Scott Skiles
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1997–1999 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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1999–2002 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
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Points | 6,652 (11.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 1,526 (2.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 3,881 (6.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||
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Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former
High school and college
In 1982, Skiles led Plymouth High School to the Indiana State Championship, scoring 39 points to lead the Pilgrims past the Gary Roosevelt Panthers in double overtime. During the 1982 season Skiles led the state in scoring, averaging 30.2 points per game. Skiles set several school records[clarification needed] during his career at Plymouth, including most points in a home game (53) and most points in an away game (56). He left Plymouth as the school's all-time career scoring leader (1,788 points), a record that would stand until 2005. Skiles had his number 22 jersey retired at Plymouth High School in 1992.
Skiles attended
NBA career
The
Milwaukee Bucks
Skiles made his NBA debut with the Bucks on November 11, 1986, against the Indiana Pacers, recording 2 rebounds and 5 assists in the 102-94 win. Skiles was seldom used his rookie season with the Bucks, averaging 3.8 points and 3.5 assists in just 13 games off the bench.
Indiana Pacers
On June 21, 1987, Skiles was traded by the Bucks to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for a 1989 2nd round pick (which would later be used to select Gary Leonard). With the Pacers in 1987-88, Skiles averaged even fewer minutes but played in more games, increasing his scoring marginally to 4.4 points and posting the same 3.5 assists per game in 50 games, just two of them starts. He played in 80 games in 1988–89, starting just 13 and averaging 6.8 points and 4.9 assists in slightly under 20 minutes a game.
Orlando Magic
In 1989 Skiles was selected by the newly formed
The next year, 1991–92, was a bit of a backslide, dropping to 14.1 points and 7.3 assists in 31.7 minutes in 75 games, with games started, field goals made, field goal percentage, 2-pointers made, 2-point percentage, 3-pointers made, 3-point percentage, free throws, free throw percentage, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, total rebounds, and steals all falling off.
1992–93 saw a bouncing back nearly across the board, with scoring up to 15.4 points, a career high 9.4 assists, and career highs in shooting percentage and 2-point shooting percentage in a career high 39.6 minutes in 78 games, all starts.
Skiles played in all 82 games in 1993–94 but only started 46, showing severe drop-offs in minutes, field goals, field goal percentage, 2-pointers made, 2-point percentage, rebounds, assists, and scoring, posting just 9.9 points and 6.1 assists per game. Skiles began the year as a starter but in the second half of the season he became a reserve, leaving
Washington Bullets
As a
Philadelphia 76ers
Skiles spent only a single season in Washington, moving on to the Philadelphia 76ers in his final NBA season in 1995–96. Appearing in only 10 games Skiles stats backslid again, with only 6.3 points and 3.8 assists in 23.6 minutes per game over 9 starts.
Greek League
PAOK
Nursing a serious shoulder injury in 1996, Skiles left the U.S. for the
Coaching career
As an assistant
Skiles returned to the NBA for the 1997–98 season as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns, being elevated to head coach in 1999.
Phoenix Suns
Under Skiles Phoenix compiled a .595 Won-Loss record and made the
Chicago Bulls
After a two-year absence from the game, Skiles came to the Chicago Bulls as head coach in 2003. He immediately focused on improving the young Bulls' defense and developing greater consistency in a talented but underachieving team. In the first full year under his direction, Chicago limited its opposition to an NBA-best .422 field goal percentage and held their opponents to a franchise record and league high 26 straight games below 100 points. An NBA best 13–3 mark in January 2005 earned Skiles the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month honor.
The 2006 Bulls went 41–41, earning a 7th seed in the playoffs falling to 2nd seeded Miami Heat in six games. In 2007 the Bulls improved to a 49–33 and again faced the Heat in the first round of the post-season, this time sweeping them in four games. They lost the first three games of the second-round against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, dropping the last at the United Center after holding a double-digit lead for much of the game. After a two-game rally they were eliminated in six.
The Bulls had high expectations heading into the 2007–08 season. Mired in last place in the Central Division 25 games in, they were 9–16 when Skiles was fired by general manager John Paxson on December 24, 2007.[3]
Milwaukee Bucks
On April 21, 2008, the Milwaukee Bucks signed their former player Skiles as team's new head coach.[4] He led the Bucks to a 34–48 record in the 2008–09 season. Injuries to key players Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut marred the season, but Skiles was given a show of support by general manager John Hammond.[citation needed]
The next season Skiles had success with an improving, if still young, core led by Bogut at center and
Skiles' five-year stint in Milwaukee ended on January 8, 2013, when he and the Bucks mutually agreed to part ways.[6]
Orlando Magic
On May 29, 2015, former team point guard Skiles joined the Orlando Magic as the franchise's 12th head coach.[7] On May 12, 2016, after head coaching the team for one season, Skiles stepped down as head coach of the Orlando Magic, claiming he was "not the right head coach" for the Magic.[8][9]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1986–87 | Milwaukee | 13 | 0 | 15.8 | .290 | .214 | .833 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
1987–88 | Indiana | 51 | 2 | 14.9 | .411 | .300 | .833 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
1988–89 | Indiana | 80 | 13 | 19.6 | .448 | .267 | .903 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 |
1989–90 | Orlando | 70 | 32 | 20.9 | .409 | .394 | .874 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
1990–91 | Orlando | 79 | 66 | 34.4 | .445 | .408 | .902 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
1991–92 | Orlando | 75 | 63 | 31.7 | .414 | .364 | .895 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 14.1 |
1992–93 | Orlando | 78 | 78 | 39.6 | .467 | .340 | .892 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
1993–94 | Orlando | 82 | 46 | 28.1 | .429 | .412 | .878 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 9.9 |
1994–95 | Washington | 62 | 62 | 33.5 | .455 | .421 | .886 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.0 |
1995–96 | Philadelphia | 10 | 9 | 23.6 | .351 | .441 | .800 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.3 |
Career | 600 | 371 | 28.0 | .435 | .379 | .889 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 11.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1994
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Orlando | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
Head coaching record
Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
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Phoenix | 1999–00 | 62 | 40 | 22 | .645 | 3rd in Pacific | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | Lost in Conf. Semifinals
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Phoenix | 2000–01 | 82 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 3rd in Pacific | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost in First round
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Phoenix | 2001–02 | 51 | 25 | 26 | .490 | (resigned)[10] | — | — | — | — | — |
Chicago | 2003–04 | 66 | 19 | 47 | .288 | 8th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Chicago | 2004–05 | 82 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2nd in Central | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in First round
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Chicago | 2005–06 | 82 | 41 | 41 | .500 | 4th in Central | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | Lost in First round
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Chicago | 2006–07 | 82 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 3rd in Central | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | Lost in Conf. Semifinals
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Chicago | 2007–08 | 25 | 9 | 16 | .360 | (fired) | — | — | — | — | — |
Milwaukee | 2008–09 | 82 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 5th in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Milwaukee | 2009–10 | 82 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2nd in Central | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in First round
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Milwaukee | 2010–11 | 82 | 35 | 47 | .427 | 3rd in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Milwaukee | 2011–12 | 66 | 31 | 35 | .470 | 3rd in Central | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Milwaukee | 2012–13 | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500 | (resigned) | — | — | — | — | — |
Orlando | 2015–16 | 82 | 35 | 47 | .427 | 5th in Southeast | — | — | — | — | Missed Playoffs |
Career | 958 | 478 | 480 | .499 | 42 | 18 | 24 | .429 |
Quotes
- When asked by a reporter in 2003 to describe what Eddy Curry could do to improve his rebounding, Skiles responded: "Jump."[11]
- When questioned about an encounter between Charlie Villanueva and Anderson Varejão, Skiles responded: "I hope they'll launch an investigation to find the sniper who shot Varejao. I thought there was some acting involved."[12]
See also
- List of National Basketball Association career free throw percentage leaders
- List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game
Notes
- ^ "Sports People: Skiles enters jail". The New York Times. May 4, 1986. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
- NBA.com. December 30, 2005. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
- ^ "Sports People: Chicago Bulls fire coach Scott Skiles". Chicago Tribune. December 24, 2007. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2007.
- ^ "Skiles returns to NBA as new coach of downtrodden Bucks". ESPN. April 21, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Turnaround garners Brooks award". ESPN. April 22, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Bucks and Skiles Mutually Agree to Part Ways". NBA. January 8, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ Hightower, Kyle (May 29, 2015). "Magic tab Skiles as 12th coach in franchise history". National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Scott Skiles Resigns as Head Coach of Orlando Magic". NBA.com. May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ Robbins, Josh (May 12, 2016). "Scott Skiles resigns as head coach of Orlando Magic". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ^ "ESPN.com: NBA - Skiles agrees to leave Suns after short stay". A.espncdn.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ Isola, Frank (April 11, 2007). "Skiles still not Bullish on Curry". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ Gardner, Charles (February 21, 2009). "Varejao ready for Oscar night?". JSOnline Bucks Blog. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
External links
- Career statistics from basketball-reference.com