Re: Phil Jackson
Good question Mason55. I personally think he's an excellent coach, perhaps the best ever. I think his best asset as a coach is his ability to get players to work together and suppress individual goals and egos. People talk about Jordan being the best ever, and there's no question that he was. But let's not forget that Jordan was an incredibly intense, combative [censored] who was not an easy guy to get along with and completely dominated the ball. Phil managed to plug him into a system where his individual skills were meshed into a very sophisticated system that allowed the players to remain involved, and he was able to get Jordan accept this system.
Shaq and Kobe are another example of his ability to merge diverse personalities. Does anyone really think Larry Brown would've gotten 3 championships out of those two?
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