Alvin Gentry will be the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. Thanks to the NBA Stats tool we can look at how Gentry has coached since the 1997-98 Detroit Pistons. In stops with the Pistons, Clippers, and finally the Phoenix Suns Gentry has evolved significantly. While his calling card has been offense for a long time, there is a point where Gentry also was very successful with his team defensively. Those 1998-99 Pistons, during the stunted 50 game lockout season, finished ninth in defensive efficiency while playing at one of the slowest paces in the entire league.
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