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Phil Jackson under fire for 'Brokeback Mountain' remark
The Spurs made 13 three-pointers in their 107-92 victory, and Jackson was asked if too much penetration was leading to open outside shooters. "We call this a Brokeback Mountain game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts," Jackson said. "It was one of those games." The 2005 film, which won three Oscars, depicts two cowboys who conceal their homosexual affair. "The remarks are in ...
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Phil Jackson likes Brokeback Mountain
100% Injury Rate — ... Phil Jackson is still the Zen Master. After Tuesday's brutal loss against the Spurs, Jackson told reporters that "We call this a 'Brokeback Mountain' game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts. It was one of those games." ...

How the Hell…
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... On a separate note, Lakers coach Phil Jackson is in some hot water for his “Brokeback Mountain” comments following last night’s loss to the Spurs. ...

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RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... On a separate note, Lakers coach Phil Jackson is in some hot water for his “Brokeback Mountain” comments following Tuesday night’s loss to the Spurs. ...

Thursday Morning Randomness Rundown
Walk Off Balk — ... "We call this a Brokeback Mountain game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts"; Phil Jackson is in some trouble. [USAToday] ...

Phil Jackson's "Brokeback" remark starts another league trend
The Sports Hernia Blog — Phil Jackson was recently quoted after a loss as saying, "We call this a Brokeback Mountain game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts," Jackson said. "It was one of those games." As is with anything else in the NBA - cornrows, tattoos, crime, weed - these things have a tendency to catch on and catch on quickly. Here's what other people are already saying:"This game was like Edward Penishands because we got fucked ten different ways." -- Scott Skiles"We call this a Striptease game, because it sounds like it should be so good but you just leave pissed off." -- ...

Shorthanded Pistons Fall in L.A.
The Piston Post | A Detroit Pistons Blog — ... think there’s too much of a positive impact there. Odom literally passed the ball to a ref in the 4th quarter, the ball would’ve gone out of bounds had it not hit the official.  It wasn’t a crucial blunder, but the 2 points resulting kept the Lakers’ in the game and kept the momentum high. Refs need to be more alert to potential interferences.  Not to be nitpicky or anything… I guess Phil Jackson has fully recovered from his Brokeback Mountain reference.

PHIL JACKSON'S "BROKEBACK" REMARK STARTS YET ANOTHER NBA TREND
Epic Carnival — ... Phil Jackson was recently quoted after a loss as saying, "We call this a Brokeback Mountain game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts. It was one of those games." ...

Thoughts on New Orleans
Lakers Blog — ... game to decide the winner of a season long award?- it's important to remember that this game is monumentally important in terms of playoff seeding. Not that you guys necessarily need the proverbial string around the finger, but as someone mentioned earlier, the over under for the number of times the letters "M, V, and P" will be uttered tonight has been set at about seven million. Other things could get lost in the noise. At the risk of treading into some of the hot water that PJ found himself in a few months back , the buzzword after last night's win over the Clippers was ...

Love To Hate
Project Spurs - A San Antonio Spurs Blog and Podcast — For Spurs fans there are a handful of NBA players and other NBA personalities who really get under their skin.  Sure there are players who have broken the hearts of Spurs fans like Derek Fisher, but there are those others that no matter what, Spurs fans just love to hate them.  So in no particular order, we here at Project Spurs present to you our guys we love to hate. Shaquille O' Neal.  He vowed to get revenge on the Spurs and Coach Pop for using the "Hack-A-Shaq," called the Spurs cowards, and was a huge part of the Spurs-Lakers rivalry of years past.  But what is worse is he took shots at David Robinson.  In his book ...

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