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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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Apr 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry speaks with official Scott Foster after a call during the second half of the game against the Chicago Bulls at the Smoothie King Center. The Bulls won 121-116. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry speaks with official Scott Foster after a call during the second half of the game against the Chicago Bulls at the Smoothie King Center. The Bulls won 121-116. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

27. Alvin Gentry, New Orleans Pelicans

To say that Alvin Gentry’s first season as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans didn’t go as planned would be a massive understatement. However, that’s exactly why Gentry finds himself so low on this list.

Despite the myriad of injuries this team had to overcome last season, the Pelicans didn’t look all that different than when Monty Williams was running things. They still underwhelmed on most nights and limped their way to 30 wins.

Even though we can’t fully judge Gentry as a head coach until at the very least the Pelicans give him one healthy season, he didn’t have a great start.

And in today’s short-sighted view, he may not have much more time to prove that he can be a real difference maker for this team.

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