Let's see if we can get 24 teams for season 3. Just 2 days left in the regular season for Season 2.

NBA 76252

This will be a Retro Season. You can only use coaches who stopped coaching before the 21st century. So the last season that they could have still been a head coach is 1998-1999. Any coach who was a head coach in any season from 1999-2000 or later is banned from this season. Also dropping the salary cap from $52M down to $50M.

I am starting things out with 2 teams. I have to take my favorite team when I was growing up, so I am going with Red Holzman. My second team will be coached by Jack Ramsay. As always, each team must include at least one player from each franchise that our coach was at. Teams must play at the home arena of one of the teams that your coach was at.

Salary Cap - $50M
Coach can not have been a head coach after the 1998-99 season.
No clones, no waivers, no rookies, no trades
Auto draft
NO DUPLICATE COACHES IN THE LEAGUE!
Once a coach is taken no other team can have him for this season.

IN SO FAR
01. SavoyBG - Red Holzman
02. SavoyBG - Jack Ramsay
03. greenies - Chuck Daly
04. berkelon - Billy Cunningham
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Here are sites to check out possible coaches.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/NBA_stats.html

https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/ABA_stats.html

I pick Alex Hannum.

I just want to clarify the rules... can I use any player from any season as long as they once played under Hannum, or only players he coached during those seasons he was coach?

Posted by peppero128 on 4/28/2026 8:44:00 PM (view original):
I just want to clarify the rules... can I use any player from any season as long as they once played under Hannum, or only players he coached during those seasons he was coach?

Only seasons where the player was playing for Hannum.

Hannum coached 7 different teams so you have to have at least one player from each of those franchises on your roster.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hannual01c.html

chuck daly

Posted by greenies on 4/28/2026 10:18:00 PM (view original):
chuck daly

Who are you gonna take from the 81-82 Cavs?

Posted by savoybg on 4/28/2026 10:06:00 PM (view original):

Posted by peppero128 on 4/28/2026 8:44:00 PM (view original):
I just want to clarify the rules... can I use any player from any season as long as they once played under Hannum, or only players he coached during those seasons he was coach?

Only seasons where the player was playing for Hannum.

Hannum coached 7 different teams so you have to have at least one player from each of those franchises on your roster.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hannual01c.html

Thank you. I'm sorry, but I have to back out. This is much harder than I thought it would be. :(

Posted by peppero128 on 4/29/2026 1:55:00 AM (view original):

Posted by savoybg on 4/28/2026 10:06:00 PM (view original):

Posted by peppero128 on 4/28/2026 8:44:00 PM (view original):
I just want to clarify the rules... can I use any player from any season as long as they once played under Hannum, or only players he coached during those seasons he was coach?

Only seasons where the player was playing for Hannum.

Hannum coached 7 different teams so you have to have at least one player from each of those franchises on your roster.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/hannual01c.html

Thank you. I'm sorry, but I have to back out. This is much harder than I thought it would be. :(

Okay, but i's not hard at all. You just set the parameters when you go to draft and see who is available under the rules. You might not be able to come up with a great team for every coach, but you can easily put a team together for each coach. I have the Holzman and Ramsay teams done already.

https://www.whatifsports.com/nba-l/stats.asp?teamid=649990

https://www.whatifsports.com/nba-l/stats.asp?teamid=649995

Will poor Red Auerbach finally get a chance in this league?

Billy Cunningham

Pat Riley, I’m out

Posted by poppapomp on 4/30/2026 9:23:00 PM (view original):
I’ll try one more time, Pat Riley.

Pat Riley is not eligible. He coached until 2008.

Posted by savoybg on 4/28/2026 10:58:00 PM (view original):

Posted by greenies on 4/28/2026 10:18:00 PM (view original):
chuck daly

Who are you gonna take from the 81-82 Cavs?

took a min salary guy for Daly

Posted by greenies on 5/1/2026 10:55:00 AM (view original):

Posted by savoybg on 4/28/2026 10:58:00 PM (view original):

Posted by greenies on 4/28/2026 10:18:00 PM (view original):
chuck daly

Who are you gonna take from the 81-82 Cavs?

took a min salary guy for Daly

Mickey Dillard. He'll keep the bench warm.

I’ll take 2

Bill Fitch and Del Harris