Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Mark A. Jacksonis an American former National Basketball Associationplayer and former basketball coach. A point guard from St. John's University, he played for the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career spanning from 1987 to 2004...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth1 April 1965
CityBrooklyn, NY
besides dismal failure proven ready
Any place besides Lakeland has proven to be a dismal failure. We are ready to compete.
local political power strong supporting teachers
You want the local community, where the teachers have such strong power in the political process, supporting what you want to do.
downtown people rely town
You can't just rely on the downtown businesses. You have to get people from every part of your town active.
jordan
Kobe Bryant will be better than Michael Jordan
snakes oil python
Python - why settle for snake oil when you can have the whole snake?
basically last leveled spike year
What we basically had last year was an anomaly. We had a spike (in revenue), then it leveled off.
began felt gross initial needed order plan previous program saw
We felt it was something the program needed in order to be competitive. The initial plan began with previous administrations but it was really Dr. Gross who saw it through.
bigger county either fight ford lack reason weaker
Vegh is the weaker opponent, if for no other reason than his lack of county support. Ford will win, either way. But why make it a bigger fight than it has to be?
boys couple days final good national teams won
We have never won the national title. There will be some good teams there and it will be hard. The boys had a couple of days off after the Auckland final but are now back into training.