how many coaches have gone 4 years without making the playoffs

Red Auerbach played 20 seasons in the playoffs in his coaching career.

Interpreted as:

How many coaches have gone 4 or more years without field goal making the playoffs?

	COACH	SEAS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Red Auerbach	20	169	242.5	106.1					39.4						27.3	36.8	74.2			40,985	17,928						4,904
2	Edward Gottlieb	6	32	240.8	74.5	46.0				25.8						22.8	31.2	73.2			7,705	2,385	230					782
3	Joe Lapchick	8	60	243.3	84.7					28.1						28.5	39.2	72.7			14,600	5,079
4	Les Harrison	7	39	241.3	81.9					27.7						26.4	35.6	74.0			9,410	3,193						1,034
5	John Kundla	10	98	242.3	89.4					31.5						26.4	35.4	74.4			23,745	8,764						2,764
6	Al Cervi	7	60	243.8	89.6					29.5						30.6	42.3	72.3			14,625	5,374						1,814
7	Red Holzman	10	106	242.8	103.5					41.7			0.5	5.0	10.0	20.1	27.2	73.8			25,740	10,969						2,649
8	Alex Hannum	8	81	243.4	112.8					42.0	100.9	41.6				28.8	41.6	69.2	47.3		19,715	9,135						2,214
9	Paul Seymour	6	35	240.7	109.0					40.4	104.1	38.8				28.2	36.5	77.2	45.4		8,425	3,816						956
10	Dick McGuire	5	25	240.0	112.6					42.8						27.0	36.8	73.4			6,000	2,815						705
11	Fred Schaus	7	71	241.1	114.5					42.5						29.6	38.5	76.8			17,115	8,131						1,876
12	Jack McMahon	5	29	240.9	107.3	56.4				41.0	94.5	43.4				25.2	32.8	77.0	49.3		6,985	3,112	1,636					776
13	Richie Guerin	8	60	240.4	110.5	55.4	21.8			42.1	97.5	43.2				26.3	36.4	72.1	48.7		14,425	6,631	3,326	1,305				1,514
14	Bill Russell	5	61	240.4	109.8	54.5	22.0		4.6	42.8	95.9	44.6				24.3	32.8	74.0	49.7		14,665	6,698	3,327	1,345		69		1,659
15	Bill Sharman	5	62	241.2	108.0	56.7	22.7		2.8	42.4	98.1	43.2				23.3	32.0	72.8	48.1		14,955	6,697	3,517	1,405		14		1,509
16	Jack Ramsay	16	102	242.2	106.3	44.9	24.5			42.7	90.2	47.3	0.8	3.3	24.1	20.7	28.3	73.0	51.8		24,705	10,846	4,578	2,501				2,740
17	Gene Shue	10	77	242.6	103.2	47.6	20.4			40.5	90.4	44.8	1.3	4.7	28.2	22.0	29.9	73.6	49.8		18,680	7,948	3,666	1,567				1,883
18	Larry Costello	6	60	241.3	106.8	50.5	24.7			44.2	91.8	48.1				18.4	24.6	75.0	52.0		14,475	6,405	3,031	1,484				1,345
19	Dick Motta	14	126	242.6	103.3	47.3	22.6			41.1	92.2	44.5	1.8	5.2	34.0	20.7	27.7	74.8	49.4		30,565	13,011	5,966	2,846				2,989
20	Al Attles	6	61	241.2	102.9	49.8	22.6	11.1	5.8	41.9	94.9	44.1				19.1	25.3	75.6	48.5		14,715	6,277	3,035	1,381	445	230		1,551
21	Tom Heinsohn	6	80	242.5	105.2	49.7	24.6			42.3	94.4	44.8				20.5	25.8	79.6	49.7		19,400	8,417	3,979	1,969				2,034
22	Cotton Fitzsimmons	12	84	241.2	105.0	43.1	24.3	8.1	4.6	40.4	87.3	46.3	2.1	6.8	30.6	22.4	29.5	76.0	52.4		20,260	8,822	3,617	2,042	632	358		2,036
23	K.C. Jones	9	138	242.4	108.1	43.5	24.6			41.2	85.6	48.2	1.9	5.5	33.7	24.2	30.7	78.9	54.6		33,445	14,920	6,001	3,389				3,288
24	Bill Fitch	13	109	242.3	103.4	45.7	23.8			41.1	88.9	46.3	1.0	4.2	24.7	20.3	27.7	73.2	51.2		26,410	11,272	4,983	2,589				2,750
25	John MacLeod	11	101	242.2	105.5	43.1	25.5	8.3	5.3	42.0	88.0	47.8	1.2	4.4	28.1	20.6	27.5	75.1	52.7	17.3	24,465	10,657	4,357	2,575	840	535	1,750	2,510

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