myespn.go.com - 6/7/2008
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During Game 1, the arena was loud. The music in the stadium was, I swear, several decibels louder than your normal stadium music, and the fans weren't silent either. Yet through the cacophony, all the way across a massive arena, even up in the rafters, one noise was clear as a bell. Phil Jackson's whistle. When he inserts his pinkies in the corner of his mouth and blows, I have to believe ...
NBA at Random
sportsatrandom.com 6/2/2008 — Phil Jackson deserves some credit.
Red versus the Zen Master
parquetwishesandleprechaundreams.blogspot.com 6/4/2008 — Phil Jackson has a chance to win the most titles of any coach in NBA history (foxsports.com) ... Help Mister Auerbach prevent that from happening by chucking his vast collection of Larry O'Brien Trophies right at Jackson's fat head! ...
Phil Must Be Stopped
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/4/2008 —
This is fate. This is how its supposed to be. Phil Jackson… currently tied with Red Auerbach with 9 NBA championships… must beat Red’s Celtics to claim the top spot on the list.
And here’s a memo to the players: This ...
Phil Jackson, as Expected, Pokes Fun at Red Auerbach’s Mystique
slamonline.com 6/4/2008 — by Marcel Mutoni
One of the major story lines from the Finals - which, finally and mercifully, begin tomorrow night - will be Phil Jackson’s attempt to break the record for most titles won by a head coach, a record he shares with the ...
Uncut video: Paul Pierce sprains knee, Part 02
odenized.com 6/6/2008 —
Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Paul Pierce returns only minutes after spraining his right knee. While off-air, color commentators Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy extol Lakers ' Coach Phil Jackson 's wherewithal to call a ...
Doc Out-Coached Phil
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/6/2008 — Chuck took it hard from the Lakers fans… and even some Celtics fans…. when he suggested the coaching matchup in this series was even. In game 1… Chuck was clearly wrong… because Doc Rivers out-coached Phil Jackson. And before the Lakers fans go nuts here… I’m not the only one who thinks so. Just ask Dr. Jack Ramsay : Every move Doc Rivers made from ...
Kobe and Phil Laugh Off 'Paul Pierce Drama' From Game 1
sports.aol.com 6/7/2008 — There's been plenty of discussion today about Paul Pierce 's Game 1 heroics . Most of it however is revolving around whether or not the injury was really as serious as it appeared, and whether or not the media was making too big a deal out of Pierce's ...
Keep Talking Phil
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/7/2008 — I don’t think the Lakers get it. They (mainly Phil Jackson) keep blabbing away about Paul Pierce’s exit and re-entry in the 3rd quarter of Game 1. I know Jackson is a master-motivator, but I didn’t know he also did it for the opposing team. Thanks Phil. To add fuel to that fire, Gasol doesn’t think the Celtics are physical.
Ten Years Ago Phil Jackson Had No Peace
sportshubla.com 6/8/2008 — Phil Jackson and his Los Angeles Lakers are moving their way through yet another championship series, trying to win his fifth championship. They do so with relative love and happiness. Ten years ago, Jackson’s Chicago Bulls won their sixth ...
Winter Encourages Jackson To Look To His Bench —
SportsHubLA
It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers face a mismatch at small forward in their battle with the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
If you’re a Lakers fan, you’re also hoping to see them rebound better.
That’s why Lakers consultant Tex Winter has asked coach Phil Jackson to think about using the services of deep [...]
Are the Lakers Taking Game 2 Seriously? —
FanHouse
The prospect of falling behind two games to none to the Celtics in these Finals is something that every Laker fan is worried about as Game 2 approaches, and with good reason. No matter how much faith you might have in Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson , the fact is that it would be extremely difficult to beat the Celtics four out of five times, especially considering the confidence they'd have ...
Ten Years Ago Phil Had No Peace —
Lakernoise
Phil Jackson and his Los Angeles Lakers are moving their way through yet another championship series, trying to win his tenth championship. They do so with relative love and happiness. Ten years ago, Jackson’s Chicago Bulls won their sixth championship despite a brutal internal conflict. I was able to put together an inside account of that [...]
Jackson: Pierce was no Willis Reed —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Enter the dragon. Just think, the Boston Celtics and their fans had already hated the Lakers and vice versa for almost 50 years before Phil Jackson became part of the rivalry. Until now, the most objectionable person associated with the Lakers people here could think of was Jack Nicholson, an actor who just roots for them. I've got good and bad news, Celtics fans. H-e-e-r-e's Phil! Anyone else ...
Phil Jackson can’t run rings around Doc Rivers —
The Lakers Nation
Lakers coach clearly has more experience in big games, but even he won’t give himself an edge.
L.A. Times : This is the NBA’s version of the prince, on the cusp of possibly becoming a king, against the pauper.
This is Lakers Coach Phil Jackson striving for an NBA-record 10 championships, one for each finger, and pass Celtics icon Red Auerbach in the process.
This is Celtics ...
Useful Finals notes —
InsideHoops
Phil Jackson-coached teams are 41-0 when winning Game 1 of a playoff series. Overall, Jackson’s 190 playoff victories make him the winningest coach in NBA postseason history. Jackson’s nine titles (in 10 Finals appearances) as a coach, tie him with Boston’s legendary Red Auerbach for most all-time.
During the 2007-08 season, the Celtics swept the season [...]
Jackson, Bryant learned each other’s ways to become winners —
The Lakers Nation
O.C. Register : As if there wasn’t enough history in this colonial city and in this classic Lakers-Celtics rivalry, the opportunity to make more has arrived for Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson.
Somewhat inaccurately defined by their separate determinations to win championships — Bryant portrayed as borderline maniacal in his single-mindedness, Jackson long criticized for playing only ...
Jackson & Auerbach —
BallerBlogger.com
Via the Boston Globe :
“The ghost of Red Auerbach is present,” he says. “It’s very present.”
Jackson even half-jokingly credits Auerbach with returning the Celtics to championship contention this season, even though Auerbach died in October 2006.
“Danny Ainge and Kevin McHale, don’t you think they collaborated on all this?” says Jackson. ...
Phil Jackson's War on Red Auerbach Rolls On, Despite Red Auerbach's Death —
FanHouse
You think the death of Red Auerbach in 2006 would, you know, kill the feud between he and Phil Jackson ? Of course not! Old friend Marcel Mutoni of SLAM Online points out some Jackson sarcasm published by the Boston Globe . Phil Jackson leans forward and lowers his gravelly baritone to a whisper. "The ghost of Red Auerbach is present," he says. "It's very present. ... Danny Ainge and Kevin ...
Minor League Recap - 6/4 —
My Pinstripes
Rough Triple-A debut for Phil Coke last night in Scranton's 4-0 loss to the Norfolk Tides . Coke got tagged for 3 runs and 8 hits in 3 innings pitched. Dave Robertson (1.1 IP) and J.B. Cox (1 IP) each had scoreless appearances. The Yankees managed just 3 hits in the game. The Trenton Thunder dropped a 5-3 game to the Connecticut Defenders when Steven Jackson surrendered a 7th inning, 2-run ...
Jackson approaching Auerbach, sacred ground —
NBA - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Phil Jackson leans forward and lowers his gravelly baritone to a whisper. "The ghost of Red Auerbach is present," he says. "It's very present." Jackson stands upright again, raises his eyebrows in an all-knowing way, and looks around the Los Angeles Lakers ' practice facility. As a player in the Celtics-Knicks rivalry of the early 1970s, Jackson learned to never ...
Van Gundy jumping on the Laker bandwagon —
Hail Mary Jane
Jeff Van Gundy has never been the biggest fan of Phil Jackson dating back to the days of Van Gundy as the Knicks coach and Jackson as the coach of the Bulls.
Oh how things change. Now Van Gundy sees Jackson’s Lakers as the NBA’s next dynasty . He makes some good points too:
“My pick, I think the Lakers are the most talented team in the league, and they’re ...
Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/2 —
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Herald Celts weren't built in a day Practically indefensible Red sure had his Phil FL's Take: The Celtics must win this series for Red. I know that Phil Jackson will probably eventually pass Red for the most rings, but it shouldn't be against the Celtics. Vets cut to the chase Posey's never been a shrinking violet FL's Take: Shaq said that the Heat wouldn't have won the championship ...
Phil Jackson Ownes Greg Popovich —
The Association
By Craig Kwasniewski
The battle of the two best coaches is the NBA is so one sided it's time to throw in the towel. Fact: Phil Jackson owns Greg Popovich and it's not even close. Going head-to-head in the playoffs, Jackson is 4-1 against Popovich's Spurs (18-8 if you count all the games).
Beyond the obvious. let's look at two key adjustments (as Greg Anthony revealed on ESPN) ...
JACKSON AP-PAUL-ED —
NY Post: Sports
BOSTON - Phil Jackson knows Willis Reed, played with Willis Reed, was in the Garden that legendary 1970 night when the former Knick center limped though the Garden tunnel before Game 7 of The Finals vs. the Lakers. And Mr. Paul Pierce, you're no...
Jackson admires Auerbach's legacy (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
Leaning on the scorer's table, Phil Jackson rested the cane he uses for his troublesome hips against his thigh. He kept one eye on the court as his Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their morning shootaround before Game 1 of the finals. Above him hung 16 ...