Julio del Corral (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, @jdelcorraltm)
Andrés Maroto (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, @jazzandmar)
One of the most successful leagues around the world has just started this week: the NBA. An interesting question is how efficient the coaches have been in the NBA so far. Year after year, the NBA has the best basketball players of the world playing in the league. This fact and the huge professionalism of sports in the USA result in NBA teams having oversized budgets. However, displaying a roster with exceptional players or a big budget is not always a guarantee of success. There are other key variables, such as managing egos within a team, the psychology and motivation, the adaptation to changes and conjuncture problems as injuries, long travels…, which might explain why some teams tend to win more than others in the NBA . Thus, the head coach is an essential factor for the teams to win a Championship or to reach the play-offs, in the case of teams predicted to have worse results. . Following this reasoning, the efficiency, or how efficiently a main coach manages his resources, is important when analyzing basketball and more precisely the NBA league.
Coach
|
Team
|
Efficiency
|
Victories
|
Matches
|
Seasons
|
Mike Budenholzer
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
0.52
|
38
|
82
|
1
|
Brad Stevens
|
Boston Celtics
|
0.10
|
25
|
82
|
1
|
Lionel Hollins
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
0.67
|
214
|
415
|
7
|
Steve Clifford
|
Charlotte Hornets
|
0.99
|
43
|
82
|
1
|
Tom Thibodeau
|
Chicago Bulls
|
0.81
|
205
|
312
|
4
|
David Blatt
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Rick Carlisle
|
Dallas Mavericks
|
0.67
|
569
|
968
|
12
|
Brian Shaw
|
Denver Nuggets
|
0.26
|
36
|
82
|
1
|
Stan Van Gundy
|
Detroit Pistons
|
0.58
|
371
|
579
|
8
|
Steve Kerr
|
Golden State Warriors
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Kevin McHale
|
Houston Rockets
|
0.66
|
172
|
324
|
5
|
Frank Vogel
|
Indiana Pacers
|
0.72
|
167
|
267
|
4
|
Doc Rivers
|
Los Angeles Clippers
|
0.55
|
644
|
1142
|
15
|
Byron Scott
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
0.46
|
416
|
937
|
13
|
David Joerger
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
0.89
|
50
|
82
|
1
|
Erik Spoelstra
|
Miami Heat
|
0.60
|
314
|
476
|
6
|
Jason Kidd
|
Milwaukee Bucks
|
0.69
|
44
|
82
|
1
|
Flip Saunders
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
0.61
|
638
|
1164
|
16
|
Monty Williams
|
New Orleans Pelicans
|
0.48
|
128
|
312
|
4
|
Derek Fisher
|
New York Knicks
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Scott Brooks
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
0.72
|
293
|
463
|
6
|
Jacque Vaughn
|
Orlando Magic
|
0.10
|
43
|
164
|
2
|
Brett Brown
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
0.42
|
19
|
82
|
1
|
Jeff Hornacek
|
Phoenix Suns
|
0.96
|
48
|
82
|
1
|
Terry Stotts
|
Portland Trail Blazers
|
0.55
|
202
|
447
|
6
|
Michael Malone
|
Sacramento Kings
|
0.21
|
28
|
82
|
1
|
Greg Popovich
|
San Antonio Spurs
|
0.65
|
967
|
1410
|
18
|
Dwane Casey
|
Toronto Raptors
|
0.51
|
158
|
352
|
5
|
Quin Snyder
|
Utah Jazz
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Randy Wittman
|
Washington Wizards
|
0.39
|
191
|
520
|
8
|