Si Players Nba Poll

Which NBA coach would you least like to play for?

Pat Riley, Heat ........................... 28%

Scott Skiles, ex-Bulls.................. 12%

Jerry Sloan, Jazz ........................ 12%

Isiah Thomas, Knicks ................. 12%

Phil Jackson, Lakers ................... 4%

FAST FACTS
Players could not vote for their own coach.... In last week's poll 21% of voters named Jackson and 4% named Sloan as the coach they would most like to play for.... Skiles was fired by Chicago on Christmas Eve.... Though only 9--33 this season Riley, a three-time Coach of the Year, has a career coaching record of 1,191--651 and has won five NBA championships.

[Based on a survey of 242 NBA Players] ? For more on the poll, and to comment on it, go to SI.com/players.