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He's the best coach that ever laced them up imo. He should never ever, ever ever be questioned as "only coached elites" Pat Riley had a lot elites, he didn't get half of 11. Red won all his titles with like 8 teams in the entire NBA.
That's all I read because that's all I got time for, I got lecture soon.
We'll never know because it's all what-ifs, but I just don't see how any good coach wouldn't have gotten the 6 with Michael, and the 3 with Shaq/Kobe.
I've already said he's undoubtedly the best coach, but I still stick to my statement... Jordan, Pippen, Shaq, and Kobe made Phil, not the other way around. Shaq was a BEAST by himself in Orlando, got to the Finals pretty much with Nick Anderson at his side. He upgrades in LA and wins 3 in a row.
So why didn't they win 4 in a row? 5 in a row?
Was it because they were out-coached by Greg Pop and Larry Brown?
Those Jazz teams were NEVER as good as the Bulls.
And the post-2000 Jazz were never touching the Lakers as far as personnel goes.
Is Phil a great coach?
Yes, best of all-time, but there's also a reason why he's only coached legends.
Jordan, best SG, best PLAYER of all-time.
Kobe, second best SG of all-time, and probably when it's all said and done, Top 5 player ever.
Shaq, one of the best Centers of all-time, dominated his period.
Pippen, one of the best SFs of all-time.
Phil coached in a time where the game was dominated by Jordan. Phil also coached in a time where the game was dominated by Shaq.
The last two championships, as I said before, I give him a ton more credit for.
But those other 9 rings? those were happening.