Is Phil Jackson a Great Coach or Just Plain Lucky?
bleacherreport.com 6/9/2009 — The Zen Master. The man who has inherited some of the greatest teams in basketball. With L.A.'s recent surge in the Finals, now more than ever, the question of Phil's legacy crossed my mind. Many greats, such as Red Auerbach, have claimed ...

Phil Jackson May Coach Only The Lakers Home Games
sportsradiointerviews.com 6/24/2009 — On Monday at SRI , we posted an interview with Phil Jackson that took place in Chicago. He compared Kobe and Michael, talked about how the tenth ring stacked up against the first nine, and said he’d like to push through for at least one more ...

Phil Jackson's Summer Acting Camp
theblowtorch.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — Hi, I'm Phil Jackson, and I want to tell you about something deep in my heart. You might know me as the basketball coach of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. Or maybe from my 1990s stint as coach of the Chicago Bulls and ...

Phil Jackson as a Coach
markmadsen.com 6/12/2009 — I'm at home in MN today and I had the television on for the Jim Rome show and they were talking about Alonzo Mourning's comments regarding Phil Jackson as a coach.  Now it's possible that Alonzo's quotes were taken out of context.  Everyone ...

Phil Jackson the greatest coach ever?
scoresreport.com 6/15/2009 — With the Lakers and Magic duking it out right now on the tube I gotta wonder again about whether or not Phil Jackson might not be the best coach in NBA history. 9 championship rings and more than likely a 10th in the near future are nothing to balk at. Granted he has had pretty much the ...

Phil Jackson Should Travel as Much as Vin Scully
lakeshowlife.com 6/24/2009 — Is part-time Phil the real deal? We’re just a little over a week removed from the culmination of dramatic Laker postseason yet the real drama is only beginning. Forget about Mitch Kupchak’s Odom/Ariza sized headache for a minute. Let’s get into how the Laker general ...

Phil Jackson: Looking for Part-Time Work
slamonline.com 6/24/2009 — 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 ...

Phil’s Cure For Lakers’ Game Three Blues? Bad Travolta
lakeshowlife.com 6/11/2009 — Yesterday, Phil Jackson took the Lakers on one of his famous playoff “field trips.” When I heard about it, nobody had any clue what that field trip was going to be. Now, we all know. The Zen Master took the team to the movies. From the O.C. Register : Sensing something even more ...

Phil Jackson’s Questionable Decision
viewfrommyseats.com 6/8/2009 — I completely respect Phil Jackson and everything he’s been able to accomplish in his career. Anyone that can win 9 rings and can put himself in a position to win his 10th knows what he’s doing. Some people can say that he’s had it easy because he’s won with guys like MJ, Shaq and Kobe—but hey, ...

Red Auerbach: Greater than Phil Jackson
blog.celticstown.com 6/10/2009 — In a week or so, Phil Jackson may break Red Auerbach’s long-standing record of most championship teams coached. As a die-hard Celtics fan, I am appalled that Red’s record will soon be gone. I continue to hope that the Magic will pull the series out, so Red will never have to concede his record, ...

Kobe's Moment — Wizards Insider 6/15/2009
Thank you, thank you. I'll glady take that from you, Mr. Russell. (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) Are you feeling Kobe Bryant? Are you happy for him? When I saw Bryant pumping his first and scissor-kicking after the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Lakers close out Magic for 15th title (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/15/2009
The coach stood to the side and watched as his team executed its final play of the NBA season to perfection. It's the one that had worked nine previous times. This wasn't his famed triangle offense, this was the celebration circle. Phil Jackson, the ...

Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant put Lakers back on top — Examiner Sports 6/15/2009
The coach stood to the side and watched as his team executed its final play of the NBA season to perfection. It's the one that had worked nine previous times. This wasn't his famed triangle offense, this was the celebration circle.

Economy promises to restrain offseason moves — SI.com - NBA 6/15/2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The last place Phil Jackson expected to end up when he returned to coach the Los Angeles Lakers was the NBA finals awards podium.

Is Phil Jackson of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers the World's Best Coach? — Bleacher Report - NBA 6/16/2009
That hat isn't a throwback to the 1986 Malxom X Hats of Yore. Nope, Phil is sporting the celebratory lid of one who has captured the tenth title of his career. That puts him on a pedestal alone, above even Red Aureback of the Boston Celtics, who has ...