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Nuvendil on 10 June 2019
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NightlyPoe said:
Pinkie_pie said:

He won 3 straight championship. Nba greats magic, Isaiah already said he was the greatest ever after the 1st 3 peat so he had nothing to prove. Then his father was murdered so maybe that pushed him over the edge to take a break. The bulls did well because they added a few decent players and they were well coached and highly motivated. The year after they were an average team because they werent as motivated and didnt have as much luck. Maybe they realized they couldnt win without jordan i dont know. And again you were making shit up by saying jordan needed the best rebounder, the best 6th man to win championship. As for phil being the best coach, he had jordan and pippen. Most coaches would win championship with a prime jordan and pippen. Lebron Not only left to join with wade and bosh because he couldnt win, he also destroyed team by demanding to trade half the team multiple times. Jordan never thrown his team under the bus

I was refuting your comment that all he needed was a second all-star and the championships start flowing.  The Bulls, both versions, were more than just two players.  You're the one guilty of an exaggeration, not me.

Also you don't seem to have an idea how hard Jordan was on his teammates.  Or coaches for that matter.  Ask Doug Collins how easy Jordan was to coach.

Speaking of coaches.  Jackson got Jordan to change his game and was the only coach other than Dean Smith that Jordan would play for.  He got a moody Pippen to keep his ego in check from Jordan's shadow.  He kept Rodman from being a complete distraction that derails the whole team (seriously, how many coaches accomplish that?).  He implemented the triangle offense which made Jordan's game a team game.  Oh, and he took a talented but chaotic Lakers team that was about to fall on its face to the championship as soon as he walked through the door.

Dude, I would just give up.  Anyone who blows off Phil freaking Jackson - a coach with a W/L of .704, 13 Finals Appearances,  11 championships, and never, ever led a team to a sub-.500 season - as being just another coach who got lucky is beyond help.