Best coach teacher in the game.

I see Rivers as more of a motivator than a teacher. 

I think Skiles is and always has been an excellent teacher.  His abrasive personality (which he has scaled back a bit) eventually wears thin on players and they tune him out.  However, from a tactical standpoint, his players are prepared for what the other team is going to throw at them and he has the ability to adjust when the other team counters.  It is kind of a subjective question because you can interpret coach/teacher in many ways, but that is my take.  

I see Rivers as more of a motivator than a teacher. 

I think Skiles is and always has been an excellent teacher.  His abrasive personality (which he has scaled back a bit) eventually wears thin on players and they tune him out.  However, from a tactical standpoint, his players are prepared for what the other team is going to throw at them and he has the ability to adjust when the other team counters.  It is kind of a subjective question because you can interpret coach/teacher in many ways, but that is my take.  

 Mike Krzyzewski

 Mike Krzyzewski

Is it sad that I looked at your name before I read your answer and knew you would say Coach K? Because that’s exactly what I did lol

Is it sad that I looked at your name before I read your answer and knew you would say Coach K? Because that’s exactly what I did lol

All above answers are good.

Gregg Popovich (even though his best students have been pretty much the same for almost a decade or so)

All above answers are good.

Gregg Popovich (even though his best students have been pretty much the same for almost a decade or so)

Popovich and Sloan seem to be able to take guys picked near the end of the 1st round and sometimes second, and turn them into solid players. They might just be very good talent evaluators though.

Popovich and Sloan seem to be able to take guys picked near the end of the 1st round and sometimes second, and turn them into solid players. They might just be very good talent evaluators though.

Even though they don’t coach anymore John Chaney and Bob Knight have to be the two best teachers of character and just life in general.

Talking about current coaches and teaching skill, I’d probably go Gregg Popovich.

Even though they don’t coach anymore John Chaney and Bob Knight have to be the two best teachers of character and just life in general.

Talking about current coaches and teaching skill, I’d probably go Gregg Popovich.

Hubie Brown

Hubie Brown

"Even though they don’t coach anymore John Chaney and Bob Knight have to be the two best teachers of character and just life in general. Talking about current coaches and teaching skill, I’d probably go Gregg Popovich."

I’m a Temple Grad, and I give Chaney credit for the life skills he taught his players, but I was not a fan of his coaching abilities, especially his last decade or so. He was too stubborn to change his style to make it more compatible with the way basketball was played during that era. He cared nothing at all about teaching his guys offense. I was tickled pink when he retired, but HATED they hired Fran Dumphy who has a coaching style similar to Chaney.

"Even though they don’t coach anymore John Chaney and Bob Knight have to be the two best teachers of character and just life in general. Talking about current coaches and teaching skill, I’d probably go Gregg Popovich."

I’m a Temple Grad, and I give Chaney credit for the life skills he taught his players, but I was not a fan of his coaching abilities, especially his last decade or so. He was too stubborn to change his style to make it more compatible with the way basketball was played during that era. He cared nothing at all about teaching his guys offense. I was tickled pink when he retired, but HATED they hired Fran Dumphy who has a coaching style similar to Chaney.

John Wooden

Teacher of life, love, politics, religion, social issues, and lastly.. basketball

John Wooden

Teacher of life, love, politics, religion, social issues, and lastly.. basketball