Was it just a wild coincidence that the first year Phil coached Jordan the Bulls reached the finals, and won the finals the next year? I guess that was just happenstance.
The Pistons knocked them out in the conference finals in both 89 and 90, and were knocked out by them in 91, when the Bulls beat the Lakers.
Not happenstance. Every Phil-coached bulls team won an nba title (when mike was there all year long)...