[just_once]

Can anyone think of a single successful player-coach in the entire history of sports? Why would this be a good model?

[fsckboy]

Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, NBA national champions 2 years in a row, 67-68, 68-69 (first black head coach in NBA)

[just_once]

Yeah this is one of maybe 3 or 4 successful examples in the history of both players and coaches. Wonder why they haven't done it since the 70's....

[jppope]

Most of the high profile basketball players you can think of do this - obvious ones are Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Lebron James - as I remember it Lebron has even written up plays from time to time during critical games (evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUkQbGQTdQ8, and famously erasing his coach's play: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-james-changed-fina...)

[just_once]

I don't think that's what player-coach means. It's not an archetype. It's a concrete role.

[yurylifshits]

Gianluca Vialli won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Chelsea as player-coach in 1998

[Refreeze5224]

There are definitely a tiny handful, which absolutely makes them the exceptions that prove the rule, and a terrible idea for Coinbase or anyone else.

[soperj]

Reggie Dunlop, Charlestown Cheifs, they won the Federal League and it's hard to argue it wasn't all down to his coaching.

[conradfr]

There's successful actor-directors.

[leg100]

Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool FC, 1985-1990.

[spuwho]

George Halas - Chicago Bears

[darepublic]

Pete Rose baseball?

[butterlesstoast]

Lol love all the responses