Found June 15, 2009 on Red's Army: Yardbarker Blogger Network
I'm not just saying that because our site's named after him.  I'm not saying Phil's a bad coach.  He's a great coach.  But he's not the greatest coach.  Red's the best ever... and it's not even a discussion.We've heard the arguments before... but they're worth reiterating.  Phil Jackson had two players in the NBA's "Top 50" team... one of who was Jordan... at a time where the NBA talent pool was watered down because of expansion.  Then, after he left Chicago, he hand-picked an LA team with Shaq and Kobe still on the squad.  So Phil walked into at least a few of his titles.  That's not to take away from Phil.  You have to be damn good to win that many titles in any era.  But he's not Red.  No one is.  Red built and led a team whose domination spanned decades... plural.  He didn't jump to another team after one team started to decline.  And in the discussion of whether you are the GREATEST coach of all time... that matt...
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