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
To me, right there, enough said - Kobe Bryant (third team), not acceptable.
This trip, you've got to do a lot of PR work for the league, pump up that Miami game on Christmas Day because they're asking you to do this all the time. And don't forget, Orlando is just as important in the win-loss column.
We were flat tonight. We are still not quite good enough to stay with a team like that.
We came here with a plan: We're not going to let this game get by us.
We obviously need his defense at some level. It's good to have him back in the offense, but we weren't smooth with him in there offensively, though.
We were relying on Kobe and Kobe couldn't shoot the ball because of a hand injury. He was just reluctant to shoot.
We had a blowout on our hands in the third quarter and we never recovered from that.
We had a blowout in the third quarter and we never recovered from it. Give them credit Mobley and Brand were productive players out there.
We got in a situation where we were waiting for Kobe?s hand to get hot. We started trying to force it in to him and that hurt us. Kobe had a hard time chasing Dixon around screens.
I told the guys that the team is going to double- and triple-team Kobe at the end. So he's not going to get the ball. Somebody else is going to have to step and make shots.
I told the guys at halftime, they had their nap in the first half, now it's time to play. And you saw what happened. We slept almost all the way through the third quarter.
It's not something that I have to do tomorrow or next week. I feel real comfortable just taking my time.
For Kobe, it's about on the court, ... It's about re-establishing his dominance of the game.
It's time to penetrate and find somebody else if that's not the shot you're making or you're comfortable with. You have to know that.