The Zen Master
JD Garcia
01-14-14
The Zen Master
Phil Jackson may go down in history as one of the most successful coaches who ever coached in the National Basketball Association. Having won 11 NBA championship rings in two different decades as a coach, his legacy in the NBA may most likely be unsurpassed by anyone, ever.
I have always been a fan of Phil Jackson as a coach. I have always admired his style and cool, calm, collected nature as a coach. He seems to know exactly when to sit, stand, call a timeout and maximize the productivity of his team. There is a lot to be learned about Phil
Jackson's coaching career and coaching style:
First, Phil Jackson was willing to coach the best, and he showed the best how to win with a supporting cast. Only Phil Jackson can boast having coached two of the top 5 players of all time: Michael Jordan (6 championship rings) and Kobe Bryant (5 championship rings).
Having the best player in the world in your team is not always an easy job. Both players are famous for their strong personalities, but Phil, known as the “Zen Master”, was able to effectively use his top players and help them realize their full potential. Good leaders love to take on a challenge and deliver on that challenge.
Second,
Phil
Jackson
mastered the three-peat. He led
Michael Jordan and the Chicago
Bulls to two three-peat championship seasons from 1991-93 and 1996-98.
After the 90’s Chicago Bulls era, the
Zen Master then brought his Triangle
Offense to Los Angeles, where he led
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and the LA Lakers to three straight championship seasons from 2000-02.
Eight seasons later, he again led Kobe Bryant and a new set of supporting cast for the LA
Lakers to two more championship seasons in 2009 & 2010 making his ring total 11 which is best among all coaches of all time. A good leader not only wants his team to succeed, but he wants his team to succeed again and again, and again.
Third, Phil Jackson kept on winning because
01-14-14
The Zen Master
Phil Jackson may go down in history as one of the most successful coaches who ever coached in the National Basketball Association. Having won 11 NBA championship rings in two different decades as a coach, his legacy in the NBA may most likely be unsurpassed by anyone, ever.
I have always been a fan of Phil Jackson as a coach. I have always admired his style and cool, calm, collected nature as a coach. He seems to know exactly when to sit, stand, call a timeout and maximize the productivity of his team. There is a lot to be learned about Phil
Jackson's coaching career and coaching style:
First, Phil Jackson was willing to coach the best, and he showed the best how to win with a supporting cast. Only Phil Jackson can boast having coached two of the top 5 players of all time: Michael Jordan (6 championship rings) and Kobe Bryant (5 championship rings).
Having the best player in the world in your team is not always an easy job. Both players are famous for their strong personalities, but Phil, known as the “Zen Master”, was able to effectively use his top players and help them realize their full potential. Good leaders love to take on a challenge and deliver on that challenge.
Second,
Phil
Jackson
mastered the three-peat. He led
Michael Jordan and the Chicago
Bulls to two three-peat championship seasons from 1991-93 and 1996-98.
After the 90’s Chicago Bulls era, the
Zen Master then brought his Triangle
Offense to Los Angeles, where he led
Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and the LA Lakers to three straight championship seasons from 2000-02.
Eight seasons later, he again led Kobe Bryant and a new set of supporting cast for the LA
Lakers to two more championship seasons in 2009 & 2010 making his ring total 11 which is best among all coaches of all time. A good leader not only wants his team to succeed, but he wants his team to succeed again and again, and again.
Third, Phil Jackson kept on winning because