How much do coaches matter ?

[THE PISTONS]

I've often felt that Marvin was at his best when we had a mediocre roster. He could squeak 6-8 wins out.

I've felt he was at his worst in the playoffs. When you get to the playoffs you face the best teams and best coaches generally. That's where we got exploited although our rosters always have had major weaknesses like LB's that can't cover a TE or a bad Center.

People forget that in the playoffs sometimes the great Mike Zimmer's defenses have caused us to lose some of the games by not being able to stop the run. Some our offense left us down. It's a mix.