I grew up watching Chuck Daly while he coached the "Bad Boys" of Detroit, he was universally admired for his class and coaching acumen.
“I never understood how a great man and nice guy coached the Bad Boys,” Charles Barkley said.
Daly died Saturday morning at 78 in Jupiter, Fla., with his family by his side, the Pistons said. The team announced in March he was being treated for pancreatic cancer.
Daly was renowned for his ability to create harmony out of diverse personalities at all levels of the game, whether they were Ivy Leaguers at Pennsylvania, Dream Teamers Michael Jordan and Barkley, or Pistons as dissimilar as Dennis Rodman and Joe Dumars.
Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA’s first half-century in 1996, two years after being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was the first coach to win both NBA and Olympic titles.
The Hall of Fame coach led the Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships in Detroit and the rumor was that he never took a timeout while coaching the dream team.
via Frank151
Did you know that 50% of all NBA players file bankruptcy within 5 years after retirement, think about that when you need something to make you laugh
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