Is Greg Popovich a better coach than Phil Jackson?

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Sure Phill has had more rings but he's coached more HOFers than anyone in any sport. Considering what Pop has done in his small market, and both times with aging veterans I tend to think so. Also Pop isn't as much of a self-promoter as Phil.

quit making shyt up....

this is a close one...pop has been very consistent..phil has more rings

 

[Mr. Foxx Foxx]

He's probably better, but Phil still greater.

 

[intruder]

Pippen was a 24 years old when Phil took over, Kobe was only 21 years old when Phil took over, Andrew Bynum was 18 years old when Phil came back to LA


All 3 were 24 and under when Phil got to them, all 3 became All-Star players, and 2 of them are 2 of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball


Jordan was only 26 when Phil became head coach as well (the same age as Stephen Curry....do we consider Curry a young player? If so, add Jordan to that list of "young talent" developed by Phil Jackson)

Yeah LeBron was just 25 when one Eric Jon Spoelstra took the young pup under his wing and the rest was history.
What would the King James have done without Spoelstra, dear Lord?

 

[WaddupDoe!]

Yes

 

[ghostwriterx]

I think Pops ability to adopt different styles puts him over Phil for me. Comparing the 99 team to last year's team is like night and day.

 

[Goat poster]

Pop is GOAT.

Give him and Phil both a team of kids at the YMCA with the exact same talent level for a 5 game series and Pop would win every time.

After the series Phil would write a book bashing and blaming players on his team for the loss.

 

[DaddyTime]

"The fukk is wrong with you, go sit down"

 

[L&HH]

With all due Respect to Riley and Phil, Popovich is better than all of them.

Phil Jackson is horrible at DEVELOPING young talent. Even Riley is better than him in that sense and I think Riley is horrible too at THAT aspect of coaching but he'll make stars and journeymen run through a walls for him.

Phil has the rings and is great at managing great talent. Riley struggles with big egos. Phil is an underrated defensive mind, too. But if I have a team I'm picking in this order

1. Pop
2. Riles
3. Phil

Honorable Mention: Larry Brown and Doc Rivers

I think Popovich is better for the exact reasons you mentioned as well. Give Pop the teams Phil has had and no doubt he at the very least replicates his success. Give Phil Pop's teams and idk if I can say the same

 

[duckbutta]

How is this even an argument...Pops won titles based around 3 great players and bunch of guys who you either never heard of, were out the league, or rotting away on a bench somewhere else before being blessed by The Popfather...

I cain't think of a coach who has done more with less than Pop has...

Cat's act like pop wasn't winning titles when Tony Parker couldn't make a 10 foot jumpshot...

 

[TheNig]

I doubt th any sport part but you can make a case for NBA

Kobe
Shaq
Malone
Payton
Pippen
Jordan
Rodman
Richmond**

Just to name a few

Red Auerbach

 

[mitter]

Pop's teams have been upset more in the playoffs. Phil has only lost two times with Home court and both teams won the title. Plus Pop never won back to back

Phil had more talent to work with, period.


The Spurs have been

since 2009. They've had no business contending since then, and I have to give them a pass for nominal playoff upsets

 

[I AM WARHOL]

Give me the dude with the hardware . People act like it's so easy to win rings. Even if you have superior talent it takes an amazing coach to win THAT much

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

I was watching that game, classic Pop

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

May God guide either Phil or Greg to Islam.

 

[Poppa_Dock]

when it's all said and done his stats are going to look retarded