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Maybe Zo was right about Kobe being the real coach of the Lakers....
I dunno about having Phil for only home games...yes, I know he's a legend and he may have "earned" the right to do this...but this reeks of thestipulations the Yankees had in place when Roger Clemens came back...we'll see how this turns out...
I dunno about having Phil for only home games...yes, I know he's a legend and he may have "earned" the right to do this...but this reeks of thestipulations the Yankees had in place when Roger Clemens came back...we'll see how this turns out...
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson said in a radio interview Tuesday that he will make a firm decision about returning to the bench next season by "early July" and that he will also explore the possibility of letting Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis coach more road games in Jackson's place.
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In the interview with ESPN Radio in Los Angeles (710 AM), Jackson insisted that health concerns would be the only reason that prevented him from completing the final season of his current coaching contract.
He also revealed that the concept of Rambis coaching the team regulary on the road -- theoretically sparing Jackson, who turns 64 in September, from the rigors of travel -- has already been discussed internally.
The Lakers completed a test run of the concept in April when Jackson, having had both of his hips replaced in recent years, skipped a one-game trip to Portland on the second night of back-to-back games shortly after the team had finished a grueling seven-game trip. With Rambis in charge, L.A. suffered a 106-98 loss to the Blazers.
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