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338. Phil Jackson: Winning at All Levels
Phil Jackson is an American basketball coach, and
manager. He used to be a basketball player,
played for several seasons in the National Basketball
during the 1970s. He played for the New
Knicks for most of his career after being
by the team in 1967. He was a
reserve player for the Knicks team that won
NBA Championship in 1973. Because of a spinal
, he did not continue to play for the
. Jackson was an average player, who found some
in the NBA, but his phenomenal success in
league came as a coach.
As coach of
Chicago Bulls, Jackson's teams won six titles in
years. He was hired in 1987 by the
as an assistant coach, and took over the
coaching job in 1989. Helping him win the
was Michael Jordan. Jordan is one of the
successful athletes ever to play the game of
. Many people claim that Jackson was able to
his six titles because of Jordan, while others
out that Jordan preceded Jackson without ever winning
title. In any event, the duo worked, and
rest is NBA history.
Jackson join the Los
Lakers as coach in 2000. The Lakers were
a similar situation as the Bulls during that
. The team had plenty of talent, but lacked
. Jackson, once again, provided that. During his time
the Lakers, Jackson's teams won five NBA titles,
matching the Bulls run. Jackson also benefited from
Kobe Bryant and other talented players on his
, but his success was now firmly cemented in
lore. Jackson is currently the general manager of
old team, the New York Knicks.
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