(**based on the conservative estimates of the author)

November 16, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Former pro basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends a ceremony unveiling the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar statue at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jerry Sloan
Jim Boylan
Joe Wolf
Avery Johnson
Bango
Any other member of the cast of Splash
Bill, Jeff, or Stan Van Gundy
Me
Drew Gooden (Dave Cowens was the last player-coach in 1979, and it’s now a violation of the league’s collective bargaining agreement, but this would still be awesome.)
Dave Cowens
Gery Woelfel
Bo Ryan
James Goldstein
Aaron Rodgers (He would need a proxy until January, maybe even February, if the Packers found a defense.)
Colin Kaepernick (He would need a proxy until February, maybe just until January though, if the Packers found a defense.)
Joe Alexander
Herb Kohl
Yi
Adam Silver (after he totally gets skipped over when a new commish is chosen.)

A list of people who would not coach the Bucks, if asked**

(**based again on the conservative estimates of the author)

Beno Udrih
Scott Skiles
Stephen Jackson
Don Nelson
Andrew Bogut
Mike Krzyzyekswzekski
Doc Rivers (plus, you know, a tampering charge can be expensive.)

Let’s never speak of this topic again.

As we mentioned in the piece on Benson, he managed to get into it with Abdul-Jabbar in the first minute of the first home game of his NBA career.  And it wasn’t a huge surprise, either.

When asked about his approach to stopping Kareem, Benson said,

I don’t know if you really can.  He’s got a great hook shot and is almost unstoppable on offense.  All I can do is use my body to the best of my abillity.  I’m going to try and push and shove.  But how much I can get away with, (more…)