Phil Jackson to the Clippers?

[Clipper Nation]

If the Clippers want to kill speculation, how come Sacks didn't just say, "Of course Vinny will return?"

Instead he chose to mislead everyone. "We're all on the same page right now," he said.


Tell that to Eric Miller, Donald Sterling's son-in-law.


ESPN's Chris Broussard reported the Clippers already have an interest in Phil Jackson as a replacement for Del Negro, a source telling him that's who Miller likes.


http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-clippers-20130426,1,3241349,full.column

Ignoring TJ Simers' obvious trolling (he thinks Vinny should be Coach of the Year and doesn't want him to be fired :lol) this is very interesting, tbh.....

[whitemamba]

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[td4mvp2k]

only in ur sleep CN... :lol

[phxspurfan]

Holy sht if this happened we're all screwed

[Mori Chu]

Makes a lot more sense than the retarded rumors on ESPN that the Raptors would go after Phil. As if PJax would work for a third-rate franchise like that.

[DMC]

Wouldn't matter. There's no dominant big on the Clippers. Blake can jump and dunk, but he gets shut down most of the game and has no real skill set outside of his monkeyness. It's CP3 and Billups with some decent paint play by Jordan. Phil wouldn't fuck them with a borrowed dick and certainly wouldn't take them to the dance.

[Clipper Nation]

Blake can jump and dunk, but he gets shut down most of the game
Thanks in large part to Vinny's "CP3 offense" and obsession with guards in general....


and has no real skill set outside of his monkeyness.
His post game is improving by the year and he's an elite passing big...


It's CP3 and Billups with some decent paint play by Jordan.
:lmao Chauncey has sucked ass pretty much all year when he isn't hurt and Monkeyball Jordan is the worst starting big man in the league...

[Latarian Milton]

dude will only accept FO roles imho.

[irishock]

Phil doesn't want to travel so a FO position would be ideal

[Aztecfan03]

Wouldn't matter. There's no dominant big on the Clippers. Blake can jump and dunk, but he gets shut down most of the game and has no real skill set outside of his monkeyness. It's CP3 and Billups with some decent paint play by Jordan. Phil wouldn't fuck them with a borrowed dick and certainly wouldn't take them to the dance.

I was young when he was winning with the Bulls, but did they have better big men all 6 champ years?

[Aztecfan03]

Would be a hilarious F U to Jim Buss.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol coat riding fagot

[scanry]

^

:lol

Ruthless.

[lefty]

Phil doesn't want to travel so a FO position would be ideal
Apparently he could be the Raptors next GM or VP of BB operations

[lefty]

But Im sure his wife would rather stay where the beach and the nice weather are TBH :lol




Phil Jackson reportedly could receive an offer from the Toronto Raptors to run their teamhttp://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tE8NE5L5WrcnifPkNIDesQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTQwO3E9ODU7dz00MA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/388/2011/10/14/dwyer2_203416.jpg

By Kelly Dwyer (http://sports.yahoo.com/author/kelly-dwyer/) | Ball Don't Lie (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/) – 8 hours ago



http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XxIw3bzvESP1V2421Wu0SQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/PJ42613.jpg (http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/glF9Q3EepkMP57xWyW_Oyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/PJ42613.jpg)Phil Jackson is looking for a booming front office voice (Getty Images)
The news barely skimmed NBA circles early on Friday, because the hiring of former Anschutz Entertainment Group President and CEO Tim Leiweke to run Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment seemed to only count towards NHL matters. MLSE owns the Toronto Raptors (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/tor), to be sure, but for a while there the team appeared pretty ensconced moving forward after allowing current president Bryan Colangelo to swing for a massive deal for forward Rudy Gay (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4136) in February.
Now there are whispers that are whispering back at the whispers that could place Phil Jackson in Colangelo’s chair, taking control of a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2008. ESPN’s Marc Stein and Ramona Shelburne came through with the report on Friday (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9215559/toronto-raptors-weighing-run-phil-jackson-sources-say):

Sources told ESPN.com this week that the Raptors have interest in talking with Jackson about the Pat Riley-style role he craves in charge of a team's basketball operations. ESPN.com reported last week that Jackson, after nearly two seasons in retirement, is "itching" to return to the NBA next season, but preferably in a role similar to Riley's in Miami that allows him to oversee both the basketball department and the coaching staff, or perhaps as a high-level consultant like Jerry West (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4151/jerry-west) in Golden State.
Leiweke is a major player the sports industry and Jackson is all-too-familiar with his work in Los Angeles, where he helped get the Staples Center built for the Los Angeles Lakers (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/lal/los-angeles-lakers) and Clippers, as well as the Kings of the NHL. Leiweke also has a longstanding, productive relationship with Jackson's fiance, Lakers executive Jeanie Buss.
[…]
It is understood that Colangelo will have to make a presentation to the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment board that owns the Raptors in coming days in hopes of getting his option picked up. Colangelo was adamant Monday that Casey will stay on as coach if he stays, while MLSE chief operating officer Tim Anselmi told the National Post's Bruce Arthur that the Colangelo decision would be made "with patience."
Colangelo has been a disappointment as a Raptors executive. He inherited star forward Chris Bosh upon taking the job in 2005, but proceeded to whiff on both choosing Andrea Bargnani (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4129) first overall in the 2006 draft (not the most damning move, as several executives would have done the same), and more importantly re-signing Bargnani to a terrible contract that no other suitor was offering a few months later.
[Also: Magic Johnson gives up on Lakers' chances (http://yhoo.it/11oXL85)]
The former Suns general manager then went on to compound that mistake by adding several middling and similar talents on the wing, leading up to the trade for Gay that will saddle the Raptors with a roster that will sidle up to the luxury tax in 2013-14 (http://data.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/raptors.jsp) even if the team decides to use the amnesty clause and waive forward Linas Kleiza this summer. The Raptors went 17-18 with Gay in the lineup following the deal, which sent promising forward Ed Davis and guard Jose Calderon’s expiring contract away, while the Memphis Grizzlies (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/mem) (Gay’s former team) finished the season on a 27-11 tear.
Jackson, as we talked about last week (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/phil-jackson-according-report-wouldn-t-mind-running-203407974--nba.html), would hardly be counted on to stay up all night going over game tape. It’s more than likely he’s far from capable when it comes to understanding the ins and outs of the NBA’s newest Collective Bargaining Agreement (which was put in place six months after Jackson and the Los Angeles Lakers parted ways in 2011), and he’s shown an aversion to the sorts of advanced statistics that have helped other teams get out of the salted crops their predecessors left them.
If Leiweke did hit a home run and successful court Jackson, though, Phil wouldn’t need many trips to NBA.com’s stat tool to recognize that Colangelo has stacked the roster with middling, overpaid and inefficient players who don’t contribute much defensively.
As Stein and Shelburne noted (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9215559/toronto-raptors-weighing-run-phil-jackson-sources-say), though, this is all in the long shot phase, currently. If the NBA does allow for the Sacramento Kings (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/sac) to relocate to Seattle, Jackson would be at the top of the new ownership’s list of candidates for overall front office el jefe. The Brooklyn Nets (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/bro) would no doubt love to make a splash and gauge Jackson’s interest in coaching again with a potential eight-figure offer, and even though the Los Angeles Lakers are still paying two coaches in Mike Brown and Mike D’Antoni, and Jackson’s relationship with front office boss Jim Buss is reportedly strained … there’s still a chance. There are no second acts in American life, but Los Angeles doesn’t usually count in that regard.
Would Jackson take to Canadian life? That aspect wouldn’t seem to factor much into things, though pointing out that Jackson spends most of his time in his offseason home in Montana would be missing the point. Toronto is one of the world’s more active, bustling cities; and though the metropolis is slick and streamlined, in a way that could work against the mellow mood of the Malibu and Montana-dwelling Jackson.
It’s an interesting rumor. Whatever decision Leiweke goes with, though, understand that either the current or former person in charge of the Toronto Raptors (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/tor) roster is in for tough, tough gig.

[InRareForm]

5% chance

[lefty]

5% chance
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Jax loves to use desperate teams :lol