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Originally Posted by chumdawg
Looking at win percentage over all playoff games is probably less fruitful than looking at win percentages across series. Here's what I see. Regular season wins first, playoff record next:
50 - 1-1
50 - 2-1
61 - 2-1
44 - 1-1
41 - 0-1
That's 6-5 in series, if you are counting, which is above .500. What does it say, though? His first 50-win team got out of the first round, at least. How good was the team it lost to in the second round? Remember that it usually becomes much, much harder to win in the next round. His second 50-win team made the conference finals. That's a strong accomplishment. His 61-win team made the conference finals. They did not disappoint. His 44-win team won in the first round, which is a nice accomplishment. His 41-win team lost in the first round, as it probably should have.
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Ok, then that would mean Avery is a better playoff coach than his record says? Also, then dont that mean that when Carlisle loses in the playoffs, he loses pretty bad? Dont forget his Pacers had the best record in the NBA that year and did not make it to the NBA finals losing 2-4 with the homecourt against the Pistons. Remember that was the same Pistons team he had just left as well. Come on Chum, he was also in the East
Had to go back to see Avery record compared to Carlisle:
Avery:
Year Season Record Playoff Record
04-05 16-2 1-1
05-06 60-22 3-1 NBA Finals
06-07 67-15 0-1
07-06 51-31 0-1
Regular season: 194- 70
Playoff Record: 4-4
So, if we all agree that Avery did not do a good job from the Western Conference, then I would say Carlisle did much worst in that regard.