terviewed about the difference in their philosophies, Jackson said: "Well, I think Pat has a lot of rules and a lot of structure to his team. And he's got a power basis for his basketball game. He fits people into the formula well, and he's got a real defensive philosophy that I think has been manifested since he's come into his second career as a coach. My coaching philosophy is perhaps more structured offense and a lot of liberties and freedoms inside of it for a team which has a lot of open-endedness. . . And perhaps a lot more effort to have an enjoyability at the job level and an elimination of the work presence in the job. Whereas, Pat's the kind of person who gets down to work and has a reason for it. I'm more a Tao of the basketball world and Pat Riley is perhaps more of a General Patton of the basketball world" (Mariotti, 1996, p. 4).
The differences in leadership style between the two NBA coaches is reflected in their "chalk talk" before one playoff game. Riley had written this on the board in the Heat's locker room: "No layups. Pressure and Body Theme. Keep Ball Out of Paint. One Shot." Down the hall, Jackson had transcribed a more cosmic message: "Henceforth, we seek not good fortune. tun
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