Who is the most understanding coach in NBA history?

Phil Jackson, the "Zen Master"-the most understanding coach in history, how did he manage all the superstars?

As we all know, Phil Jackson, known as the "Zen master", has never been good at tactical adjustment, but he is proficient in psychology and knows how to get along with people, especially big-name stars and prickly leaders. Jackson can not only convince these big names, but also enhance their psychological strength and sublimate them in some strange ways. Among them, Jackson's different ways of dealing with Jordan, Pippen and Rodman are not as good as his predecessors in the Bulls.

At first, when Jackson was hired as a teaching assistant by the Bulls, doug collins, then the coach of the Bulls, was not happy. After all, no one wants a man in his coaching staff who is always eyeing the handsome position. Moreover, Jackson did make Collins sigh in some ways.

As soon as the Bulls took office, Jackson suggested to Collins, hoping to bring Jordan and his teammates together. In this regard, Collins said, "You think I don't want to?" The expression on his face said angrily to Jackson, "You can keep this for Michael."

Of course, Jackson was rebuffed by Jordan, but his cleverness lies in: I can't handle Jordan, can I still handle Pippen? Compared with Jordan, who was famous at that time, Pippen was still a rookie and easy to control. So Jackson began to give Pippen a small stove, teach him defensive experience and communicate with other players through Pippen. Over time, Pippen thought he was Jackson's man, and Jackson's work went smoothly. His relationship with Jordan and other teaching assistants is getting better and better, including tex winter, the founder of Triangle Attack.

Collins' worry is not superfluous. The Bulls hired Jackson to find a replacement for Collins. 1989, the Knicks chose the coach, and once took a fancy to Jackson, who won the championship in the team as a player, but was rebuffed by Klaus, the general manager of the Bulls and the "big fat man". This is expected to be a signal that Jackson will replace Collins. Sure enough, Jackson took office after the end of the 1988-89 season. Later, Collins personally accepted that he was not as good as Jackson in dealing with stars.

After taking office, Jackson pushed the triangle attack and hit a wall with Jordan. This is not new. As early as Collins' time, Winter and Jordan had an argument about whether to carry out the triangle attack. Jackson cleverly avoided another argument with Jordan, and touched Jordan, who was badly hurt by the "bad boy" piston at that time, with one sentence: "You can't beat a team alone." Jordan acquiesced in the triangle attack.

At this time, the bull kept a rare calm. At the beginning of the triangle attack, the bulls' record fluctuated and Jackson's pressure increased sharply. But even if the essence of the triangle offense has not been understood, Jordan always takes the initiative to take responsibility in front of others and never makes irresponsible remarks about the triangle offense. Later, Jordan gradually found that his teammates became more active after the triangle attack and became more and more interested in Jackson.

Not only Jordan, but also a teaching assistant of the Bulls at that time said that Jackson never put too much pressure on the players, but influenced them subtly through psychological counseling, and joked: "Compared with Phil, the former coach (Collins) is like a rebellious teenager."

Finally, in the east of that year, although the Bulls and Pistons won all seven games, both Jackson and Bulls knew that their time had come.

If Jackson took great pains to get the support of Jordan and Pippen, then his transformation of Rodman and his further wooing of Pippen can be called a wonderful pen.

After Jordan 1995 came back, the Bulls stopped at the second round in the East. The reason is that there is a vacuum in the fourth position. Grant, the owner of the fourth position, has joined the magic. For this reason, Klaus found Jackson and gave him a signature sheet with Rodman's name on it. In this regard, Jackson was surprised at first, but later he was very tempted and promised Klaus to work as Jordan and Pippen.

Interestingly, when Klaus and Jackson came to the meeting place, Rodman blocked Klaus from the door and insisted on a personal interview with Jackson, regardless of whether Klaus was the first person to suggest him to join the Bulls. The reason for this is that the unruly Rodman believes that only Jackson, who used to be a hippie, has the same language as himself.

Jackson is really special. He didn't listen to Rodman complaining about his situation in the Spurs (such as no slippers on the bench, being dragged to church by david robinson, being asked to play with an injury by Popovich, etc.). On the contrary, he asked, "Do you know the triangle attack?" Rodman replied, "didn't you just give the ball to Jordan?" Jackson was satisfied with the whole answer.

Later, Jackson found Jordan and Pippen. Jordan has no problem with this. The key is Pippen. After all, he was fouled violently by the other side during the game with the Pistons. He has been complaining for a long time. But Pippen has always admired Rodman. After all, before him, there were very few people like Rodman who entered the NBA from the NCAA secondary league. Besides, Pippen was surprised that Jackson would come to consult him. Jackson struck while the iron was hot, and Pippen was even happier when he said, "In the past, we only asked Michael, but now we want to hear your opinions."

Jackson told other players at first that he would give Rodman "special treatment", but later he was very strict with Rodman. Even when Rodman wore a ring or nose ring in training, Jackson ordered him to take it off. Rodman was obedient every time, which surprised other teammates.

Thanks to Jackson's efforts, Qixin Bull burst into unprecedented energy and won the championship for the second time in a row. From this, we can know why Jordan was so angry when he learned that the Bulls had no intention to keep Jackson before the 1997-98 season, so that his relationship with Klaus has not eased today. Jordan understands that just as there is only one Jordan, there is only one Zen master.