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This Laker team is a testament to Phil Jackson
They are just Kobe and a bunch of also-rans....and they are hanging with a much more talented Celtic team.
Phil Jackson is the best coach in my lifetime in any major sport. Back in my Bull-hating days, I used to say all his success was due to Jordan. But there is no denying his talent now.
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Chris, was this post dripping with sarcasm??
Really. Was it? 'Cuz jackson has managed to get outcoached by Doc Rivers, a feat that even the Hawks coach can't claim.
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Doc Rivers didn't outcoach him - the Celtics have SO much more talent
The fact that the Lakers are there at all is because of Kobe and Phil, in that order.
Phil is one of the few coaches who make every one of their players better.
I can't think of any pro coach in my lifetime who was as good. Maybe I am forgetting someone...
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I don't get the Phil Jackson thing
I'm not saying the guy isn't a good coach, but his entire career he's had the unquestioned, top player in the league playing on his team. I still don't think the Celtics are that much more talented or deep than the Lakers. The Lakers looked like a disorganized mess in the fourth quarter last night, and that falls at Phil's feet too.
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Doc absolutely outcoached him in the 3rd and 4th quarter
Doc went to the 4 guards + KG set and Phil put NOTHING out to stop that or even slow that down. Basically the difference in the game. It doesn't help Phil that his players are arguably the softest in the league, either.
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Thought the same last night
Jordan and co were a legitimately talented bunch. The Lakers should just be proud to be there. Neither of these teams could hang with any of the 80's or 90's dynasties, and I'd imagine that the Spurs in their prime would clobber both. F'ing Eva Longoria.
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Well Jackson Should Be Well Rested for The 4th Qtr as He and the Lakers Took a Nap During the 3rd...
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Yes Phil (Packer) is the Zen master...
He put his team to sleep during the halftime yoga.Probably the bigest blown lead and loss in the history of the NBA finals.
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End of 3rd Quarter: LAL 73 - BOS 71...
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Do you have any immediate plans to make sense?
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A "bunch of also-rans?" You are consistantly wrong on everything...
Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol have been all stars.The rest of the roster is littered with 1st round draft choices.
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Weren't you the one saying that the Euros all played weak?
And that Laker team is full of guys who would be crap if they were not playing as a team, which Jackson fused.
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Ahhhh......no*
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