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[NBA] Is Jackson's Coaching Legacy Tainted?

The Basketball Universe has been inclined to see Phil Jackson's NBA coaching career as one of, if not the, greatest in NBA History. Fortunately, it just isn't so. Although it may seem like he has an impeccable coaching philosophy that continuously leads his teams to the game's grandest stage, the shroud of luck falls on to his legacy, and I am proud to say that I will be the one to make sense of it...

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Legend lends a helping hand

Picture this scenario. Let's say a legendary basketball coach like Dean Smith was tired of sitting on his rocking chair and walked up to a Special Olympics volunteer to offer his services to start a basketball program. Or Phil Jackson. Or Bob Knight. OK. Maybe not Bob Knight, though you just never know. That may seem a little far fetched, even with Smith's history of taking a stand and backing

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New NBA ref fix claims [Raw Story Breaking News]

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who ripped the officiating after a game two loss in the National Basketball Association Finals, called for change Tuesday after fixing accusations. Jackson, who has coached nine NBA championship teams, called for referees to be managed by a group outside the umbrella of the league just two days after complaining about officiating in a 108-102 loss to Boston in...

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Lakers Late Rally Not Enough As They Fall to Boston, 108-102

BOSTON - How well these guys get along, how many MVP votes Kobe Bryant got, how recently Phil Jackson was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ... none of it matters if Jackson and Bryant can't get all the Lakers to play as hard as the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals....

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Lakers coach rips refs for huge Boston free throw edge

BOSTON - Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, a nine-time National Basketball Association champion, ripped referees for giving Boston a huge free throw edge that helped the Celtics win Sunday.

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Do the Real NBA Finals Start Tonight?

Donald Brady is the assitant basketball coach at the University of the Redlands, and a thoughtful TrueHoop reader who has e-mailed smart insights in the past. Today he writes: I can't imagine Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovich losing in the Finals, and that thought made me wonder: What is the greatest divide between the two conferences? Is it the players? Or could it be the coaching? The Western Conference...

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Missing: Nugs' offense

Phil Jackson — that ring-blinging basketball genius — was completely wrong.

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Walters: Phil, Kobe look for immortality... together

Walters: A dozen years ago, back when he'd coached teams to just one-third of the championship rings he owns today, Phil Jackson was asked a remarkably blunt question: What's the best part of basketball?

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Grant has his chance to put one over on Mourinho in Champions League

After delivering a coaching seminar to Chelsea's players last week, an assistant to the legendary basketball coach Phil Jackson had a question for Avram Grant. ‘Why,' said George Mumford of the LA Lakers, ‘are you not getting any credit for what you have so far achieved?

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Grant has his chance to put one over on Mourinho in Champions League

After delivering a coaching seminar to Chelsea's players last week, an assistant to the legendary basketball coach Phil Jackson had a question for Avram Grant. ‘Why,' said George Mumford of the LA Lakers, ‘are you not getting any credit for what you have so far achieved?