The Bulls and the Lakers had the fortune of having Phil Jackson lead them through multiple title reigns. The Knicks, however, had Jackson as both a player and a president. While he did achieve success playing, his tenure as a president was one marred with one bad decision after another, with his recruitment of Kristaps Porzingis being the only bright spot for many Knicks fans.
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However, Jackson isn’t a conventional person to say the least. Let’s take a look at some of his quirks so that we may remember him in a more positive light, shall we?
- Jackson had unorthodox methods of motivating his teams. One of the more popular ones was letting them watch “Braveheart”, the inspirational Mel Gibson classic before the season began.
- Jackson is often associated with the potent “Triangle Offense”, one of the most effective in-game systems in basketball. However, it was his assistant coach, Tex Winter who came up and implemented the system.
- It’s widely documented that Jackson draws a lot of inspiration from the book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert Pirsig.
- And before Knicks fan hate on him for being a relatively lousy president, he did help bring two championships to the Knicks as a player. That, coupled with his 11 rings as a coach, gives him 13 rings all-in-all. Jackson has the most NBA rings of any person in history.
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Hello, my name is Peter Max, and I’m a sports management student focusing on sports marketing. Born and raised in New York, I moved to California to pursue my passion for sports. For similar reads, visit this blog.
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