- Bob Weiss
Robert William Weiss (born
May 7 ,1942 in Easton,Pennsylvania ) is an American former professionalbasketball player and head coach in the NBA.He was most recently the head coach of the
Seattle SuperSonics of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He was named to the position onJuly 18 2005 , after 26 seasons as a coach in the league. After a 13-17 start to the 2005-06 season, his three-year deal was terminated onJanuary 3 2006 .Weiss played
college basketball atPenn State University from 1963 to 1965 and averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season.The NBA's
Philadelphia 76ers selected Weiss in the 1965NBA Draft . Weiss was a member of the 76ers' 1967 championship team, after which he was taken by theSeattle SuperSonics in their expansion draft. citation | last = Andrieson | first = David | title = Sonics ushered Seattle into the big time 40 years ago Saturday | newspaper=The Seattle Post-Intelligencer | year=2007 |date = October 13, 2007 | url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/335376_originals13.html] Weiss played in the NBA for twelve seasons, including six with theChicago Bulls .Upon his retirement as a player in 1977, Weiss joined the Buffalo Braves as an assistant coach. In 1980, he moved to the
Dallas Mavericks , an expansion franchise.After six years in Dallas, Weiss accepted his first head coaching job in 1986 with the
San Antonio Spurs . He coached the Spurs for two seasons and led the team to the postseason in 1988.After one year as an assistant with the
Orlando Magic , Weiss moved to theAtlanta Hawks as head coach. In three seasons, his Hawks teams posted a record of 124-122 and made the playoffs twice.Weiss left the Hawks in 1993. He spent one year as head coach of the
Los Angeles Clippers before joining the Sonics as an assistant coach. He served in that position until 2005, when the Sonics elevated him to head coach upon the departure ofNate McMillan . However, Weiss did not last even one season, as the Sonics struggled to a losing record. He was fired midway through the year and replaced withBob Hill .Weiss is the only person to be affiliated with the Clippers' franchise in all three cities of the organization's history. He was a player with the Buffalo Braves, an assistant coach with the San Diego Clippers, and a head coach with the Los Angeles Clippers. Weiss's all-time regular season coaching record is 210-282 (42.7%).
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