What NBA Team Did Mike Woodson Coach?

Mike Woodson was most recently the head coach of the New York Knicks. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, and Detroit Pistons.

Mike Woodson’s Coaching History

Mike Woodson is a well-known American basketball coach. He has coached several teams in his career, including the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks. Woodson is currently the head coach of the Houston Rockets.

Atlanta Hawks

Mike Woodson was head coach of the Atlanta Hawks from 2004 to 2010. He led the Hawks to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2008 and 2009, and was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2010. Woodson was also an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers before becoming a head coach.

New York Knicks

Mike Woodson is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets, and was also an assistant coach for various teams.

Woodson was born in 1963 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played college basketball at Indiana University, where he was a member of the Hoosiers’ 1981 NCAA championship team. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater in 1985. After several years coaching in college and the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), he joined Larry Brown’s staff with the Detroit Pistons in 1997. Woodson served as an assistant under Brown during Detroit’s successful run to the 2004 NBA title.

In 2004, Woodson became head coach of the Atlanta Hawks. He led Atlanta to four consecutive playoff berths, but was unable to take the team past the first round of the playoffs. He was fired by the Hawks in 2010 after a poor start to that season. Woodson spent two seasons out of coaching before being hired by the Rockets in 2012. Houston made the playoffs during both of Woodson’s seasons with the team, but again he was unable to get past the first round.

Woodson returned to coaching after being hired by the Knicks in 2012. He coached New York to a 54-28 record and their first playoff appearance since 2010. The Knicks made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing to eventual Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers. Woodson’s success with New York led to him signing a contract extension with the team in 2013.

Woodson’s Record as a Head Coach

Mike Woodson coached the Atlanta Hawks from 2004 to 2010, and the New York Knicks from 2012 to 2014. He has a career record of 449-363 (.553), and has made the playoffs six times. Woodson is currently an assistant coach for the Clippers.

Overall record

In his 11 seasons as an NBA head coach, Mike Woodson has compiled a record of 511-606 (.455). He began his head coaching career with the Atlanta Hawks in 2004, leading the team to a 130-102 record in his first season. Woodson would go on to coach the Hawks for six more seasons, compiling a record of 202-217 (.482) with the team.

Woodson was then hired by the New York Knicks in 2012, and he led the team to a 54-28 record in his first season. The Knicks would make the playoffs in each of Woodson’s first two seasons as head coach, but they failed to make it past the second round. Woodson was fired midway through the 2014-15 season, and he has not been hired as a head coach since then.

Playoff record

Woodson’s playoff record as a head coach is 34–20.

He has coached in the playoffs in each of his five full seasons as a head coach, and his teams have won at least one playoff series in four of those five seasons.

Woodson led the Hawks to the second round of the playoffs in 2010 and 2011, the Eastern Conference Finals in 2015, and the first round of the playoffs in 2016.

Why Woodson Was Fired from the Knicks

After leading the Knicks to their best record in 13 years, Mike Woodson was fired as head coach. Woodson coached the Knicks for two seasons, compiling a record of 109-79. He led the Knicks to the playoffs both years, winning a total of four playoff series. Woodson is the only coach in Knicks history to win four playoff series in his first two seasons.

Lack of player development

During his time with the Knicks, Woodson was not able to produce the same level of player development that he had during his time with the Hawks. New York’s roster was filled with veterans who were past their prime, and Woodson was not able to get the most out of them. He also failed to develop younger players like Iman Shumpert and Jerian Grant.

Poor defensive strategy

Woodson was the head coach of the New York Knicks from 2012 to 2014. He was fired after the team missed the playoffs in 2014.

Woodson was known for his poor defensive strategy. He often put players in the wrong position, and his teams gave up a lot of points. Woodson also had a bad relationship with Knicks star Carmelo Anthony.