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

By Michael Saenz

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
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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Dec 10, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Miami Heat assistant head coach David Fizdale during the game against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 10, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Miami Heat assistant head coach David Fizdale during the game against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

30. Dave Fizdale, Memphis Grizzlies*

Before you scream at me (yes, I’m looking at you Miami Heat fans), let me explain my reasoning for placing him in this spot. The simple reason why Fizdale, a first-year head coach, checks in at No. 30 is because of just that.

This is his first time he will be the head coach of any team in the professional ranks, and that’s not an easy thing to project. He did great in his role as an assistant with the Miami Heat, and there’s no question that his experience with a team like that (a championship-level franchise) will do wonders for him in Memphis.

However, I’m just not sure what to make of him as a lead coach just yet. He could be great. In fact, I hope he is. And with a stacked Memphis Grizzlies roster, he’s going to be in position to have a really good team in year one. But, as w’eve seen before, it doesn’t always work that way.

We simply don’t know enough about Fizdale just yet.

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