Gregg Popovich coach 100 The gold standard for maximizing role players. Bruce Bowen, Danny Green, Patty Mills all became vital contributors. Red Holzman coach 90 Master of role player utilization; Knicks dynasty built on defined roles and team basketball Erik Spoelstra coach 90 Heat Culture is built on maximizing role players. Duncan Robinson, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus all overperformed expectations. 4 Chuck Daly coach 88 Vinnie Johnson (Microwave), Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn all maximized in their roles. Perfect role definition. 4 Phil Jackson coach 88 Extraordinary at getting role players to buy in. Steve Kerr, John Paxson, Derek Fisher all thrived in specific roles. 6 Larry Brown coach 85 2004 Pistons had no superstars but 5 great starters all in perfect roles. Brown maximized Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace. 7 Jerry Sloan coach 82 Jeff Hornacek, Bryon Russell, Greg Ostertag all maximized in their roles. Sloan extracted maximum value from limited rosters. 7 Steve Kerr coach 82 Excellent at getting role players to thrive: Livingston, Iguodala (Finals MVP), Looney. Motion offense creates open looks for everyone. 9 Pat Riley coach 80 Extracted maximum value from role players on Lakers (Cooper, Green) and Knicks (Starks, Oakley). 9 Tom Thibodeau coach 80 Gets maximum effort from role players; Taj Gibson, Luol Deng thrived in his system 11 Jack Ramsay coach 78 1977 Blazers epitomized role clarity with everyone contributing within system 11 Quinn Snyder coach 78 Excellent at maximizing Ingles, Clarkson, Bogdanovic, ONeale in defined roles 11 Kenny Atkinson coach 78 Maximized castoff players and G-League talent into productive NBA contributors 14 Stan Van Gundy coach 72 Orlando supporting cast (Turkoglu, Lewis, Nelson) performed well in spread system 14 Don Nelson coach 72 Used unconventional players in unconventional ways. Small ball lineups before they were mainstream. 16 Ime Udoka coach 68 Al Horford renaissance and Grant Williams development were strong role player results 17 Doc Rivers coach 65 Adequate at role player management. 2008 Celtics role players thrived. Clippers role players were inconsistent. 18 Terry Stotts coach 62 Got decent production from role players in his spread pick-and-roll system 18 Monty Williams coach 62 Suns role players (Crowder, Cam Johnson, Craig) performed well in system 20 Brett Brown coach 60 TJ McConnell and Robert Covington became solid contributors from undrafted/castoff status 21 Sergio Scariolo coach 55 Excellent at defining roles in international play; Spain role players always performed 22 Darvin Ham coach 48 Rui Hachimura had good moments; overall role player production was inconsistent 23 Rick Pitino coach 45 System struggled to translate to NBA; role players did not overperform 24 Tom Izzo coach 40 College players were well-prepared for NBA roles; indirect contribution 25 Mike Montgomery coach 35 Limited evidence of role player elevation in short NBA tenure