Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas "Phil" Jacksonis an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, currently serving as president of the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 until 1998, during which Chicago won six NBA championships. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won five championships from 2000 until 2010. In total, Jackson has won 11 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing the previous record of nine set...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 September 1945
CityDeer Lodge, MT
CountryUnited States of America
We're exploring life without Shaq, ... and enjoying it, too.
We've got a week that's real busy ahead of us. We've got to stay the course, and that's important for us right now.
I was surprised. I can hear the cheers too, but there were some boos. I think it was kind of retribution for what happened in Miami over Christmas. I think the Miami fans were so vocal over Kobe.
I've talked to other players that were there, but that was played in like complete silence. I guess there was a radio announcer there, but there was nothing else that you could even document it. People don't even know if they had a backboard or nets.
Larry has been in this situation many more times than I have, ... It is very unique for me.
They played Kobe tough and a little harder than the refs wanted to see.
The win wasn't important for me, it was important for the team, ... But getting the win is twice as nice.
That was all well and fine, but there was still some unfinished business, I felt, with the Lakers,
You're talking about a different standard when a team wins 60 games.
For Kobe, it's about on the court, ... It's about re-establishing his dominance of the game.
I've seen some remarkable games but I've never seen anything like that before. It's just a personal challenge for him to attack the whole team. It was not exactly the way you want to win a game, but when you have to win a game, it's great to have that weapon to be able to do it. We rode the hot the hand.
This is something I never thought could possibly happen, ... It's a pleasure to come back.
I hope so. We've got a measure in front of us that we have to step up to and try to regain some kind of composure and some kind of home-court advantage.
He's at the end of the bench. Right now, we have to win games. That's our No. 1 priority.