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Defense, turnovers top Lakers Coach Phil Jackson's list of concerns

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:57:18 +0000

Initially reluctant to offer a state-of-the-team assessment so early in season, Jackson allows that 'I'm not real happy with our defense,' and adds, 'turnovers is another thing I'm always focused on.' > Initially reluctant to offer a state-of-the-team assessment so early in season, Jackson allows that 'I'm not real happy with our defense,' and adds, 'turnovers is another thing I'm always focused on.'

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Lakers center Andrew Bynum misses another practice

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:22:15 +0000

He says his sprained right ankle will not stop him from playing Sunday evening against Oklahoma City, but Coach Phil Jackson isn't so sure.

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Lakers' Lamar Odom leads from the bench

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

His change of heart about sixth-man role should energize a mostly ineffective reserve unit. > Lamar Odom wasn't entirely thrilled when he found out he was no longer a starter last year in training camp, saying Lakers Coach Phil Jackson was "out of his . . . mind" for making him come off the bench.

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Phil Jackson knows all about the circus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Before the Bulls tangled with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night at Staples Center, someone in the L.A. media asked Lakers coach Phil Jackson if the so-called circus trip was around when he was the coach of the Bulls. Oh, yeah, there was the ice-skating trip and the circus trip, Jackson said. Two weeks around Thanksgiving the circus comes in, and then the ice-skating show comes in the spring.

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Lakers' Gasol to make long-awaited season debut

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:13:00 +0000

Lakers center Pau Gasol will make his 2009-10 season debut Thursday against the visiting Bulls after missing the first 11 games with a right hamstring injury, said Lakers coach Phil Jackson pregame.

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Kobe Drains 40 For 100th Time In Career

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:06 +0000

Kobe Bryant has been labelled the best player in the world by millions of fans around the world. Kobe Bryant hit 17-of-29 shots and a three-pointer for 40 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in Tuesday's win over the Pistons. This brought him to 40 points 100 times in his career. (For those of you who aren't good at math, that is a lot.) This is just an amazing record to me. To be able to score 40 points 100 times! That is just astonishing. I'm sure every single one of you know about his 81 point game, the second most points in a game ever. Next to Wilt's 101 point game. My question is, is he too old to reach at least 175 games with 40 points. I think he can easily get to 150, but is 175 out of reach? Kobe is the most clutch player in the NBA, no doubt. He can score at will, and drive to the hoop and hit an almost impossible shot. Kobe is not human. He is just so good. Kobe reaching 40 points in a total of 100 games is an amazing stat that probably will not be touched for ...

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The Pau Watch extends to TV

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Phil Jackson has a field day with Pau Gasol's extended injury, and his guest spot on 'CSI: Miami.' > Will this season never end?

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Phil Jackson cancels practice to take inventory

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:22:47 +0000

The Lakers' schedule will loosen up over the next few weeks, but the team must first figure out what went wrong in their 105-79 loss to Denver. > The Lakers' schedule will loosen up over the next few weeks, but the team must first figure out what went wrong in their 105-79 loss to Denver.

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Half measures fail miserably for Lakers

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:14:00 +0000

The score only 23 points after halftime, the worst half in franchise history, and are routed by Nuggets in Denver. > Phil Jackson might want to rethink this thing.

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Lakers coach Jackson in favor of retiring Jordan's No. 23

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:23:52 +0000

Phil Jackson likes LeBron James' idea of NBA players giving up No. 23 to honor Michael Jordan.

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Phil Jackson is feeling much better

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

New brace helps with the discomfort that the coach has endured for years. > The smaller things in life ate away at Phil Jackson the last few years.

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Lakers at 50: Pat Riley and Phil Jackson might have just one thing in common -- winning

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Jackson and Riley each have coached the Lakers to four championships, but they're opposites in many ways. Still, they were perfect for the teams they coached. > Amazingly, the race for greatest Los Angeles Lakers coach, leaving aside John Kundla, who won five titles with the franchise in Minneapolis, comes down to two of the all-time greats, who each won four titles in Los Angeles: Phil Jackson and Pat Riley.

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Bench Mob? What Bench Mob? Lakers' reserves must improve

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:39:00 +0000

Beat reporter Broderick Turner answers readers' questions about the reserves, plus Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson. > Beat reporter Broderick Turner answers readers' questions about the reserves, plus Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson.

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Report: Jackson calls Gasol injury 'mysterious'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:10 +0000

Phil Jackson was just having some fun with reporters when he said Pau Gasol may not be back for the Los Angeles Lakers until around Christmas, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

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Report: Jackson calls Gasol injury 'mysterious'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:12:47 +0000

Pau Gasol may not be back for the Los Angeles Lakers until around Christmas, Phil Jackson said Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

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Report: Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol may sit until Christmas

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:06:16 +0000

Pau Gasol could reportedly be out until Christmas, according to Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

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Lakers Coach Phil Jackson looking to limit Derek Fisher's minutes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The 35-year-old guard averaged 32.2 minutes in Lakers' first five games. Jackson says that ideally, he'd like to keep the 14-year veteran under 25 minutes a game to help him be fresh for playoffs. > The 35-year-old guard averaged 32.2 minutes in Lakers' first five games. Jackson says that ideally, he'd like to keep the 14-year veteran under 25 minutes a game to help him be fresh for playoffs.

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