• Life inside the bubble Popovich wore polos, sneakers and sweats to coach in that tournament and raved about the comfort level. “I hope that someday we adopt these dress code rules. “Ask all coaches,” Donovan said. Vogel has joked that he wants to be "the Dan Reeves of the bubble," a reference to the former head coach of the NFL's Denver Broncos, New York Giants, and Atlanta Falcons -- who often favored suits in a mostly non-suit sport.Editor's PicksLowe: My picks for All-NBA, All-Defensive and All-RookieLowe: LeBron vs. Giannis, Ja vs. Zion and the big awards debatesLowe: NBA's 13 most fascinating lineups to watch in Orlando2 Related. Sager is best known for having worked as a sideline … The suit jacket, however, rarely was still on for tipoff — and, as one might expect, he’s part of the chorus of coaches raving about needing to wear only polos these days. Jenkins is among them, though he notes that spending spree doesn’t help him much now. In the NBA, the dress code got ramped up considerably thanks to Miami Heat president Pat Riley and the late Chuck Daly. “I love it,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. • Key dates in the restart Riley is still among the sharpest of dressers, and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is not afraid to follow in those footsteps with his own wardrobe. When the Miami Heat promoted Erik Spoelstra out of the video room and into an assistant coaching position, there was one problem: Spoelstra owned no suits. • Top 50 players in the restart. By league rule, male “coaches and assistant coaches must wear a sport coat or suit coat” during games. He’s not afraid to say that he wouldn’t mind if this became a permanent switch. The looks for football coaches is all over the map; some over the years have worn coats and ties, while New England’s Bill Belichick seems most comfortable in a hoodie with the sleeves mostly cut off. Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers didn’t bring any suits but said after a scrimmage at Disney last month that he’d wear one if and only if his team was in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. When Toronto beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, Raptors coach Nick Nurse was wearing a thin hoodie with a message printed on the front encouraging people to vote. ", Spoelstra has improved his style game over two decades on Miami's bench, but he didn't have to bring any suits to the NBA's campus at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. In the NBA, the dress code got ramped up considerably thanks to Miami Heat president Pat Riley and the late Chuck Daly. Make Your Picks, Answer questions on the NBA playoffs and compete for $30,000 of guaranteed prizes! "It was the nicest stuff I had ever had to that point," Carlisle said. "It's the Pitino family tree," he said. "Athletic shoes, sandals, flip-flops, and work boots are prohibited."). You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. There is a real disdain for packing." Mike Brown, Kerr's lead assistant and the former head coach of the Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, picks every element of his outfit for every game and tracks his choices so he doesn't wear the same outfit twice against the same opponent, he said. Chuck Daly, who coached the Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons, has died. "I like guys being able to show their personalities with their suit games.". Here's another: A sports coat-trousers combination "breaks you up," meaning that it does not give "the continuous smooth line" of a suit. Most of the above coaches said they would support carrying over the look to the normal NBA environment. Daly directed Alvin Gentry, now the head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans , to his pet suit shop outside Detroit when Gentry became head coach of the Pistons in the late 1990s, Gentry said. The association took its findings to the league office, which approved the casual style for the NBA's restart, said Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, president of the NBCA.The NBA is officially back!The 2019-20 NBA season resumed on July 30 at Walt Disney World.• Key dates in the restart His fancy suits never covered up his working class persona and ethic. (Sam Hinkie, the former president of basketball operations of the Sixers, famously bought a huge supply of blue blazers to combat "decision fatigue. The National Basketball Coaches Association polled its members and found heavy support for a more casual look in Orlando: polo shirts, slacks, and sneakers. (Kerr was so passionate, he requested his name appear on this list in larger font -- John Hancock-style.) "I was against [polos], but now that I'm down to my summer weight, I love them," Brooks said. That system would prevent each individual coach from showing off his or her style. I think I’ve done a very good job with the look.”. "I like my suits," Saunders said. Dwane Casey, head coach of the Pistons, likes both looks and would prefer coaches get to choose each game. Boston coach Brad Stevens has even skipped wearing ties in regular circumstances, so he wouldn’t figure to have an issue with the polos-and-khakis look.