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Article: Bulls follow Jackson's lead Coach earns widespread respect
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 11, 1996
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Phil Jackson is the man at the controls of this Chicago Bulls
machine that is primed to capture its fourth National Basketball
Association title in the last six seasons.
Because of the coaching moves that he's made to help the Bulls
grab a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals, Jackson is finally
gaining widespread respect for his coaching acumen.
During the Bulls' title run from 1991 to 1993, Jackson was just
seen as the guy who had Michael Jordan on his team. But the Bulls
have used crafty tactics to reduce the Seattle SuperSonics to
looking like the Philadelphia 76ers.
"The coaching job that he's done is being recognized by a lot of
people," Jordan said. "He's never really gotten ...