Sorry Kids, But Phil Jackson Is Not In Red Auerbach’s League

Red Auerbach said it best about Phil Jackson.

Jackson never built a team on his own.

That is what we call a "cherry picker".

Call Jackson an intelligent opportunist before a great coach.

Doug Collins had raised the baby Bulls built by Jerry Krause, yet the team was missing a piece.

That piece was Scottie Pippen.

Sitting on the bench and watching Michael Jordan toss 40 shots a game with the "Jordan Rules" protecting the team, most coaches would have had, at the very least, many of the successes they enjoyed.

The Lakers job eerily falls into place much like the Bulls job.

The Logo, Jerry West, had built a very good team (again), then stole Kobe Bryant for garbage in a trade.

Dell Harris groomed t...

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