Phil Jackson
"One thing I’ve learned as a coach is that you can’t force your will on people. If you want them act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves." And that is exactly what Phil Jackson did during his 21 year coaching career. Phil Jackson was abnormal compared to your run of the mill coach. He opened his players minds to a new approach of the game of basketball. He challenged them to be less selfish and he encouraged team basketball. Over the twenty one years of coaching, Phillip Jackson became widely known as one the greatest coaches in NBA history. Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson is one of the most iconic basketball figures because of his NBA career, his success, and his methods.
Phillip Douglas Jackson was born …show more content…
He was a good defense center. In 1970, the team won a championship, but Jackson did not play that year due to a spinal injury. Although he did not play, he wrote a book about the championship season. Jackson recovered from the injury, and in 1973, the Knicks triumphed again to win their second title. The next season several former starters retired, giving an open spot on the starting five for Jackson. In the next few years, the Knicks would trade him to the other side of the hudson, where he played two years for the New Jersey Nets. In 1980, Jackson retired as a player, and began his coaching career. Throughout the eighties, he coached in the CBA (continental basketball association), where he guided a puerto rican team to a championship in the league. He coached various other CBA teams up unto 1987, where Doug Collins hired him as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. When Phil Jackson was an assistant coach, the head coach Doug Collins got thrown out of a game. Phil Jackson was given a head coach position for the rest of the game. Phil let the players free to do things they were not aloud to do regularly. The Bulls won the game, and this experience changed Jackson's coaching style for the good. In 1989, Doug Collins was fired and Phil Jackson became the head coach of the Bulls. During his nine year tenure, Jackson and the Bulls made the playoffs every year. They won six championships, failing to
"One thing I’ve learned as a coach is that you can’t force your will on people. If you want them act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves." And that is exactly what Phil Jackson did during his 21 year coaching career. Phil Jackson was abnormal compared to your run of the mill coach. He opened his players minds to a new approach of the game of basketball. He challenged them to be less selfish and he encouraged team basketball. Over the twenty one years of coaching, Phillip Jackson became widely known as one the greatest coaches in NBA history. Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson is one of the most iconic basketball figures because of his NBA career, his success, and his methods.
Phillip Douglas Jackson was born …show more content…
He was a good defense center. In 1970, the team won a championship, but Jackson did not play that year due to a spinal injury. Although he did not play, he wrote a book about the championship season. Jackson recovered from the injury, and in 1973, the Knicks triumphed again to win their second title. The next season several former starters retired, giving an open spot on the starting five for Jackson. In the next few years, the Knicks would trade him to the other side of the hudson, where he played two years for the New Jersey Nets. In 1980, Jackson retired as a player, and began his coaching career. Throughout the eighties, he coached in the CBA (continental basketball association), where he guided a puerto rican team to a championship in the league. He coached various other CBA teams up unto 1987, where Doug Collins hired him as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls. When Phil Jackson was an assistant coach, the head coach Doug Collins got thrown out of a game. Phil Jackson was given a head coach position for the rest of the game. Phil let the players free to do things they were not aloud to do regularly. The Bulls won the game, and this experience changed Jackson's coaching style for the good. In 1989, Doug Collins was fired and Phil Jackson became the head coach of the Bulls. During his nine year tenure, Jackson and the Bulls made the playoffs every year. They won six championships, failing to