For the past few months, George Karl has been separating himself from any other coach in NBA history.  Through 34 games with Karl as head coach, the Nuggets have gone 28-6.  

Karl?s winning percentage of .824 is the best in NBA history for a coach who took over a team midseason (minimum 20 games).  

The three closest coaches (Paul Westhead, Pat Riley, Lenny Wilkens) to Karl each led their respective team to the NBA Finals in their first season.  So if history is any indication?.