has a rookie nba head coach ever won the finals

Edward Gottlieb had 8 wins in his rookie season in the 1947 NBA Finals.

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1
Edward Gottlieb
8
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
80.0
28.2
23.6
32.0
73.8
400
109
2
Harold Olsen
0
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
74.2
28.4
17.4
27.4
63.5
371
129
3
Buddy Jeannette
6
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
36.3
3.0
12.5
43.0
29.1
11.3
16.0
70.8
36.3
218
18
76
4
Edward Gottlieb
0
1947-48
NBA Finals
5
4.6
0.4
1.2
4.8
25.0
2.2
3.0
73.3
37.6
23
2
17
5
Red Auerbach
0
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
19.0
7.5
4.0
6.5
61.5
114
43
6
John Kundla
7
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
39.0
13.3
12.3
17.5
70.5
234
94
7
Al Cervi
0
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
69.7
24.0
21.7
31.7
68.4
418
148
8
John Kundla
5
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
26.7
10.2
6.3
10.2
62.3
160
90
9
Les Harrison
1
1950-51
NBA Finals
7
2.0
1.7
0.9
0.7
2.6
27.8
0.6
0.7
80.0
34.7
14
12
6
14
10
Joe Lapchick
0
1950-51
NBA Finals
7
7.9
9.7
3.6
3.3
10.0
32.9
1.3
2.9
45.0
34.9
55
68
25
31
11
John Kundla
1
1951-52
NBA Finals
7
2.6
4.9
0.7
1.0
2.6
38.9
0.6
2.1
26.7
36.6
18
34
5
8
12
Joe Lapchick
0
1951-52
NBA Finals
7
4.7
1.9
1.6
1.6
4.7
33.3
1.6
2.3
68.8
41.2
33
13
11
20
13
John Kundla
1
1952-53
NBA Finals
5
4.2
1.6
2.8
57.1
1.0
2.0
50.0
57.1
21
9
14
Joe Lapchick
0
1952-53
NBA Finals
2
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
0
15
Al Cervi
0
1953-54
NBA Finals
7
11.0
3.9
8.0
48.2
3.3
5.7
57.5
52.3
77
30
16
John Kundla
1
1953-54
NBA Finals
7
10.4
4.3
10.3
41.7
1.9
3.7
50.0
43.7
73
15
17
Al Cervi
2
1954-55
NBA Finals
7
18.3
6.7
4.9
7.9
61.8
128
45
18
Charley Eckman
0
1954-55
NBA Finals
7
4.0
1.1
1.7
2.1
80.0
28
20
19
George Senesky
1
1955-56
NBA Finals
5
13.8
10.0
6.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
3.8
5.0
76.0
45.4
69
50
30
22
20
Charley Eckman
0
1955-56
NBA Finals
5
16.8
5.4
6.4
7.2
20.4
35.3
2.4
3.4
70.6
38.4
84
27
32
26
21
Alex Hannum
0
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
31.4
16.1
11.6
5.4
12.7
42.7
5.3
7.4
71.2
50.5
220
113
81
33
22
Red Auerbach
2
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
77.9
37.3
35.4
14.7
38.1
38.6
7.9
13.0
60.4
42.5
545
261
248
58
23
Alex Hannum
1
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
11.2
4.0
2.0
1.3
5.0
26.7
1.3
2.2
61.5
33.6
67
24
12
9
24
Red Auerbach
0
1957-58
NBA Finals
5
12.8
5.8
4.0
1.8
3.8
47.4
2.2
3.2
68.8
55.7
64
29
20
6
25
Red Auerbach
1
1958-59
NBA Finals
3
4.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
13
0
3
2

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