ErinD

Yes, Blake and Adam do help their artists after the show. Perhaps the other coaches do too, who knows. The point is, why should we expect them to? They have their own careers and lives to live. We shouldn't be so selfish as to put the burden on them when the music industry isn't so easy to be in. And Blake is the only one who has it easy after the show because as been mentioned, he's solely in the country music and he has a huge impact there. Besides, country fans are loyal so not much help from Blake is actually needed. Also, even though the contestants are not superstars now, who knows what'll happen some time in the future? Not every superstar has a fairy tale story. I agree with hincandenza on the fact that there will only be one winner so the best the other contestants could do is to get to the furthest they could in the show. The longer they stay, the more training, exposure, and connections they'd acquire. Experience is the best teacher after all.

I do commend the coaches who help their artists even after the show but imho, why should that even be a basis for a good coach? I mean, I don't expect my teachers to find a job for me. Nor do I expect a basketball coach find a professional basketball team for his player. That's what scouts are for. If a coach did his best in preparing his members then those scouts are the ones who'd scramble to recruit said members. Blake has the advantage on this basis since he's in country music solely and a household name at that. I think he doesn't even have to help his artists after the show, they'd succeed regardless. As for the actual coaching, I think Pharrell and Adam do well. Pharrell simply guides his artists while letting them think for themselves. Also, he's a great producer. I loved the arrangements he did in the show. Adam pushes his members and I think that's good too because one would not grow without being pushed to their limits. I actually learned the most from Adam by just watching the show. Like even when you're just doing a cover, you can make it your own by simply changing the way you sing it. Changing the way you sing it changes where the emphasis is and changes how you connect with people. And he knows how to capture the audience and he teaches that to his members. He is also very informative with regards to music, he knows a wide variety of genre and he plays multiple instruments and he knows when to change the arrangement of a song and when not to. As for the other coaches, I agree with what's already been said here. So with all that said, the best coach for me would be Adam.