Re: Phil Jackson
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I don't know whether Phil is a good coach, but he had Jordan forever and when Jordan was gone they sucked.
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This is a pretty good indicator that Jordan was more important than Jackson, but I don't think you are really disputing that.
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However, how many championships did Shaq win before Phil? Zero.
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You could think of it that way, or you could think of it as how many championships did Shaq win before Kobe came into his own?
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So I don't think you can say "oh he had Shaq and Jordan." We have no evidence about what would have happened to Jordan in his prime (his time with Washington doesn't count) and Shaq in his prime DIDN'T win a championship without Phil.
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Maybe he's a great coach, I'm just saying that having the talent he had is the main cause of those 9 championships. I think just about any coach wins 7+ titles with those teams.
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