Phil Jackson

Vinny Del Negro’s future with the Los Angeles Clippers may be in jeopardy, and I kid you not. According to T.J. Simers of the The Los Angeles Times, Del Negro’s relationship with the organization has gone sour: But now only the playoffs remain before Clippers’ management begins messing with success and chooses not to rehire [...]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly on the verge of firing head coach Byron Scott. Per Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio, while the Cavs haven’t made anything public, they’re prepared to show Scott the door: Within the past few days, sources around the league have told FOX Sports Ohio that Scott is about to be [...]

If you wanted the Los Angeles Lakers to sign Mike D’Antoni over Phil Jackson, you were like me. Together, we were also two of the few. But that’s neither he nor there anymore. Choosing Jackson over D’Antoni wouldn’t have been a bad decision. I was (and still am) just of the mind that the organization [...]

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During a difficult season for the L.A. Lakers, the chanting Staples Center crowd has pleaded with Lakers management to, “Bring back Phil!” While I admire Jackson as a coach, probably as much as anyone, you don’t have to fly to Montana to figure out why he won’t come back to the Lakers, not this season. [...]

Nice try Billy King and Mikhail Prokhorov, but the Brooklyn Nets aren’t fooling anyone. According to Mike Mazzeo of ESPNNewYork.com, the Nets have reportedly not contacted Phil Jackson with regard to the coaching vacancy they created when they fired Avery Johnson: Despite high-profile names like Phil Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy being tossed around, Brooklyn [...]

Magic Johnson is still a member of the “Laker family”, but isn’t involved in day to day operations. But that doesn’t mean he still doesn’t bleed purple and gold. Enough to where he can’t help voice his opinions when he doesn’t agree with something. Namely, the Mike D’Antoni hire. After tweeting that he would remain [...]

Let’s cave to peer pressure and talk about the Los Angeles Lakers. And Mike D’Antoni. And Kobe Bryant. And what this team has the ability to do. In nothing short of a staggering twist of events, Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times reported that the Lakers had spurned Phil Jackson in favor of D’Antoni. [...]

September 17, 2012 – Rob De France 7’1, 325 lb. rapper, actor, TNT analyst, and 15-time All-Star, the always irreverent Shaquille O’Neal criticized Dwight Howard’s move to the Los Angeles Lakers, a move which so closely mirrors O’Neal’s own defection from the Orlando Magic 16 years earlier. Howard can only hope to enjoy similar success [...]

August 17, 2012 – Rob De France As the Los Angles Lakers acquired Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic, something besides a monumental shift in NBA power happened. There was a gigantic shift in NBA management and ownership power. Jim Buss, son of the greatest owner in all of professional basketball Dr. Jerry Buss, previously [...]