And he brought championships with him.
Six titles ain't too shabby. The players loved him in Chicago. The egos in LA question him, and they don't play to their potential because of it.
You forget several points, Phil never won without the best player (shaq/jordan) in the league and another great/good player (pippen/kobe)-. He never had to take a team, say like Miami, and make them win. He did manage to lose several times with some of the best talent in the league. Hell, he can't even keep LA from fighting each other. Even the much hearalded Triangle offense isn't his invention, and without the man who invented it, he is having problems running it. He isn't horrible, he is pretty good, but he is still and ass and isn't as "magical" as people give him credit for. IMO
o and the players didn't "love" him. Ask Pippen. Jordan just liked him, so everyone fell in line. You didn't stay long with the bulls if jordan didn't like you.