By Joe DeMartino | ESPN, 2025-05-03 01:29:18
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上周五，传奇圣安东尼奥马刺队主教练格雷格·波波维奇(Gregg Popovich)卸任球队主教练一职，转到管理层任职。虽然他在2024年11月经历中风后恢复良好，但执教NBA球队的日常重压对他来说还是难以承受。
接替他的是米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)，在上赛季接替波波维奇后，他带领球队取得了31胜45负的战绩。约翰逊面临着艰巨的任务——波波维奇曾带领球队赢得五次NBA总冠军，他的1422场胜利也是NBA纪录。幸运的是，追随传奇教练并取得成功并非史无前例——但绝非易事。
以下是其他体育项目中，那些接替传奇人物的教练的盘点。
约翰·卡利帕里到马克·波普（肯塔基野猫队）
卡利帕里在野猫队的履历令人难以置信——410胜122负，在2011-12赛季获得全国冠军，并七次进入甜蜜16强。上赛季他离开后，马克·波普(Mark Pope)出色地接管了球队，带领球队取得了24胜12负的战绩，并再次进入甜蜜16强。
吉姆·哈勃到谢隆·摩尔（密歇根狼獾队）
哈勃在巅峰时期离开了狼獾队，带领他的母校自1997年以来首次获得全国冠军。摩尔晋升为联合进攻协调员（后来完全控制了这个职位），这与密歇根在哈勃领导下的最佳表现同时发生，狼獾队连续三年击败俄亥俄州立七叶树队并进入大学橄榄球季后赛。摩尔带领狼獾队的进攻线在2021年和2022年赢得了乔·摩尔奖。
摩尔已经五次担任密歇根的比赛日教练，在2023年哈勃被禁赛期间，带领狼獾队战胜了博林格林猎鹰队、宾夕法尼亚州立尼塔尼雄狮队、马里兰水龟队和俄亥俄州立大学。在他的第一个赛季，他带领狼獾队取得了8胜5负的战绩，以13-10的比分爆冷战胜了俄亥俄州立大学，并在ReliaQuest碗比赛中击败了排名第11的阿拉巴马大学。
比尔·贝利奇克到杰罗德·梅奥（新英格兰爱国者队）
37岁的梅奥(Jerod Mayo)的晋升使他成为NFL最年轻的主教练——这个头衔之前由洛杉矶公羊队的肖恩·麦克维(Sean McVay)保持（比梅奥大一个月）。他于2019年加入贝利奇克的教练组，担任线卫教练。在此之前，他于2008年至2015年为新英格兰队效力，担任线卫，此前他在第一轮被选中。梅奥对球队很熟悉，并得到了球员的认可。然而，他的首秀却是一场灾难，球队的战绩为4胜13负。球队在2024-25赛季结束后解雇了他。
迈克·沙舍夫斯基到乔恩·谢耶尔（杜克蓝魔队）
在47年的执教生涯和五次全国冠军之后，沙舍夫斯基退休了，谢耶尔接手了球队，肩负着巨大的责任。谢耶尔证明了他能够胜任这项挑战。在他的第一个赛季，他带领蓝魔队取得了27胜9负的战绩，赢得了ACC锦标赛冠军，并在主场保持不败。谢耶尔是联盟历史上第一位在首个赛季取得主场不败战绩的教练。在他的第三个赛季，他带领蓝魔队进入了最终四强。
罗伊·威廉姆斯到休伯特·戴维斯（北卡罗来纳焦油踵队）
戴维斯(Hubert Davis)在担任北卡罗来纳焦油踵队教练的第一个赛季就引起了轰动。威廉姆斯的继任者带领他的球队在NCAA锦标赛中取得了一场史诗般的征程，最终进入了全国锦标赛决赛。戴维斯加入了精英俱乐部，他们曾以球员（1991年）、助理教练（2016年和2017年）和主教练（2022年）的身份进入过最终四强。在他的第三个赛季，他带领球队进入了甜蜜16强，但在第四个赛季的64强赛中失利。
菲尔·杰克逊到蒂姆·弗洛伊德（芝加哥公牛队）
这对弗洛伊德(Tim Floyd)来说极其不公平——他不仅要接替杰克逊545胜193负的战绩和六次NBA总冠军，而且他必须在没有迈克尔·乔丹、斯科蒂·皮蓬、丹尼斯·罗德曼和史蒂夫·科尔的情况下做到这一点。弗洛伊德在公牛队期间的战绩为49胜190负，并于2001年12月辞职。
文斯·隆巴迪到菲尔·本斯顿（绿湾包装工队）
取代那位以他的名字命名了冠军奖杯的人并不容易。难怪——隆巴迪赢得了五次总冠军，其中两次是超级碗，以及89胜29负4平的战绩。本斯顿在1967赛季后接替了他，但只取得了20胜21负1平的战绩，只有一个赛季获胜。他在1971赛季前辞职。
帕特· summit到霍莉·沃利克（田纳西女志愿队女子篮球）
历史上很少有人像帕特· summit那样代表女子大学篮球。她从1974年到2012年退休期间执教田纳西大学，获得了1098胜208负的战绩，并获得了八次NCAA锦标赛冠军。沃利克(Holly Warlick)一直执教该队直到2019年，虽然她没有赢得总冠军，但她并不逊色——在她执教期间，田纳西大学取得了172胜67负的战绩，三次进入甜蜜16强，两次进入精英八强。
约翰·伍登到吉恩·巴托（加州大学洛杉矶分校棕熊队男子篮球）
想象一下，追随一位赢得10次NCAA冠军（其中7次是连续的）的大学篮球偶像。这就是吉恩·巴托(Gene Bartow)在1974-75赛季接替约翰·伍登时的任务，后者赢得了他的最后一个冠军。奇怪的是，巴托在加州大学洛杉矶分校的总体胜率实际上更高（.836，而伍登的胜率为.808），但他只在那里待了两个赛季，并且有一次进入了最终四强。
汤姆·兰德里到吉米·约翰逊（达拉斯牛仔队）
汤姆·兰德里直到他担任牛仔队主教练的第七个赛季才取得胜利的战绩——这使得他最终取得的250胜162负的战绩和两次超级碗冠军更加令人印象深刻。约翰逊(Jimmy Johnson)，前迈阿密飓风队教练，以类似的方式开始了他在牛仔队的执教生涯，在他的前两个赛季取得了8胜24负的战绩，之后扭转了局面，带领美国队赢得了两次超级碗冠军。说到追随偶像……
唐·舒拉到吉米·约翰逊（迈阿密海豚队）
舒拉仍然是NFL获胜次数最多的主教练，在常规赛中取得了328场胜利。他在海豚队的胜率为.659，并带领他们获得了两次超级碗冠军，其中包括联盟唯一的赛季不败战绩。海豚队聘请约翰逊作为舒拉的继任者参加1996-97赛季。尽管自1993-94赛季以来他一直没有执教过，但约翰逊仍然保持了海豚队的实力，带领他们取得了36胜28负的战绩，并在四个赛季中赢得了两场季后赛胜利。
乔·托雷到乔·吉拉迪（纽约扬基队）
很少有经理在棒球界取得比乔·托雷(Joe Torre)在扬基队更好的成绩。在执教球队的12个赛季中，他的胜率为.605，并赢得了四次世界大赛冠军，其中三次是连续的。球队在吉拉迪的第一个赛季跌至美联东区第三名，但在他的第二个赛季强势反弹，赢得了2009年世界大赛冠军。在吉拉迪执教期间，纽约队的胜率为.562，并在2017赛季结束后合同到期时离开了球队。
穆菲特·麦格劳到尼勒·艾维（圣母斗士爱尔兰女子篮球）
麦格劳的斗士爱尔兰队在1995年至2019年的每个赛季都进入了NCAA锦标赛，并在2001年和2018年两次赢得了冠军。她在圣母大学的战绩为848胜251负，胜率为.772。艾维(Niele Ivey)作为她的继任者的第一个赛季因COVID-19大流行而缩短，但她在第二个赛季进入了甜蜜16强，总战绩为34胜20负。
鲍勃·鲍登到吉姆博·费舍尔（佛罗里达州立塞米诺尔人队橄榄球）
鲍登带领佛罗里达州立大学赢得了21场碗赛，其中包括两次全国冠军，总战绩为304胜97负4平。吉姆博·费舍尔(Jimbo Fisher)接替了他的位置，在他执教球队的第四个赛季赢得了冠军，并取得了83胜23负的战绩，胜率为.783——高于鲍登的胜率。费舍尔将从2010年到2017年一直留在球队，然后离开去执教德克萨斯农工大学。
巴里·斯威策到加里·吉布斯（俄克拉荷马捷足者队橄榄球）
斯威策(Barry Switzer)赢得了三次全国冠军，并在担任俄克拉荷马队主教练期间取得了157胜29负4平的战绩，但于1989年在几起丑闻中辞职。吉布斯面临着NCAA对捷足者队项目实施的几项制裁的挑战，但在他担任主教练期间，仍然取得了44胜23负2平的战绩，并赢得了两场碗赛。
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Spurs’ Mitch Johnson latest to succeed iconic head coach
On Friday, legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich transitioned from head coach of the team to a front office role. While he was making good progress in his recovery from a November 2024 stroke, the day-to-day grind of coaching an NBA franchise became too much for him.
He’ll be succeeded by Mitch Johnson, who led the team to a 31-45 record after taking over for Popovich for the remainder of last season. Johnson has his work cut out for him – Popovich won five NBA titles with the team and his 1,422 wins are an NBA record. Fortunately, it’s not unprecedented for someone following a legendary coach to have success – but it’s not easy.
Here’s a cross sport look at other coaches who followed legendary names.
John Calipari to Mark Pope (Kentucky Wildcats)
Calipari’s resume with the Wildcats was incredible – 410-122, a national title in the 2011-12 season, and seven appearances in the Sweet 16. After he left last season, Mark Pope took over ably, leading the team to a 24-12 record and another Sweet 16.
Jim Harbaugh to Sherrone Moore (Michigan Wolverines)
Harbaugh left the Wolverines on top, having led his alma mater to its first national championship since 1997. Moore’s promotion to co-offensive coordinator (later taking sole control of the position) coincided with Michigan’s best run under Harbaugh, with the Wolverines beating the Ohio State Buckeyes and making the College Football Playoff in three straight years. Moore led the Wolverines’ offensive line to Joe Moore Award victories in 2021 and 2022.
Moore has already been Michigan’s game-day coach on five separate occasions, leading the Wolverines to victories over the Bowling Green Falcons, Penn State Nittany Lions, Maryland Terrapins and Ohio State in 2023 with Harbaugh suspended. He led the Wolverines to an 8-5 record in his first season, had a 13-10 upset victor over Ohio State, and beat No. 11 Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
Bill Belichick to Jerod Mayo (New England Patriots)
At 37 years old, the promotion made Mayo the youngest head coach in the NFL – a title previously held by the Los Angeles Rams’ Sean McVay (one month older than Mayo). W He joined Belichick’s coaching staff in 2019, serving as linebackers coach. Before that, he played linebacker for New England from 2008 to 2015 after being selected in the first round. Mayo was familiar with the franchise and had noted support from players. His debut was a disaster, however, with the team going 4-13. The team fired him at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.
Mike Krzyzewski to Jon Scheyer (Duke Blue Devils)
After a 47-year coaching career and five national titles, Krzyzewski retired and Scheyer took over with some huge shoes to fill. Scheyer proved to be up for the challenge. He led the Blue Devils to a 27-9 mark in his first season, winning the ACC tournament and going undefeated at home. Scheyer was the first coach in conference history to post an undefeated home record in a debut season. He led the Blue Devils to the Final Four in his third year.
Roy Williams to Hubert Davis (North Carolina Tar Heels)
Davis made a splash in his first season as North Carolina Tar Heels coach. Williams’ successor brought his squad on an epic run through the NCAA tournament, culminating in a trip to the national championship game. Davis joined the elite club of those who have gone to a Final Four as a player (1991), an assistant coach (2016 and 2017) and as a head coach (2022). In his third season, he led the team to the Sweet 16, but fell in the Round of 64 in his fourth.
Phil Jackson to Tim Floyd (Chicago Bulls)
This is extremely unfair to Floyd – not only did he have to follow up Jackson’s 545-193 record and six NBA titles, he had to do it without Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman or Steve Kerr. Floyd went 49-190 during his time with the Bulls and resigned in December 2001.
Vince Lombardi to Phil Bengtson (Green Bay Packers)
Not easy to replace the guy for whom they named the championship trophy. And no wonder – Lombardi won five titles, two of which were Super Bowls, to go along with an 89-29-4 record. Bengtson succeeded him after the 1967 season but managed only a 20-21-1 mark with a single winning season. He resigned before the 1971 season.
Pat Summitt to Holly Warlick (Tennessee Lady Volunteers women’s basketball)
Few other people in history represent women’s college basketball like Pat Summitt. She coached Tennessee from 1974 to her retirement in 2012, racking up a 1,098-208 record with eight NCAA tournament titles. Warlick coached the team until 2019, and while she didn’t win a title, she was no slouch – Tennessee went 172-67 with three Sweet 16 and two Elite Eight appearances during her tenure.
John Wooden to Gene Bartow (UCLA Bruins men’s basketball)
Imagine following a college basketball icon who won 10 NCAA championships, seven of them consecutively. That was the task facing Gene Bartow when he succeeded John Wooden after the latter won his final title during the 1974-75 season. Oddly enough, Bartow actually had an overall better winning percentage (.836 compared to Wooden’s .808) with UCLA, but was there for only two seasons and made the Final Four once.
Tom Landry to Jimmy Johnson (Dallas Cowboys)
Tom Landry didn’t have a winning record until his seventh season as Cowboys head coach – which makes his final record of 250-162 with two Super Bowl titles all the more impressive. Johnson, formerly the coach of the Miami Hurricanes, started his Cowboys tenure in similar fashion, going 8-24 in his first two seasons, before turning it around and winning a pair of Super Bowls with America’s team. Speaking of following an icon …
Don Shula to Jimmy Johnson (Miami Dolphins)
Shula remains the NFL’s winningest head coach with 328 regular season victories. He had a .659 winning percentage with the Dolphins and led them to two Super Bowl championships, including the league’s only undefeated season. The Dolphins hired Johnson as Shula’s successor for the 1996-97 season. Despite not having coached since 1993-94, Johnson kept the Dolphins respectable, leading them to a 36-28 record with two playoff wins in four seasons.
Joe Torre to Joe Girardi (New York Yankees)
Few managers have had a better run in baseball than Joe Torre with the Yankees. In 12 seasons managing the team, he had a .605 winning percentage and won four World Series titles, three of them consecutively. The team fell to third place in the AL East in Girardi’s first season, but came roaring back in his sophomore effort to win the 2009 World Series. New York would have a .562 winning percentage during Girardi’s tenure and he left when his contract expired after the 2017 season.
Muffet McGraw to Niele Ivey (Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball)
McGraw’s Fighting Irish made the NCAA tournament every year from 1995 to 2019 and won it all twice, in 2001 and 2018. She went 848-251 for a .772 winning percentage during her time at Notre Dame. Ivey’s first season as her successor was cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but she made the Sweet 16 in her second and has a 34-20 record overall.
Bobby Bowden to Jimbo Fisher (Florida State Seminoles football)
Bowden won 21 bowl games with Florida State, including two national championships, for an overall record of 304-97-4. Jimbo Fisher picked up right where he left off, winning a title in his fourth season with the team and compiling an 83-23 record for a winning percentage of .783 – a higher mark than Bowden’s. Fisher would stay with the team from 2010 to 2017 before leaving to coach Texas A&M.
Barry Switzer to Gary Gibbs (Oklahoma Sooners football)
Switzer won three national titles and put up a 157-29-4 record as Oklahoma’s head coach, but resigned amid several scandals in 1989. Gibbs faced the challenge of several NCAA sanctions on the Sooners’ program, but still managed a 44-23-2 record with two bowl wins during his time as head coach.
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