Quote Originally Posted by elnutsmalljaws View Post
He looked down right MEAN after a couple of them. All the people saying his ankle was hurt and he had lost a step blah blah blah. He rolled the same ankle a few weeks ago against the Mavs ( I think) and never missed a game then so it would take an amputation for him to miss a pivotal game 5.

On a side note, I am beginning to like Phil Jackson less and less. For a coach to have 1 title to his name much less 11, he may do less coaching than any I have ever seen. He sits there and does the occasional two finger whistle like he is the KING OF BASKETBALL. It is pretty easy, Play number 1 give the ball to Jordan and get out of the way Play number 2 give the ball to Kobe or Shaquille and get out of the way Play number 3 give the ball to Kobe and get out of the way. Has this guy EVER had to actually coach a game in his life? I don't recall ever thinking man the Zenmaster really outcoached the other coach to win that game. Funny how a guy with 11 NBA Championship rings is never mentioned in the same sentence as best basketball coach of all time
The best coaches do their coaching in practice, not during the game....especially in the pros. Is it important to make good in-game decisions....yes......are substituting and match-up decisions important....yes. If a coach has to to do much "real" coaching during the game, his/her team probably isn't going to win.....of course that is not always true. Sure having Kobe/Shaq and Jordan/Pippen is a HUGE reason he has won 11 Championships, but there was A LOT OF coaching and getting guys to buy into the system and their role on the team that we don't see. Can you imagine trying to get Dennis Rodman to play hard and within the rules every other night for 6 months???? Who would you consider to be "best coach of all time"? Surely not Red.....he had even more talent over the years than Phil has had.....with less parity in the league! Jerry Sloan comes to mind.....Pat Riley....??? Not really an NBA guy....help me out here.