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re: Pat Riley- The Most successful man in NBA history?

Posted on 6/5/23 at 6:11 pm to
Posted by the crue
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Posted on 6/5/23 at 6:11 pm to
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Who’s the only person in nba history to win league mvp, coach of the year, and executive of the year?
bird
Posted by the crue
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Posted by mattz1122
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Posted on 6/5/23 at 6:11 pm to
Bird
Posted by BurlesonCountyAg
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Posted on 6/5/23 at 6:18 pm to
Larry Bird also won two finals MVPs. Pretty impressive feat. Any ways, carry on.
Posted by 632627
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Posted on 6/6/23 at 7:11 am to
I would say Michael Jordan is still the most “successful” in NBA history; combining dollars, championships and stardom. It’s not really close.
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 6/6/23 at 12:05 pm to
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He's won a championship as a player, coach, and an executive.


Damn near won a national title in college too. He was on the Kentucky team that lost to Texas Western in 1966.
Posted by MackDaddyBrown
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Posted on 6/6/23 at 6:48 pm to
Yes.

Phil Jackson is automatically disqualified for his executive stints. (I'm counting LAL via Jeanie at various points)

He was really good at his niche--managing gigantic egos. But to me that discounts the # of championships he has.

Unpopular opinion: I'd take Eric Spolestra over him. He's shown he can manage superstars and win with whomever he has. Meanwhile Phil wasn't winning anything without absurdly stacked rosters. See: the Kobe years post-Shaq pre-Pau.
This post was edited on 6/6/23 at 6:54 pm
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