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
I thought we played in spurts tonight. We came out with a little more energy in the third quarter, compared to our last two games, which helped a lot.
I felt like they were frustrated and they have a reason to be frustrated. Things didn't happen for them and it's a frustrating thing for these young kids.
I feel very comfortable saying I more than likely will not come back and coach, ... The health issue is very important.
I felt at some times Kobe might have taken advantage of our flexibility,
I feel like we will have better opportunities as we go along.
I expect a cigar, ... Not lit, hopefully.
He's had a great year this year. I wanted him to have an opportunity to be on the playoff roster and be successful.
He was an excellent football coach. He had a lot of success here. He was a real gentleman. I knew him pretty well. He was one of the finest men I ever knew.
He'll be playing out on the perimeter a lot, ... How much, I don't know. He might start there the first and third quarters and play a power position in the second and fourth quarters.
When he's shooting well, I encourage him. We're trying to measure personal achievement with team goals.
When he's playing well, we really have a special team. When he's not playing well, we really miss him.
We stumbled and fumbled around out there for three quarters.
He said he wasn't ready to come out. But then he sat down for a while, came back, and made a shot like that. We wanted him to rest his legs. Your legs can suffer when you take as many shots as he does.
He's been under five systems in as many years, ... I expect it's going to take some time.