PHIL JACKSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Phil Jackson on coaching Shaq and Kobe: ‘Hardest challenge’ in 20 years
It is amazing how little Phil Jackson revealed throughout his twenty years of coaching. Once in awhile, there would be a snippet here and there in the media of the legendary coach trying to antagonize the refs, or prod one of his star players, but rarely did he admit to the difficulties of all the personalities he had to deal with, especially Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. But...
Phil Jackson goes on ‘The Daily Show’
Phil Jackson talked with John Stewart during his visit to The Daily Show on Tuesday night. The two discussed Eleven Rings, Jackson’s book, coaching Kobe and Shaq on the Lakers, Jeanie Buss, and Stewart’s New York Knicks.
Anyone else get the feeling Jackson’s itching to get back to coaching?
Phil Jackson says he laughed when the Lakers hired Mike D’Antoni
Tweet Remember early in the 2012-2013 season when the Los Angeles Lakers flirted with the idea of re-hiring legendary head coach Phil Jackson but instead decided to go with Mike D’Antoni and how comical the whole ordeal was? Well apparently Jackson found it just as comical, as he expressed during a television/radio appearance Wednesday morning: [...]
Report: Phil Jackson Angling to Get Back With Lakers Through ‘Flirtations’ With Other Teams
Phil Jackson‘s name is coming up a lot lately. The former Bulls and Lakers coach was linked to management positions in Toronto and Seattle, and with all due respect to Jerry Sloan and Stan Van Gundy, Jackson remains the hottest ex-coach on the market.
All these nibbles from lesser franchises may come with a bigger goal in mind. Despite Jackson saying on “The Tonight Show” that...
Jeanie Buss Talks Back To Phil Jackson On Twitter
This is what a healthy relationship looks like, and why Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson will be just fine, even if he's coaching in Timbuktu.
Phil has been getting a ton of flack in the media and by fans for the comments that were leaked in his book Eleven Rings, where he states that Michael Jordan is better than Kobe Bryant. He event felt the need to respond to it all, tweeting...
TWO OF THE GREATS
Kobe responds to Phil's comparison
Kobe Bryant tweeted a response to Phil Jackson comparing him with Michael Jordan in his upcoming book. See what he said.
BUNGLED SITUATION
Phil talks Lakers choosing D'Antoni
Phil Jackson talked about the Lakers choosing to hire Mike D'Antoni as head coach despite interviewing him for the job.
Phil Jackson leans to Michael Jordan over Kobe Bryant
Looks like Phil Jackson won’t be back to coach the Los Angeles Lakers any time too soon. In his new memoir “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success” that will be out next Tuesday, Jackson finally compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as players. Jackson clearly favors MJ over Kobe. Jackson has won 11 championship rings as a coach — six with the Chicago Bulls and five with the...
AIN'T NO BULL
Phil Jackson compares MJ, Kobe
In an upcoming memoir, legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson compares the games of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Which player does the Zen Master favor?
Phil Jackson just wants you to know how awesome he is
Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson won a lot of titles if you didn’t know. But just in case you forgot, he reminded all of us on Twitter last night: The best part of him posting all 13 of the rings he won as a player and coach, is that a fan asked him to show the two he won as player with the Knicks. Someone tell me why the Pistons aren’t offering their job to him and only...
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