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colonel Posted: 12-06-2006 2:22 PM

Which coach had the hottest start (first 100 games coached) in NBA history?  This implies the coach made it to 100 career games, therefore having a first 100 game record...

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mrobison replied on 12-06-2006 4:32 PM
Who took over for Auerbach?

Ok. Bill Russell?
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colonel replied on 12-06-2006 5:05 PM

Nope.  I can't find his first 100, but the number of wins to shoot for is 77...

Bill's coaching marks...

                    Reg Season      Playoffs  
Year  Tm   Lg      W    L  Win%    W   L  Win%
+--------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
1967  BOS  NBA    60   21  .741    4   5  .444
1968  BOS  NBA    54   28  .659   12   7  .632
1969  BOS  NBA    48   34  .585   12   6  .667
1974  SEA  NBA    36   46  .439
1975  SEA  NBA    43   39  .524    4   5  .444
1976  SEA  NBA    43   39  .524    2   4  .333
1977  SEA  NBA    40   42  .488
1988  SAC  NBA    17   41  .293
+--------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
  8 Seasons       341  290  .540   34  27  .557

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colonel replied on 12-06-2006 5:10 PM
Russell was 74-26, just 3 games off the record pace...  This site may be useful...

http://basketball-reference.com/coaches/

You can even drill into game results after you click on a Season/Team combo from the coach's summary...
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younggod replied on 12-06-2006 5:25 PM
Pat Riley? he took over a stacked lakers team...
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younggod replied on 12-06-2006 5:28 PM

or Avery Johnson?

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mrobison replied on 12-06-2006 5:28 PM
Phil Jackson?  I don't know when he took over in Chicago.  For that matter, I don't know if Chicago was his first team.
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younggod replied on 12-06-2006 5:38 PM
3rd time's a charm...Paul Westphal when he took over Barkley's Suns
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colonel replied on 12-06-2006 5:45 PM
Yeah Paul Westphal!!  77-23...
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colonel replied on 12-06-2006 5:50 PM
76-24 Avery Johnson
72-28 Pat Riley
67-33 Phil Jackson


Poor Avery just fell short...  Wednesday's win over New Jersey came in his 100th regular season game - just missing the mark by one game...
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johnd replied on 12-08-2006 1:57 AM
my first guess would have been avery johnson. kudos to the guy who guessed westphal - i never would have gotten that.
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