phil jackson

Phil Jackson loves taking shots at people… because being a "Zen Master" also includes taking little potshots at people (even members of his own staff).  Those people are usually upcoming opponents… and….  .. hey…. lookey here.  The Celtics are an upcoming opponent.   Jackson said Gasol understands what the Lakers expect from him. "He is [...]

In case you haven't noticed, the Lakers are falling apart. Last night, they lost by 19 points to the Grizzlies… at home: It was the fourth loss in the Lakers' last six games, the third loss in their last four home games and their fourth loss in a row by 15 points or more. Kobe [...]

Phil Jackson might be the Zen Master… but he's also a bit of a dick.   He'll never pass up a chance to take a shot at someone.  A few days ago, he tossed gasoline onto the Miami Heat mess.  Now he's just flat out being douchy about Rudy Tomjanovich's nomination to the Hall of [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. After telling his team the Celtics were fourth-quarter chokers during a timeout in Game 5, a kinder, grayer Phil Jackson said Friday that perhaps the Finals should have been [...]

  Via the Globe: "I can't go into who but I can tell you we started at 12:01 last night like everybody else did," he said. "The first call we called Ray. We sat around and we have these names on the list and we said hey guys our most important guy is Ray. We [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “Every game so far we’ve had one of our top players in foul trouble,” said the Celtics coach. “Maybe I should start complaining about fouls. Maybe I [...]

Here's how the series plays out in my head. Celtics take 1 of the first 2 games in LA, win 2 of 3 at home, and then win 1 of the final 2 in LA. Makes sense, right? But if you are a believer in statistics and NBA history, the Celtics will NEED to take [...]

Schedule: Game 1: Thursday, June 3 Boston at LA, 9 p.m., ABC Game 2: Sunday, June 6  Boston at LA, 8 p.m., ABC Game 3: Tuesday, June 8 LA at Boston, 9 p.m., ABC Game 4: Thursday, June 10 LA at Boston, 9 p.m., ABC Game 5: Sunday, June 13 LA at Boston, 8 p.m., [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Well, we just thank Phil for the compliment,” Rivers said. “That’s very nice of him to say. Whatever got us here. We’re not hiding from who we [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “We don’t have a smackdown mentality,’’ he said. “You might have seen that with [Kevin] Garnett on [Orlando’s Dwight] Howard in Game 6 in Boston, where he [...]