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Mike Budenholzer

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Basketball Coach

The Resume

    (August 6, 1969- )
    Born in Holbrook, Arizona
    Played for Vejle Basketball Klub (1993-94)
    Assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs (1994-2013)
    Head coach for the Atlanta Hawks
    NBA Coach of the Year (2015)

Why he might be annoying:

    His surname is hard to pronounce.
    Despite having no experience working a basketball front office, he was promoted to director of basketball operations for the Hawks after his second season with the team.
    He passed on various NBA head coaching jobs prior to 2014.
    He looks like the Chucky doll from the 'Child's Play' movies.
    He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (August 28, 2013).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a member of Gregg Popovich's coaching staff on three of the first four Spurs championship teams.
    He guided the Hawks to the franchise's best record since relocating to Atlanta in his second season at the helm (2014-15).
    He earned his Bachelor's Degree in politics, philosophy and economics at Pomona College.
    He served as the head coach for the Vejle Basketball Klub junior team during his lone season playing in Denmark.
    He comes from a family with a coaching pedigree, as his father Vincent was a successful coach in the Arizona high school and college ranks.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying