Over the years the league has been filled with amazing head coaches, but the two that stand out the most are Gregg popovich and Phil Jackson. In the article by Alsher it states In his 19 seasons as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich has become one of the most accomplished coaches in the history of the NBA. He has won the NBA Coach of the Year award three times, has a regular season winning percentage of .684, and has led the Spurs to five NBA Championships. But it also says Phil Jackson is arguably the greatest coach of all time. Although he is only fifth on the list of winningest NBA coaches, his other accolades are off the charts. Jackson had a .704 regular season winning percentage, won 13 conference championships, 11 …show more content…
Phil Jackson is considered one of the best coaches in NBA history, taking the Chicago Bulls to six titles and the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive titles( Erler, 2014).He was also a player in the NBA, the article on biography.com states phil was Born on September 17, 1945, in Deer Lodge, Montana, Phil Jackson joined the NBA in 1967 and won two championships as a player with the New York Knicks. He then earned renown as one of the most successful coaches in NBA history, winning six titles with the Chicago Bulls and another five with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 2011. In 2014, Jackson returned to the NBA as president of the Knicks. Phil also knew how control the egos of of his players and knew when to sit them out or put them in. A part of the reason Phil Jackson was so successful during his coaching career was his ability to form relationships with his players, particularly his stars, and manage their considerable egos and various …show more content…
When he discovered that his stars Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen didn't care for Krause either (to put it kindly), Jackson fed into that to get closer to them ( Erler, 2014). Some people say Phil was a just a good coach because of Jordan, but in the article by Erler it states When Kukoc finally did come over in 1994, during Jordan's baseball sabbatical, Jackson used that to push his star harder and the Bulls surprised everyone by finishing 55-27 even without Jordan. They might have even upset the Knicks in the second round if not for a bad call late in Game 5 against Pippen (Erler,2014). People say it was a blessing
...de four trips to the Final Four and won three National Championships. The only other active coach with three National Championships is his former Army assistant, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, who may end up surpassing Knight's win total for a new record. While Knight has not yet matched this success at Texas Tech, he is already making a case for himself as the school's best coach ever.
Bobby Knight’s college basketball career goes back over 40 years. In 1960 as a player for Ohio State University, Knight helped the Buckeyes capture the national championship. This feat will later make Knight one of only two men to play on and coach a national championship team in college basketball, the other being Dean Smith. Knight’s Ohio State Buckeye teams went on to win two more Big Ten championships in the next two years. Knight’s fellow teammates can remember him as being a tenacious defender on the court who would stop at nothing to win a game. His competitive nature allowed him to continue his basketball career after his playing years were over.
Jim Valvano, otherwise known as “Jimmy V”, was a college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. This paper will cover Jimmy and define his true leadership qualities. Jimmy was an icon in the sports world not only for his coaching ability. He taught the world that leaders need a vision, leaders need to connect with their followers, and that leaders learn from their followers. Jimmy defied the rules and transformed his players into exceptionally good players and even better people. He taught more than basketball to his players and reached outside of his coaching arena to touch the lives of people across the world.
...games, and actually winning the Coach of the Year Award by the Associated Press (dallascowboys.org). His career, and accomplishments speak for themselves. Tom Landry was a great coach and player, whose leadership made him a hero, and a prestigious name in the football world.
The Jacksonian Era, in the 1820’s and 1830’s, was a very critical period in American history. Many historians have different views on whether the Jacksonian Democrats, Andrew Jackson’s followers and supporters, were guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty and the equality of economic opportunity. Although Jacksonian Democrats view themselves as guardians of all these, they were wrong about most of it. The Jacksonian Democrats did a good job protecting and expanding political democracy and protecting equalty of economic opportunity, but failed to be guardians of the constitution as well as individual liberty.
In spring of 1991, the University of Michigan signed what was arguably the best recruiting class in the history of college basketball. Coach Steve Fisher signed five of the nation's top prospects - Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. Webber and Rose were childhood friends from Detroit who turned into McDonald's All Americans. The 6'9" power forward, Webber, was regarded as the number one player in the nation. Rose was a tall guard standing 6'7", who played like a young Magic Johnson. Howard, another McDonald's All American, was a multi-talented forward from Chicago. Texas natives King and Jackson capped off the Fab Five Freshman. While Jackson was an incredible defensive player, King was a super athletic guard [Wieberg].
Jackson worked extremely hard to get to his current position in life. He practiced non stop it seemed like. In high school, college, and throughout the pros, Jackson worked to get better at baseball, football, and track. He was able to work hard and become a star at all three. It helped that Jackson loved to be around the games, as a kid he and other neighborhood kids would play “stickball”, a form a baseball using a tree branch and a beat up tennis ball. As a teenager he would be working out or practicing constantly at his high school trying to get better (Jackson and Schaap 43).
Athletes come and go, but there are a great few that are remembered for having made a bigger impact than normal on the sporting world. A few of those athletes names are Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, and Bo Jackson. Many people don’t know very much about Bo. This is because he wasn’t playing for very long. Although his career came to an abrupt end, Bo Jackson is still considered one of the best athletes ever because of the impact he was able to make while he was healthy. Knowing what he accomplished in his short time in professional sports makes many wonder, what more could he have done?
The 1980?s rolled around and the ?Cameron Crazies? (Duke Basketball fans) felt as if there were no hope for their Blue Devils basketball program, but that?s where they were wrong. Along came what is arguably the greatest coach to step foot on a basketball court, Coach Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K has had unprecedented success at Duke, winning three national championships, and making Duke the powerhouse basketball school that they are today.
Wertheim, L. (1998). A Curious Career Phil Jackson Has Gone From Cloistered Child to Free- Spirited Player to Championship Coach. Somehow it all Seems to Fit. Sports Illustrated, 36.
John Wooden reached unimaginable heights during his basketball coaching career. Many consider him as the most successful coach of any sport to ever live. Wooden was consistent with his character and used his background to fuel his philosophy in order to design a pathway of success for each boy or man who ever played for him. He was more concerned with his character than with his reputation and this resulted in the respect and success Wooden gained during his lifetime. Although he passed away at age ninety-nine on June 4, 2010, he will always be considered a longtime success and great inspiration by many.
Jackson was very loyal to his friends especially those who helped him get into office. To reward his friends, he removed experienced officeholders and replaced them with his political friends or followers. This system is known as the spoils system. By Jackson using this system, he is guilty for undermining the economy and politically motivated action. By Jackson putting his friends in the office, meant that he had chance of winning the next election. Using this system also put the economy in danger because of the corruption and inefficiency in the office. Jackson is guilty of this charge because he replaced good working men for his party friends who do nothing to benefit the
Russell was unique in the sense that he was one of the few athletes to coach and play for the same team at the same time. And more than that, he did it successfully. For the last three years as a Bos...
Michael Jordan, in his prime, was thought of as one of the greatest basketball champions of all time. A shooting guard, standing at six-six, Jordan was able to out play anyone in his position. He started his career at the University of North Carolina, where he helped his team win a national championship. He then was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984-85 season. While playing for the Bulls, Jordan received many awards such as, MVP, five championships, Olympic gold medals, slam dunk contests, and many more defensive and offensive awards. Jordan simply dominated the nineties and left the game as a NBA Finals winner in 1998.
He became the first ever basketball coach, he is known as the father of basketball, even though his record as a coach at the University of Kansas was a mediocre fifty five wins and sixty losses. There are many sports to coach, so choosing the right sport to coach is the first test for any coach. Naturally, one would want to coach a sport that you know the most about. For example, if an athlete decided he wanted to get into coaching he would most likely choose to coach the sport he had once played.