Jackson Legacy Deserved

  Give Phil Jackson his due.
  The Laker coach has won 10 NBA championships and all we hear is: "Yeah, but he had great players."  Duh.  No kidding.  I suppose Red Auerbach was coaching the LA Clippers.  No, Red had a few decent  players named Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn...I could go on.
  The great thing about Jackson is that he has won in a variety of places with a variety of players.  Sure, he had Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, but he was also able to win with a headcase like Dennis Rodman.  He was able to keep Shaq and Kobe on the same page for a while.
  Great coaches win with great players and Jackson always notes his success is due to just that.
  If people want to throw darts, they should be aimed at those coaches who don't win championships with good players.