Much of that reasoning is due to the potentially seamless fit between coach and roster - and he further clarifies that belief below: "Mike Budenholzer and the Suns might be the pe

ESPN's Tim MacMahon wrote: "Coaching the Suns' star-studded top-heavy roster comes with massive immediate expectations. Ask Budenholzer's predecessor, Frank Vogel, who was fired after his first season in Phoenix ended with a 49-33 record and first-round sweep.

There's something innately futile about ranking coaches in basketball because it's a sport so defined by improvisation. You never quite know when you see a great play, whether it was a brilliant set piece designed by a coach on a white board or the result of a single player's unique instincts.

Udoka is ranked just behind Will Hardy of the Utah Jazz (formerly Udoka’s top assistant in Boston) and Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Meanwhile, he is narrowly in front of Mike Budenholzer of the Phoenix Suns; Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks; and Joe Mazzulla, who ultimately replaced Udoka with the Celtics.

The 30 coaches in the NBA, as ranked by CBS Sports? Ooo. get your popcorn! (Fun fact...I am actually eating popcorn as I write this...and it’s getting on my keyboard) Let’s start with how Sam Quinn of CBS Sports is ranking these coaches.

A CBS ranking of the 30 NBA head coaches released on Monday slotted Brian Keefe as the NBA's 2nd-worst head coach, ahead of only JJ Redick of the Lakers and in a tier with Charles Lee of the Hornets,

C BS Sports published a ranking of their top 30 NBA coaches on Monday morning and the list places Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as the 18th best coach. The author also pl