phil jackson

One of the main points in my rant against the Antawn Jamison trade is the fact that the Cavs could pretty much get the main player traded on their end back after a buyout.  So they could essentially get Jamison… a 20 and 9 guy… for a couple of draft picks. A lot of people [...]

  The Lakers followed up their big win against the Celtics by losing to the Grizzlies… but Kobe Bryant didn't really seem to care.  He went off for 44 points to become the Lakers all-time scoring leader. But not everyone was happy for him.  Pau Gasol and Phil Jackson both had not-so-subtle digs for Kobe [...]

We're finally joined by someone in my tax bracket tonight… as we welcome Sacramento Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof to Boston & That Sports Babe.  We'll talk to him about how lucky he feels to have gotten Tyreke Evans… the future of the NBA in Las Vegas… and how an owner views a situation like Gilbert [...]

The top 10 coaches of all-time, according to the Sports News: 1. John Wooden, college basketball2. Vince Lombardi, NFL 3. Bear Bryant, college football 4. Phil Jackson, NBA 5. Don Shula, NFL 6. Red Auerbach, NBA 7. Scotty Bowman, NHL 8. Dean Smith, college basketball 9. Casey Stengel, MLB 10. Knute Rockne, college football Stop [...]

Making news around the league… The Lakers get Phil Jackson for another season. The greatest luckiest coach of all time has decided to suck up the chronic leg and hip pain and pursue back-to-back titles. All that pain will pale in comparison to the ulcers likely to be created by coaching Ron Artest.  Hedo Turkoglu [...]

I'm not just saying that because our site's named after him.  I'm not saying Phil's a bad coach.  He's a great coach.  But he's not the greatest coach.  Red's the best ever… and it's not even a discussion. We've heard the arguments before… but they're worth reiterating.  Phil Jackson had two players in the NBA's [...]

Just when you think the officiating in the NBA can't get any worse, the league has been forced to step in and fix calls after the fact.  Before these playoffs, I barely ever heard of the NBA rescinding or assessing technicals and flagrants the day after a game.  But now, it seems to be happening [...]