yea i know he won 9 championships and more games then any other coach. but does he rally have good coaching skills? i mean think about his first 6 championships he had MJ and Scottie. then his next three he had shaq and kobe. now he doesnt have a great team and he barely made the playoffs. I mean i love the lakers but do you think that Phil is really all that?
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when he could call it quits, his election to hall of fame is just around the corner. he is more than great, he is phenomenal. i mean i could not remember seing any coach having 9 rings in his fingers (plus one as a knick player). the only common thing for other coaches were change of address and not rings. as of 2005, he has the highest win percentage among NBA coaches all-time with 872-353 (0.712). that percentage is pretty hard. its like winning at least 58 games since your first year. he also lead chicago to 55 wins in his first coaching stint.\n\nphil has holistic approach to the game. not that he had good players but he utilize fully his best players to jive with less unheralded players to attaining strong team chemistry. sure he had jordan-pippen, kobe-shaq, now kobe-lamar but basketball is a team sport and as coach he did a very nice job of emphasizing team work. he had tamed hot-heads like rodman, discovered unknowns like kokuc and smush and made longley, wennington, mihm, kwame (not quite so far)fluid passing big men. though there were some instances like 1.8 sec scottie drama or kobe-shaq-phil issue, he was never involve in a feud with players like sprewell-carlesimo. he also has unique zen philosopshy and discipline that affects his basketball aura. though it was tex winter's invention, he successfully applied the rigorous triangle offense strategy. \n\nlastly, he gave young raw players the chance to develop. Just look at what he did to scottie and horace while with the bulls, and while with the lakers fisher, smush, bynum, lamar and kwame enjoyed rigorous motivation including scottie-lamar session and kareem-kwame-mihm-bynum tutorials. Compare that with what larry brown did to darko and arroyo while with the spurs; lebron, dwayne and melo in the olympics. frye, lee, nate and ariza now with the knicks. player motivation is the key. phil is brilliant and has that great charisma.
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Basketball is a team sport, not a lone ranger sport.  Steve Nash is the leader of his team, and his success is clearly apparent through the improvements his players have experienced this season.  Kobe has to consciously try to be a team player, but he is a "me first" player and always will be.  I have said enough on this subject and will let game 7 speak for itself.  \n\nAll you Kobe lover boys should keep your mouth shut when the Suns hand you the pink slip on Saturday.
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IF he can make the points let him the coach obviously wasn't saying anything about it.  How do you know that the coach wanted him to do that or not?  Leave KOBE alone (lol)
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Well, things are getting any better here in the Bluegrass State that is for sure.  Each year they have been on a decline it seems like especially here lately.  His recruiting is absolutely horrid compared to recruiting classes that UK is used to.  Also, I think Tubby is more a prototypical NBA coach and not a NCAA coach.  There are plenty of other coaches out there that could do what he has done or even better and that includes some former UK players who have done well the past couple years in the coaching ranks.  I do think it is time for a change.  The program needs a new direction, b/c right now it is going down hill.
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I am also a big sixer fan. I think that this is a better team than the team that made it to the finals. The league has changed  lot since then. Looking back that team wasn't that good. AI REALLY did carry them on his back. They just had great coaching and defense. I am confident that this team will make it to the playoffs.  We'll have to wait and see how good they really are as the season progresses. they've only played 2 games.
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bill russell was a winner in grade school, high school, college and the nba....maybe its because he belongs to the era long time past but these people who think of others as the greatest never bother to look up russell's winning accomplishments.... and to those of you who chose chamberlain, you might want to check how russell dominated their encounters to wilt's frustration and you have the gall to choose wilt over rusell...and remember michael jordan did not win his first title until he was six years in the league and bird, magic and kareem were fading or away from the battles....11 rings in 13 nba campaigns says it all and he even played in 12 finals....no player ever has ever achieved 12 finals in 13 seasons and to say no one will ever again is a safe bet....being great should never be about personal records, flashy plays, or scoring many points...it should be about winning and there is no bigger winner than the great Bill Russell
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Gretzky is a consumate professional in every sense of the word.  He had an incredible talent but he also worked hard and studied the game as much as anybody.  \n\nI believe that he will undoubtedly be a very good coach if he sticks with it.  I can't think of a safer bet.  He's got my confidence.\n\nHe has coached for ONE SEASON so give the guy a break and let him do his thing.  Even the best coaches make mistakes and even the best coaching candidates have a lot to learn.
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1\nwhen it comes to numbers (scoring and rebounding) chamberlain is king. when it comes to being all-around, oscar robertson is at the top, even averaging a triple double for one season. \nstill, most people including me consider jordan the greatest of them all because he was a combination of talent, skill, desire, success, fortitude and timing. \ntalent and skill-scoring title, mvp trophies, all-star status, defensive player of the year.\ndesire-competitive streak, the willpower to tilt the game outcome to his team's side. takes every game seriously. \nsuccess-three-peat not accomplished by modern greats bird, magic, hakeem. doing it twice just stresses the point. \ntiming-storybook career: jumpshot to win an ncaa title. being beaten by everyone before finally succeeding after a 7 year struggle. \n\n2\ngiven time, some of the new stars today will almost reach the pinnacle of jordan's popularity and success. but IMO, no one will. he was everything at once. kobe will always lack the charisma. iverson will never be a three-peat winner nor become a defensive player of the year. lebron does not have the killer instinct and will YET. sorry, but carmelo is just not on the same league as kobe, james and wade. \n\n3\nyes, he would have won with another set of players. if his sidekick was not pippen, then he would have had another super partner. people will compensates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 \n\nif he did not have grant, then he had rodman. if he did not have paxson, he had kerr and kukoc. he and whoever his teammates then would learn how to compensate.
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Man!!!! yeah he needs to average 30 or even more. \nLakers need his points. Most of the games they won last season were because he scored big.\nHowever, The team still needs to come up and back him up. He needs someone to carry the other load.\nSome one to do wat shaq used to do!\nWhen the Lakers play any team, everyone doubles up Kobe, he cant pass, he cant shoot, and the team insists on giving him the balll! yet if there was someone else that could take responsibility when Kobe is doubled or even trippled up, that person can win it for the lakers.\nI was impressed with Odom's display when Kobe wasnt in the team in the first 2 games. But he needs to do that more often even when Kobe is on the floor.\n\nImagine you have 30 average from Kobe, 20 average from Lamar, and another 20 from one of the other guys per game!!!
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you're right, scoring 81 points in a game says alot, but it doesn't say enough if you can't do it when your teammates need you to.  to be up 3 games to 1 in the first round and allow the other team to come back and win the series, it doesn't say much.  i think Phil is coaching the right person cause he knows that he can control things now.
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hell yeah...he is the man!!!\nLaker rules!!!\n\nSun is weak now!!!! Laker will kick their ass at game 5
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If he comes back at 100% yeah he was an awesome talent...but even at 100% he would have to overcome two great teams in the Western Conference...I can see the Suns reaching 60 but that doesn't get he the Western Conference Championship..between teams of the upper echelon in the West I don't think home court advantage is going to mean that much San Antonio had it this year..so number of wins isn't a guarantee of a championship...without changes I still think it will be competitive between the top three in the west Dallas Phoenix and San Antonio but i still see it in this order Dallas and San Antonio and then closely followed by Phoenix.....and the Eastern Conference is becoming a non issue the best teams seem to be headed downhill. Thats how I would sum it up with a complete recovery of Stoudemire which I dont think is very likely.
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Well, Lebron has not reached his prime yet.  When LJ reaches his prime, will he be as good as Jordan was in his prime?  Stay tuned!  If you're an NBA fan, you have to look forward to seeing him develop.  The other question(s):  will he have a player as good as Pippen, and a coach as good as Jackson to aid his development?  Not likely.\n\nBest player of all time?\nI subscribe to the view that Chamberlain was the most dominant force ever in the game.  Russell was the greatest winner.  But, I guess the greatest combination of individual talent and winning was Jordan.
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TMAC by far. Kobe only puts up points. Hes a huge ball hog, he doesnt make his team any better. his team plays just as well without him. McGradys rockets have won only 1 game without him and lose like 13 or so. the reason TMac hasnt won a ring is because look who he has played for. Rapters, Magic, please those teams are horible. The reason he hasnt won in Houston is because Yao is nothing special. He is horrible for a big man. You cant even compair him to shaq. Kobe only has rings BECAUSE OF Shaq. Proof is look at him now that Shaq is gone. He only puts up points. TMac is a team player who makes everyone play better, but when the game is on the line he wants the ball and will make the plays. Perfect proof is the 13 points in 30 seconds or so against the Spurs to win the game..Enough Said
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no !!!!!!!.\n\nhe is a great player but will notb e a good coach . a good coach is not only great in skills but he is good in his temper , his way of handling  pressure and the team , encouraging them , finding new talent , right tactics and many more things . lippi was a perfect example . but zidane does not hav many things that are needed for a good coach.\n\nwhen will you stop insulting zidane ??
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It's simple buddy......they Tigers always had the talent, it was just having the coaches really push the team.  The Tigers managers for the past few years have been real soft with the team, and now having a manager really pushing the team, and not making excuses when they lose is great!  You forgot to add an ex-Pirate to the coaching staff of the Tigers.....Andy Van Slyke.
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I don't know, I didn't really see a whole lot of greatness from him in college. Of course he had numbers, he also had Reggie Bush, Lendale White, Dwayne Jarrett, Steve Smith, and one of the best offensive lines in the country. He was in a good system. \n\nHe doesn't have that strong of an arm but he was pretty accurate. He is also questionable with his commitment. You heard about his involvement with Paris Hilton and he hangs out with celebrities all the time. Hey, so would I, but that's not really in the best interest of the Arizona Cardinals. \n\nHe could be good, he has some weapons in Arizona with the signing of Edgerrin James and some great wideouts, but that franchise hasn't had a history of winning, losing is contageous, and I expect it to continue.