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JPZx
Ok....
As a coach, yes, Phil does have more championships. But does that mean he's a better coach? No. Red has 9 rings as a coach but ALSO as general manager and team president of the Celtics he won 7 additional NBA titles which brings him to 16. Sure, Phil has one more championship than Red as a coach (two more soon) but in my opinion Red Auerbach is a far better teacher of the game AND he contributed to the Celtics long after he left the head coaching post.
Phil Jackson has received the blessing of coaching a player that is considered the consensus "Best NBA Player of All-Time" and also a player (Kobe) that has been compared and contrasted to Michael ever since he's won three rings and on his way to four. ALSO...Phil was able to coach a player that many people consider the "Most Dominant Basketball Player of All-Time" (Shaquille O'Neal).
Phil Jackson inherited the Chicago Bulls team he won six championships with, and again the Lakers team where he has won three championships thus far. He had no part in assembling the rosters, that job was handled by the GMs. A large part of Red Auerbach's genius was the way he assembled the Celtics roster in order to win as many championships as they did. He put together many trades or drafted every notable player the Celtics had during their championship years through 1984. His trades include obtaining the draft rights to Bill Russell in exchange for Ed Macauley and Cliff Hagan and acquiring Robert Parish and the draft rights to Kevin McHale for the draft rights to Joe Barry Carroll and Rickey Brown.
Overall...I think Red Auerbach is a better COACH than Phil Jackson and also he's contributed so much to the Celtics even after he left his HC position.
I'd like to hear Laker fans (Mamba MVP in particular) thoughts...
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