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NBA champion John Salley highlighted why he considered Chuck Daly the best coach he ever played for, surpassing even the legendary Phil Jackson. While Jackson had the advantage of coaching superstars like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O’Neal, Daly’s genius was in managing the 1980s Detroit Pistons, a team filled with "knuckleheads." Daly masterfully orchestrated a roster that included challenging personalities such as Dennis Rodman, Bill Laimbeer, and Isaiah Thomas, guiding them to success by enforcing a system where everyone had a role despite their differences. Salley reflected on the rough-and-tumble nature of basketball during that era, with fistfights on the court typically resulting in nothing more than a technical foul and a brief cooling-off period. Comparing it to modern times, he criticized how the human aspect has been stripped away, leading to strict penalties for conduct once considered part of the game.
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