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"Jerry Buss is a misogynist who refuses to accept the idea that his daughter might ascend to run the franchise that he has owned for 30 years."
She is adorable.
The Real Story Behind Phil’s Contract
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If there weren’t drama, it wouldn’t be the Lakers. Pau Gasol re-upped, which is great and cool and everything. Kobe can in theory opt out and join the Class of 2010, but he won’t. And yet Phil is still floating out there, sitting on a fence, wavering on whether or not this will be his last season.
What gives? So much more than you ever thought. For the low-down, which I really can’t encapsulate in this humble post, you need to check out Ronald Lazenby’s piece over at HoopsHype. Tracing everything back to internal tensions at the heart of the Lakers organization, it all has to do with Jerry Buss’s decision to turn the team over to dim-witted prodigal son Jim, as opposed to daughter Jeanie. Since Jeanie—who deserves to run the show, by the way—is the longtime romantic companion of Phil, Jackson is taking the opportunity to play hardball here.
Against that backdrop, we get the following money-passage:
Jeanie’s friends have been furious over the situation for some time now. They like to point out that Jim Buss didn’t even have an office in the team compound, that his big move has been to put his personal bartender on the team payroll.
As one Jeanie confidant explains, Jerry Buss is a misogynist who refuses to accept the idea that his daughter might ascend to run the franchise that he has owned for 30 years.
Jerry has made up his mind and, according to Jerry West, never changes it. And so, an epic struggle has been set into motion, one that for starters, has arguably the best coach in the game’s history threatening to pack up and leave. Lazenby says that Jackson has done this before, especially when he lost patience with Bulls GM Jerry Krause. He got Jerry West to leave the Lakers. Phil does not mess around, and as Lazenby puts it, "it looks like Phil’s about to unleash another storm on the basketball world. Jerry and Jim Buss don’t want that."
"Jerry Buss is a misogynist who refuses to accept the idea that his daughter might ascend to run the franchise that he has owned for 30 years."
She is adorable.
Yes she is. Very under-rated.
KFC will re-sign
He will test the market, tease the Knicks and the Bulls, and will end getting a load of money from Mitch and Jerry
IF Lebron signs with the Knicks next year, it would be stupid of Jackson NOT to coach the Knicks.
A. Lebron is a much, much easier player to Coach than Kobe or Shaq.
B. Phil always dreams of coaching the Knicks
C. This could be another challenge for Phil, and he loves challenges. Maybe he can lead Bron to a le by beating the Lakers and shoving it in Kobe's face.
D. He can prove that Kobe cant win without him
holy she's been in playwboy also!
Challenge? Coaching Michael and Scottie, Shaq and Kobe, Kobe and Gasol were challenges? Coaching LeBron and whatever other star the Knicks buy will be a challenge?IF Lebron signs with the Knicks next year, it would be stupid of Jackson NOT to coach the Knicks.
A. Lebron is a much, much easier player to Coach than Kobe or Shaq.
B. Phil always dreams of coaching the Knicks
C. This could be another challenge for Phil, and he loves challenges. Maybe he can lead Bron to a le by beating the Lakers and shoving it in Kobe's face.
D. He can prove that Kobe cant win without him
Yep; she was in the June 1965 issue
holy she's been in playwboy also!
Dragging LeBron kicking & screaming, and powdering to an NBA le would be his most impossible challenge. James ain't got a hair on his ass.
This^
culb gets it.
Love to see Phil do that to the Fakers.IF Lebron signs with the Knicks next year, it would be stupid of Jackson NOT to coach the Knicks.
A. Lebron is a much, much easier player to Coach than Kobe or Shaq.
B. Phil always dreams of coaching the Knicks
C. This could be another challenge for Phil, and he loves challenges. Maybe he can lead Bron to a le by beating the Lakers and shoving it in Kobe's face.
D. He can prove that Kobe cant win without him
Or he and Lebron and (Bosh, Wade?) join the Brooklyn Nets with new rich Russian owner.
WOuld'nt be a bad idea, but Phil always likes to be on the spotlight. I dont see him signing for a much smaller market like the Nets, BUT then again if Bron signs there, then I could also see a reason why Jackson would coach that team.
I would love to see Phil coach this team to another three peat but if he decides to bolt or quit for health reasons then I see no problem with it. There are able replacements on the asst coaches roster.
By my estimate, Shaw is ready to take over.
Chris, this is exactly why I think Phil would retire instead of going to a different team.it would be stupid of Jackson NOT to coach the Knicks.
D. He can prove that Kobe cant win without him
If Kobe wins one under Brian Shaw, Phil will never escape the "Because he had great players" thingie.
If Phil retires, he can just say he taught Shaw everything he knows...but even a slight chance of losing to Shaw is unacceptable.
Phil may not return to the Lakers but he can't coach anywhere else as long as Kobe still has a chance at a ring without him.
But isnt that the same thing?
If the Lakers decides not to sign him anyway after this season and he retires, then a coach like Byron Scott or maybe even Adelman takes over and lead the Lakers to another le.
It's not because Phil can say he taught them everything before they left so he gets credit for their future achievements.
Now if he goes to a new team and doesn't win and Brian Shaw does, they'll say the students beat the master and Phil would never allow that.
Let me just comment on the issue:
COME ON! Jerry, are you going to be misogynist on your own daughter? She helped build this team. Jim Buss couldn't even speak out straight when he recieved the LOB in Orlando
So his daughter's mad he won't let her get the franchise after she d herself out to Playboy.
ok, its clear now. thanks for clearing this ish up
It's just my opinion Chris, you may be right and I'm wrong.ok, its clear now. thanks for clearing this ish up
I heard him just fine when he insisted on the drafting of Bynum.
I bet Phil signs a 1-2 year deal if they repeat. Phil is happy in LA. He is dating the bosses daughter and will get paid sick money. He is literally part of the Buss family. He and management will work out the details. Phil isn't going to leave especially if they bring home the le this year. He is too comfortable and content to bolt LA for another team. Phil has proven everything as a coach. Now he just wants to continue to add to that ring collection. If LA repeats, Phil stays. If they don't, he will retire. Remember Phil likes winning in 3's.
WTF?! You sound like a Faker fan! How can a Boston guy talk like that? You must not be from Beantown you bandwagon POS.
He needs Doc Rivers to humiliate him once again to retire.
So saying the Lakers have a damn good chance at repeating makes me a bandwagoner? Saying Phil is comfortable in LA makes me a bandwagoner? Guess I was way off on that definition.
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