Steve Kerr coach 92 Warriors motion offense has been the most copied system in the modern NBA. Every team now runs motion concepts. Gregg Popovich coach 88 2014 Beautiful Game motion offense influenced the entire league. His defensive principles widely copied across NBA. Don Nelson coach 82 Small ball revolution can be traced directly to Nellie Ball. His point forward concept is now standard in modern NBA. 4 Phil Jackson coach 78 Triangle offense was widely studied but rarely successfully adopted by others. Unique system that required specific buy-in. 5 Red Holzman coach 75 Team-first motion offense influenced later systems; early pioneer of ball movement concepts 5 Erik Spoelstra coach 75 Zone defense concepts widely studied. Heat Culture approach to player accountability has influenced many teams. 7 Chuck Daly coach 72 Jordan Rules defensive concept was influential. Physical play style was widely copied in early 1990s. 8 Pat Riley coach 70 Showtime offense was influential but more a product of talent than scheme. His defensive intensity in NY was widely copied. 8 Tom Thibodeau coach 70 ICE defensive coverage widely adopted; his defensive concepts spread across league 10 Stan Van Gundy coach 68 Early adopter of spread pick-and-roll with dominant big; concept became league-wide 11 Larry Brown coach 65 Defense-first principles were influential but not unique to Brown. His approach was more philosophical than schematic. 12 Jerry Sloan coach 62 Stockton-Malone pick and roll was the most efficient play in NBA for a decade but was more execution than innovation. 13 Jack Ramsay coach 55 Running game concepts were adopted broadly; not as directly influential as later innovators 13 Ime Udoka coach 55 Switch-everything defensive scheme was noted and studied around the league 13 Quinn Snyder coach 55 Drop coverage with elite rim protector was widely studied; five-out offense concepts adopted 16 Rick Pitino coach 52 Full-court press influenced some NBA approaches temporarily; three-point emphasis was prescient 17 Sergio Scariolo coach 48 European concepts increasingly adopted in NBA; indirect influence through Raptors assistant work 18 Terry Stotts coach 42 Standard pick-and-roll heavy attack; well-executed but not widely copied as distinct system 19 Kenny Atkinson coach 40 Modern pace-and-space approach; well-executed but not uniquely innovative 19 Doc Rivers coach 40 No widely adopted schemes from Rivers. More of a player manager and motivator than a tactical innovator. 21 Brett Brown coach 35 Spurs-influenced system; nothing uniquely adoptable beyond standard modern approach 21 Monty Williams coach 35 Standard modern offense; nothing uniquely adoptable by other teams 23 Tom Izzo coach 30 College system concepts not directly adopted by NBA; toughness culture is his legacy 24 Mike Montgomery coach 25 College system did not translate well to NBA; no notable adoption 25 Darvin Ham coach 20 Standard approach; nothing distinctive adopted by other teams