Mike Fratello

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Mike Fratello (born February 24, 1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States) is a professional basketball coach. He is currently coaching the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. His coaching is known for a slowed down, defense-oriented style. He has also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks, and has been a television commentator for NBC and TNT. During his stint as a color commentator, Marv Albert dubbed him "The Czar of the Telestrator" for his masterful way of diagramming basketball plays on screen. He has a 661-528 record as a coach, but is only 20-42 in the playoffs^[1]. On the personal side, he is known for wearing a succession of progressively more obvious toupees, which have become the object of fan and media derision^[2].

[edit] Career record

Mike Fratello's career coaching record
Franchise	Season	Wins	Losses	Postseason
Atlanta Hawks	1983	40	42	2-3 record
Atlanta Hawks	1984	34	48
Atlanta Hawks	1985	50	32	4-5 record
Atlanta Hawks	1986	57	25	4-5 record
Atlanta Hawks	1987	50	32	6-6 record
Atlanta Hawks	1988	52	30	2-3 record
Atlanta Hawks	1989	41	41
Cleveland Cavaliers	1993	47	35	0-3 record
Cleveland Cavaliers	1994	43	39	1-3 record
Cleveland Cavaliers	1995	47	35	0-3 record
Cleveland Cavaliers	1996	42	40
Cleveland Cavaliers	1997	47	35	1-3 record
Cleveland Cavaliers	1998	22	28
Memphis Grizzlies	2004	40	26	0-4 record
Memphis Grizzlies	2005	49	33	0-4 record

Preceded by: Hubie Brown	Atlanta Hawks Head Coach 1981 (interim)	Succeeded by: Kevin Loughery
Preceded by: Kevin Loughery	Atlanta Hawks Head Coach 1983–1990	Succeeded by: Bob Weiss
Preceded by: Lenny Wilkens	Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach 1993–1999	Succeeded by: Randy Wittman
Preceded by: Hubie Brown	Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach 2004–	Succeeded by: Current Coach