Return Of The Zen Guru
Phil Jackson has announced his return to LA next season. This is good news for Lakers fans like me. I have been, and will always be, loyal to this gold and purple team. I became an avid follower back in the 80s when my dad introduced me to the NBA brand of play. The Lakers rank up there with whatever team Robert Jaworski was connected with in the local PBA. I even knew the line-up by heart back when the roster included such greats as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Michael Cooper and Jamaal Wilkes to name a few.
Jackson's homecoming should augur well. Just hope he is able to rein in Kobe's narcissistic streak this time around. Any team with only one great player is like a car with only one wheel: it will remain stationary. He should be able to give the entire bench the direction which is sorely needed. I had dreamed of another championship when they had Shaq, Karl Malone and Gary Payton last year but Kobe and Shaq's feud ruined what would otherwise had been a sure deal. Maybe next season?
Phil Jackson doesn't actually need this kind of pressure as his name will already be as legendary as Red Auerbach and Pat Riley. He's probably doing this for love of the game. (And girlfriend, Lakers' owner Jerry Buss' daughter) - LOL...
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Jackson's homecoming should augur well. Just hope he is able to rein in Kobe's narcissistic streak this time around. Any team with only one great player is like a car with only one wheel: it will remain stationary. He should be able to give the entire bench the direction which is sorely needed. I had dreamed of another championship when they had Shaq, Karl Malone and Gary Payton last year but Kobe and Shaq's feud ruined what would otherwise had been a sure deal. Maybe next season?
Phil Jackson doesn't actually need this kind of pressure as his name will already be as legendary as Red Auerbach and Pat Riley. He's probably doing this for love of the game. (And girlfriend, Lakers' owner Jerry Buss' daughter) - LOL...
For more NBA action, look to: http://www.nba.com/
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