[rojas]

maybe he coaches in practice.

Good point. Most basketball fans (including the originator of this thread) seem to watch the game, live or on TV, and think what they see is coaching. In reality game coaching is probably about 3-5% of coaching. Its the proverbial icing on the cake. Its the only part the fan sees. 95-97% of coaching is coaching during practice. Continuous individual improvement through repetitive drills actually builds the basketball program not so much game situation coaching. The X's and O's are a fairly minor part of the job.