Thanks to 8 finals appearances in a row, this question gets asked any time a media outlet needs a boost in. Phil jackson complained about lebron james and his posse in. Its more symbolic than significant because they were going to win that game regardless of those two points shaq scored on a dunk. Phil jackson says michael jordan was a better leader than. Jordan lebron debate tackled by harvard and yale 6.
But for the first time, jackson writes about how the two measure up against each other. Jackson recalled how he asked michael jordan to give a few tips to kobe after the game. Mar 07, 2021 adande broke down the mindset bryant had in the early 2000s, game 7 western conference finals vs. Connections between michael jordan, kobe bryant, lebron james. Phil jackson compares michael jordan and kobe bryant in new book. Stephen jackson weighs in on the michael jordan lebron james debate. Laying out the players relative strengths sidebyside, jordan, who is responsible for six of jackson s 11 rings with the bulls, consistently prevails over. Barack obama would take michael jordan over kobe, lebron. At the 20th annual michael jordan flight school in santa barbara, calif. As the brooklyn nets have loaded up on nba allstars in an effort to beat lebron james. Sep 17, 2020 anthony davis and lebron james, shaquille oneal and kobe bryant, and the different types of teamwork new, 28 comments these duos have showed us there is more than one way to win in the nba. This was phil jackson s final run with the lakers, who lost in the semifinals to the mavs. With that being said, i think his book is a lot different than michael jordans and kobe bryants, because i feel like they had the structure with phil jackson most of their career and were.
Jackson made it a point to emphasize the fact that jordan wanted to work guys as hard as possible to bring them to his level. May 18, 2020 shaquille oneal in 1995, mj announced his return to the nba after retiring to try baseball. Phil jackson once dreamt about spanking kobe bryant. Phil jackson finally compares michael jordan and kobe. May 17, 20 in his upcoming book eleven rings, legendary nba coach phil jackson offers a comparative analysis of michael jordan and kobe bryant, and it turns out theres really no comparison laying out the. Lebron james for the official title of best basketball player of alltime. How drew gooden thinks lebron james can surpass michael.
Lets not pretend that kobe had phil jackson as a rookie. As kobe bryant set for garden goodbye, phil jackson is. James himself had responded by saying he lost respect for the championship. The footwork, the fade away, the swagger, the flare, the fire, the killer instinct, the intensity on both ends of the floor, no matter how you slice it, the. Finally, in year 9, lebron james won his first nba title.
But where does kobe bryant come into the conversation. Jordan clearly wins the career field goal percentage category, with 49. According to him, jordan and bryant had the edge over james because they were coached by phil jackson. Lebron james on phil jacksons posse comments youtube. Maybe you grant lebron more credits for winning with a bad coach, but thats the path he chose. Phil jackson compares kobe bryant and michael jordan. May 21, 20 phil jackson caused a mini stir last week when he was promoting his new book, eleven rings. May 18, 20 phil jackson says in his book michael jordan was a better leader, better defender and was physically stronger than kobe bryant. Lebron has faced tougher competition in the nba finals. Tyron lue is probably the worse coach to ever win a ring on the other hand. In his upcoming book eleven rings, legendary nba coach phil jackson offers a comparative analysis of michael jordan and kobe bryant, and it turns out theres really no comparison laying out the.
Former nba player and current sports broadcaster for nbc sports drew gooden shared his insight on the goat discussion. You ask anyone what offense did michael and kobe play in and it was phil jackson s triangle. The soul of success, jackson notes michaels superior skills as a leader over bryants. Phil jackson gets the nod from most folks, though im sure some people in boston might have a thing or two to say about that.
He was just a peoples coach that lebron could talk over. Career scoring averages and shooting percentages are often cited when comparing kobe and michael. Magic johnson, phil jackson defend kobe bryant after. Nov 16, 2016 phil jackson s odd criticism of lebron james and use of the word, posse, has caused a firestorm in the league. Phil jackson compares kobe bryant and michael jordan in new book. Jamie squiregetty images in his upcoming book eleven rings, legendary nba coach phil jackson offers a comparative analysis of michael jordan and kobe bryant, and it turns out theres really no comparison. When his father was still alive and jordan was being scrutinized for his gambling, james jordan. Jackson thinks bryant has advantage over jordan in some aspects former bulls and lakers head coach phil jackson revealed the true differences between michael jordan and kobe bryant. May 16, 20 phil jackson throws the book at kobe bryant kobe bryant and michael jordan, two great basketball players that former coach phil jackson had a few things to say about in his new memoir. Lebron debate, both players are huge talents with enormous offensive abilities. Accolades heres your 20 kobe bryant vs michael jordan comparison. In his upcoming book eleven rings, legendary nba coach phil jackson offers a comparative analysis of michael jordan and kobe bryant, and it turns out.
The soul of success, jackson breaks down what separated jordan. Phil jackson reveals truth about kobe bryant, michael. With that being said, i think his book is a lot different than michael jordans and kobe bryants, because i feel like they had the structure with phil jackson most of their career and were successful with phil jackson. Phil jackson, lebron, favorite athlete and more quotemichael jordan on dean smith and phil jackson. Kobe responds to phil jackson comparing him to michael jordan. He played just 17 regular season games and the bulls would lose to shaq and the magic in the eastern conference finals. Kobe bryant once told michael jordan he could easily beat mj oneonone related. Nov 15, 2016 cleveland cavaliers star lebron james responded to phil jackson s recent comments, referring to james friends as a posse. The soul of success and stated what many of us already knew.
Lebron james isnt ready to change his style of play into the man possessed version of michael jordan that phil jackson said he needs to in order to take back the 2016 nba finals. Phil jackson says in his book michael jordan was a better leader, better defender and was physically stronger than kobe bryant. Why lebron james is better than michael jordan the grueling. Lebron james is better than michael jordan and kobe bryant. Phil jackson throws the book at kobe bryant kobe bryant and michael jordan, two great basketball players that former coach phil jackson had a few things to say about in his new memoir. Jun 07, 20 posts about phil jackson written by swishnba. Kobe has this quality as well, obviously, but still short of mj. Lebron james bristles at phil jacksons michael jordan.
As kobe bryant set for garden goodbye, phil jackson is lost. Mavs went on to win their first nba title against the heat. Michael was more charismatic and gregarious than kobe, jackson says in the book. He loved hanging out with his teammates and security guards, playing. Yes, you bet were going to wade into the twitterinfested waters of michael jordan vs. Lebron james comparison as the best nba players ever, is lebron even better than kobe. Jun 17, 2020 jackson dished on the series, gave insight into the differences between michael jordans and kobe bryants approaches jordan rode his teammates hard and cussed them out, while bryant set the tone by never allowing himself to be outworked and stressed the importance of everyone on the team taking pride in their roles, no matter how big or small.
Mj is much better defensively than kobe according to phil jackson of all people and was also more athletic and stronger. Though at times he could be hard on his teammates, michael was masterful at controlling the emotional climate of the team with the power of his. Drew gooden named one advantage michael jordan, kobe bryant. Phil jackson picks bill russell over michael jordan, explains why. Jordan offered his thoughts on bryant and heat forward lebron. Jackson coached both jordan and bryant to their first and last. With the 20082009 nba season in the books, phil getting his record setting 10th ring and kobe finally winning one without shaq, lets hear from a. Jun 07, 2020 the comparison between michael jordan, kobe bryant and lebron james never ends. Out of all the older players people paired him along side regarding the whos better title hes the only one left standing, winning titles, and still playing at. May 19, 20 kobe responds to phil jackson s mj comparison in his new book eleven rings. Kobe bryant debate with 10 differences the footwork, the fade away, the swagger, the flare, the fire, the killer instinct, the intensity on both ends of the floor, no matter how you slice it, the eerie yet mirrorlike similarities between michael jordan and kobe bryant will forever live on.
Kobe bryant believed he was better than michael jordan. Like jordan, bryant flourished under phil jackson s tutelage. Connections between michael jordan, kobe bryant, lebron. He is going to make kobe work harder on offense than kobe can mj. May 17, 20 phil jackson compares michael jordan and kobe bryant in new book. Phil jackson won five of his 11 rings with kobe bryant, but seems to believe it is his beloved triangle offense, and not the stars running it, most responsible for his success. Michael jordan debate has always been a hot topic in the basketball world, but no man has more authority when speaking about the two than.
Sure, you have to be a good offensive team, obviously, but in the nerveracking finals, having a better defensive team has, historically, made winning the title more likely. Michael jordans son disses kobe bryant on twitter page. In his upcoming book eleven rings, legendary nba coach phil jackson offers a comparative analysis of michael jordan and kobe bryant, and it turns out theres really no comparison. Yeah, mj s teams in his first 6 seasons were just amazing. He compared michael jordan and kobe bryant against each other. In his new book, cowritten with hugh delehanty and entitled eleven rings. Scottie pippen talks history kobe, mj, phil jackson. Jordans retirement came a year ago, and he was attending one of the lakers games. Drew gooden named one advantage michael jordan, kobe. Anthony davis, lebron, shaq, kobe, and different types of. Indeed, james three titles are divided between two franchises, two with the miami heat, one with the cavaliers. Phil jackson compares michael jordan and kobe bryant in book. Lebron james, the greatest debate of our time, is finally put to rest by the harvard and yale debate teams. Dec 06, 2016 phil jackson discman attack, shaqs bodyguard.
He faced the likes of bill russell, kareem abduljabbar, bill walton and julius erving at their peak. Michael jordan left and kobe bryant faced off in the 2003 allstar game. Phil jackson played in the nba for a good 12 years before moving on to coaching. Kobe is coming towards the end of his career so lets see how these two stack up against each other. The soul of success, answers a ton of questions about the past 30 years of professional basketball. When phil jackson was promoting eleven rings, he controversially picked bill russell over michael jordan as his first pick in an alltime draft. Phil jackson revealed the one big difference between kobe. Michael jordans son disses kobe bryant on twitter page 4. Phil jackson finally compares michael jordan and kobe bryant. Why lebron james is better than michael jordan the. In his book eleven rings, jackson drew the line between jordan and. Michael jordan answers every question you could ever think.
While arguments can be and have been made for kareem abduljabbar, kobe bryant, magic johnson, bill russell and other nba greats, the modern debate over who is the greatest since the nba began has been boiled down to mj vs. Like look at those grown black kids over there playing grown up. May 17, 20 phil jackson compares kobe bryant and michael jordan phil jackson finally did what everyones been hoping he would one day do. Heat made their first finals since 2006 and lebron s second. Apr 23, 2020 when jackson asked michael to advise kobe. Kobe bryant was irrelevant after 2010 and michael jordan played in the weakest era in nba history with no resistance, he was a horrible 3 point shooter and scottie pippen carried him to. There was something coachable about michael that kobe didnt. Kobe bryant gallery lebron james gallery kevin durant gallery allen. Phil jackson compares two of the nbas greatest players. May 17, 20 eleventime nba champion head coach phil jackson has a new book coming out on may 20, and in it he tackles one of the leagues most spirited debates from a firstperson view. It is just the facts, michael jordan and kobe bryant fans are hanging onto their stupid rings as if they werent coached by the best coach ever in phil jackson. Phil jacksons new book will not end michael jordan vs. Why kobe and lebron never faced each other in nba finals.
Kobe bryant and larry bird vs lebron james and michael jordan. Phil jackson on 10 differences between michael jordan and kobe. The zen master had led the bulls to six titles but, like jordan, left chicago in 1998, before taking charge of the lakers in 2000. Phil jackson shares major difference between kobe bryant. Comparing michael jordan, lebron james, kobe bryant at age 35. Phil jackson picks bill russell over michael jordan. The books phil jackson has given to his players over the years.
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