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Dear Phil Jackson,
Way back in June, Phil Jackson agreed to come back for one more season with the Los Angeles Lakers. In his sights was another opportunity for an NBA championship and another shot at a three-peat.
Seems an eternity ago. So much has changed -- namely the rise of a certain formidable foe in the Eastern Conference. The Miami Heat's mega free-agent acquisitions of LeBron James and Chris Bosh -- teaming with Dwyane Wade -- have all the markings of an instant championship contender.
"They got great talent," Jackson said in an interview with ESPN 1000 in Chicago. "There's no question about their talent they have. But, talent doesn't always win. The team that shows the best teamwork will win it. We think that [the Lakers] have established something. But, if [the Heat] can unite -- and build quickly -- they might be able to do it."
Jackson teams have won 11 of the past 20 NBA le and the coach is always able to add a little historical perspective.
"I always refer to when Wilt Chamberlain was traded from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and that put [Elgin] Baylor, [Jerry] West and Chamberlain together -- three of the top scorers in NBA history -- and they never won a championship together the four years they were together," Jackson said.
"It's not always scorers and talent that wins it. But it's teamwork that does it."
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Dear Phil Jackson,
True, but Phil doesn't win without it
go coach the Clippers Phil let's see how you would do there
Phil never started his happy horse so early. Usually didn't commiss until the second round. He's preemptively early this year.
Gloves are off, pretensions cast aside, he's assholin' it now to the end.
Not a bad strategery.
It's his last year. Might as well go out with a bang .... hopefully not a thud.
^Exactly.
Even Buss was chirpin' (out of character) since The Finals.
Phil has to justify his existence somehow.
Look, Phil may be the zen master but his EGO is massive. I'm sure he was looking for the main story this season to be Phil's last stand ...but LBJ and his band of merry men have stolen that. But as a coach i think he is glad his team has a "target" to shoot for. Last year unlike many of the "sheep" that post in this forum, you know the ones that thought the season was over when LBJ got Jamison to join his crew (LO they were many, where are they now?...oh yeah the san antonio Heat fans) ...Phil knew the Celtics were the target. He even Told Paulina to "meet us" in the Finals. Now he has his eyes set on a new target and so the mind games are starting early ...
Phil Jackson could win a championship with this guy:
Hilarious ...however this version actully can catch the ball!Phil Jackson could win a championship with this guy:
Phil was actually pretty close.
What he REALLY meant was;
The team that has the TALENT, the TEAMWORK---AND the REFS...will win it.
Your welcome.
Auerbach in that crypt frozen in time at 9 justifies just dandy.
Red did it with the same franchise
It's 10 times more difficult than jumping from MJ & Pip to Shaq & Kobe
11-9, Lefty.
Tougheth lucketh.
0 & 5 miami
tee, hee
I'm more curious why a trio of Wilt, West and Baylor couldn't win it all. Anyone know?
Red Auerbach
...worm food.
tee, hee.
Not sure what a dead coach has to do with it. Again, it's not surprising to hear Phil having to explain why it takes more than the most talent in the league to win, considering he's won each of his les with the most talent in the league. Now at least he has a potential excuse that he doesn't have the most talent in the league.
West, Baylor and Wilt were all in their 30s when they joined together, IIRC..it's comparable in the sense that it's putting 3 great players together, but the actual cir stances are obviously different..
Comparing something that happened in the NBA 30+ years ago is stupid in any context you want to use it in..the NBA sees changes every few years, let alone 20-30 years ago..
Then there's the obvious factor that the 3 Kings are all in their primes..
Who are the Kings?
Bosh is over-rated, and while James and Wade are both fabulous their current body of work is one combined le. To me the Lakers are still the favorites.
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