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slamonline.com - 6/24/2009
Phil Jackson: Looking for Part-Time Work
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by Marcel Mutoni Health permitting, Phil Jackson will be back on the Laker bench next season, as L.A. begins its title defense. The Zen Master may just not be there all the time. Phil told a radio station that he might skip some road games in the ‘10 season, and ...

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Can't Stop The Bleeding:  Phil Jax, Part-Time Coach?

Phil Jackson mulls coaching Los Angeles Lakers mostly at home
sports.espn.go.com - 6/24/2009
Phil Jackson mulls coaching Los Angeles Lakers mostly at home
— sports.espn.go.com — Phil Jackson would consider coaching mostly home games if he returns next season. (more) Phil Jackson mulls coaching Los Angeles Lakers mostly at ...

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Kurt Rambis, Phil Jackson mull life ahead with Lakers - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 6/24/2009
Kurt Rambis, Phil Jackson mull life ahead with Lakers - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Rambis coached one game for Jackson last season when he elected to remain in Los Angeles instead of traveling to Portland for the game because of swelling in his legs from plantar fasciitis. "This is not new to me," Rambis, who was one of the final ... (more) Kurt Rambis, Phil Jackson mull life ahead with Lakers - ...

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Unorthodox coach stretching the bounds of what's reasonable
thesportshernia.typepad.com - 6/25/2009
Unorthodox coach stretching the bounds of what's reasonable
— thesportshernia.typepad.com — It appears as though Phil Jackson and his 10 glamorous championship rings are considering coaching from the luxury of his custom made, Indian leather La-Z-Boy chair in the plush confines of his LA palace. And really, why the hell not?... (more) Unorthodox coach stretching the bounds of what's reasonable

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Phil Jax, Part-Time Coach?
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... Apparently it’ll take more than the owner’s daughter and more money than God to keep Phil Jackson in the Laker fold next season.  It appears the aging Zen Master would like to entrust road games to assistant Kurt Rambis, in an arrangement as cushy as it is unprecedented. From ...

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