latimes.com - 12/4/2008
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He wasn't being critical when he said the Lakers (15-2) wouldn't do it this season. Nor was he throwing in the towel by conceding it wouldn't happen. It didn't even seem like he was inspiring the team with a publicly delivered "us-against-them" tactic. He might have just been telling the truth, ...
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First Cup: Thursday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times: "Sorry, Lakers fans. The Chicago Bulls' record-setting 72-10 campaign won't be topped this season. At least that's what Phil Jackson said Wednesday, and he'd probably know a thing or two about such success. He was the Bulls' coach when they set the NBA standard for victories in 1995-96. ... 'I don't think there's any chance that we're going to get anywhere close to 70 wins,' he said. 'I'm not going to say that we can't win 60, but I don't think that there's a chance [at 70] -- and that's if everything goes well ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Did I interpret correctly where Phil Jackson said that the reason his team would not win 70 games was because of their time zone? The travel from West to East, he seemed to imply, was troublesome in how it prevented good rest. Could somebody please write 5,000 words analyzing this? We'll need to hear from sleep experts, as well as look at the historical records of Western teams on the road. ...
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