With the Bulls, Jackson worked tirelessly to make sure people didn't believe he just gave the ball to Michael Jordan and stayed out of his way. He spoke on Zen Buddhism and ancient philosophies, and maybe even to Jackson's surprise, he found people were mesmerized by it. They'll believe just about anything. This has been a year for exposing the so-called coaching icons. Suddenly, Bill Parcells and Mike Shanahan are under fire.
Every decision is dissected.
Every bad move is magnified. Well, they made wrong choices a season ago, too. It's just Vinny Testaverde and John Elway were on the job to cover for the mistakes. Funny, but it was Parcells who convinced Torre to stay the course on his managerial style upon taking the Yankees job in 1996. Maybe Torre had been wrong, he wondered to himself.