Well Phil had great assistant coachs, like most of their strategies were from Tex. Not saying he's not one of best, but when you had Jordan and a prime Shaq not that hard lol and he had Kobe as well. Just wonder how he would do with an average team? Really show how great of a coach he is...Larry Brown won everywhere...and every level. The guy has a great basketball mind. And Pop is a great coach....he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Every year his teams are contending and he turns young players straight off the draft into good players. Phil just came into good situations. My opinion...