| ▲ | just_once 4 hours ago | |
Can anyone think of a single successful player-coach in the entire history of sports? Why would this be a good model? | ||
| ▲ | fsckboy 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, NBA national champions 2 years in a row, 67-68, 68-69 (first black head coach in NBA) | ||
| ▲ | jppope 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Most of the high profile basketball players you can think of do this - obvious ones are Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James - as I remember it Lebron has even written up plays from time to time during critical games (evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkQbGQTdQ8, and famously erasing his coach's play: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-changed-fina...) | ||
| ▲ | Refreeze5224 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
There are definitely a tiny handful, which absolutely makes them the exceptions that prove the rule, and a terrible idea for Coinbase or anyone else. | ||
| ▲ | yurylifshits 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Gianluca Vialli won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Chelsea as player-coach in 1998 | ||
| ▲ | conradfr 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
There's successful actor-directors. | ||
| ▲ | soperj 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Reggie Dunlop, Charlestown Cheifs, they won the Federal League and it's hard to argue it wasn't all down to his coaching. | ||
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| ▲ | spuwho 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
George Halas - Chicago Bears | ||
| ▲ | leg100 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool FC, 1985-1990. | ||
| ▲ | darepublic 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Pete Rose baseball? | ||