K.C. Jones (coach)

Why he should be inducted:

2-time NBA Champion (1984, 1986)
Took 2 different teams (Boston and Washington) to the finals.
Appeared in the finals 5 times in 10 years of NBA coaching (1975, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987).
Made the playoffs in each of the 9 full seasons he coached in the NBA.
Won over 2/3 of the games in his NBA career
Never had a losing season in 10 coaching seasons.

Stats:

                         Reg Season      Playoffs   
 Season   Tm   Lg      W    L  Win%    W   L  Win% 
+-----------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
 1972-73  SDA  ABA    30   54  .357    0   4  .000
 1973-74  CAP  NBA    47   35  .573    3   4  .429
 1974-75  WSB  NBA    60   22  .732    8   9  .471
 1975-76  WSB  NBA    48   34  .585    3   4  .429
 1983-84  BOS  NBA    62   20  .756   15   8  .652
 1984-85  BOS  NBA    63   19  .768   13   8  .619
 1985-86  BOS  NBA    67   15  .817   15   3  .833
 1986-87  BOS  NBA    59   23  .720   13  10  .565
 1987-88  BOS  NBA    57   25  .695    9   8  .529
 1990-91  SEA  NBA    41   41  .500    2   3  .400
 1991-92  SEA  NBA    18   18  .500
+-----------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
  1 Season     ABA    30   54  .357    0   4  .000
 10 Seasons    NBA   522  252  .674   81  57  .587
+-----------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
 11 Seasons          552  306  .643   81  61  .570
+-----------------+-----+----+-----+----+---+-----+
Stats from http://www.basketball-reference.com/

Comment:

Some may argue with this.  Yes, he did coach great players, but that does not guarantee a championship (Del Harris and Butch Van Breda Kolff in Los Angeles or Matt Guokas in Philadelphia).  He beat a great Laker team in 1984 to win the championship.  The 1986 Celtics team is regarded as one of the greatest ever.  The fact is, no team ever won a title without talent, so that is no excuse to keep him out.  His record speaks for itself.


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