

I wonder how good Larry Bird would have been had he gone beyond 3 years of coaching. He's probably the only one, along with Jerry West who had success as a player, coach, and front office. Elgin Baylor maybe a mention - 86-135 (4 years) Willis Reed 33-77 (2 years)

I think when you’re that talented it’s a struggle to be able to relate to and effectively use guys fighting for their nba lives.

Everything that was out of Nash’s control went wrong. Covid, injuries, bad trades, a roster that never played together, superstars that didn’t think they needed him. We never got to see if he was a good coach or not because he never got to coach the team he was hired to coach

I mean Larry bird was probably the only NBA legend to have a successful stint as a NBA HC even tho it was very small and brief Steve Nash never even had a chance to do anything even with KD , James harden and Kyrie They were literally a KD foot away from a conference final in 2021

A whole video for Steve Nash is crazy 😭😭

LARRY BIRD is the only person in NBA history to be named ROTY, MVP, FMVP, AS-MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.

strolled in to drop a dooke n andy posted. blessed day most definitely

The only legendary player to have a long and successful coaching career was Lenny Wilkens