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mike shaq and kobe have a total of 1 championship before and after phil
We went over this before, Phil is great but I believe he's never coached without a first All-NBA selection and most of the time, he coached 2 or 3 All NBA players at a time
Who do you consider, as a coach, that is good? And out of those coaches, who hasn't coached All NBA talent?
PJ is the greatest coach in NBA history. He's phenomenal. He's the only coach to me who actually has an offense and a system. It's rare that you see him resort to typical pick and roll basketball that virtually every other coach for the past 20 years has resorted to. He almost always strips down his teams because he knows the value of having a mastermind. (The teams that he inherited in LA both times were more talented than the teams he won with) He then always has his players in the best possible positions for them to succeed, there by allowing them to maximize their talents. (I.E. you'll never see sasha vucaic playing pick and roll or having to make a play) His teams almost never get knocked off balance not only because of his demeanor, but because every single thing that the defense can do goes right into some sort of action from the triangle.
I absolutely love phil. GOAT.
Mike was Mike before Phil.
Shaq was Shaq before Phil.
Kobe was Kobe before and after Phil.
and that was with a prime dwade and pat riley who is a top 3 all time coach
Shaq went to a Finals without Phil.
Kobe won 5 playoff series without Phil
Mike won 3 series without Phil
Phil has one playoff series win without those guys.