NBA: Power Ranking The 30 NBA Head Coaches Entering 2016-17

By Michael Saenz | Sep 12, 2016

May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gives direction to his team against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /

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14. Mike D’Antoni, Houston Rockets

Mike D’Antoni is back in the NBA. Let that sink in for a moment; this is great news for everyone involved. It’s especially good news if you were a fan of Mr. 7 Seconds Or Less.

It’s going to be interesting to see if this is the philosophy that MDA embraces with the Houston Rockets. If it is, the Rockets are going to be a must-watch every night on League Pass. James Harden in the 7 second or less offense, YES PLEASE.

Seriously, though, D’Antoni often gets blamed for the disaster that was the Steve Nash-Dwight Howard-Kobe Bryant Lakers, but that team was built for disaster from the start. Not all his fault.

And this is probably the best era of basketball for a coach like D’Antoni.

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