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#4 Mike D’Antoni
Mike D'Antoni's coaching style has plenty of notable detractors, although there is no doubting the impact that the Rockets head coach has had on the NBA. For decades, teams refused to embrace the three, however, D'Antoni's 04-05 Phoenix Suns side proved that it is possible to compete with a combination of pace and outside shooting.
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Billed the 'seven seconds or less' team, the Suns won 60 games throughout the regular season, and under D'Antoni, a reinvigorated Steve Nash set the blueprint for future stars such as Steph Curry.
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After enduring miserable spells with the Knicks and Lakers, D'Antoni has once again found success with the Houston Rockets, and his strategy to spread shooters around the floor has resulted in three-straight trips to the Western Conference Semifinals. D'Antoni and the Rockets will be in contention for the foreseeable future, and it will be interesting to see how the coach integrates Russell Westbrook into his system.
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