Comments on: Anatomy of a Champion: The 1963-64 Celtics http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=585 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: elliott nicholson http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=585&cpage=1#comment-13046 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:57:08 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=585#comment-13046 The Most Valuable Pieces to the Puzzles (“It’s coming up Red”):
Phil Jackson is the winningest in terms of championships. However he’s not the best NBA coach ever. It’s coming up Red.
The most valuable piece to the Boston Celtic Dynasty was, Mr. Arnold Red Auerbach (the coach and orchestrator of 16 NBA Titles, as well as his many other contributions and innovations). Remember “Red on Roundball”.
The most valuable piece to the Chicago Bull Franchise and Championship run Mr. Michael Jeffrey Jordan the player.
The most valuable spoke in the wheel of the LA Laker run of the 2000’s the assemblage of multiple talented players to include Shaquille O’neal, Kobe Bryant and others (Some traded prior to Mr. Kupchak properly analyzing the root cause of their early playoff exits…”the coach” Dell Harris).
The most valuable member of the Phil Jackson coaching staff was Mr. Tex Winter “The Recognized, Acclaimed, Perfecta, and Father of the Triangle Offense”.
True leaders develop or at least decide upon which system their team/teams will use.
What Phil brought to the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers table was more management than leadership. A good manager takes something that is given to them and successfully runs it. Leaders create and innovate.

Author: Elliott O. Nicholson

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