Jackson Bans Use Of Phones During Finals

Lakers coach Phil Jackson has asked his players to leave their cell phones off until the Finals are over.
“Coach Phil Jackson told us to turn our cellphones off for the next two weeks and not to talk to anybody,” center Andrew Bynum told the Los Angeles Times.
Jackson is trying to limit distractions while the team [...]

Phil Jackson: Lakers Reached Finals Year Too Early

The Lakers weren’t ready to play the Celtics in last year’s NBA Finals, but coach Phil Jackson believes his club is this time around.
“I felt they got there a year early as a team,” Jackson said of last year’s team.
“They didn’t have as much experience together. We got there on our emotion and energy, and [...]

Phil Jackson Pre-Training Camp Press Conference [VIDEO]

Phil Jackson spoke with the media regarding the team before heading into training camp. Here’s the video.
http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/080926philjacksonpressconference.html

Phil Jackson says Lakers are frontrunner in NBA Playoffs

San Francisco Chronicle — “I think we’re the front-runner,” Jackson said. “If we had a healthy roster, I’d be very much more comfortable saying that. But at this point, given our schedule, I think we have a real good opportunity.”
Unlike the Warriors, whose finishing gauntlet through the West still includes a four-game road trip with [...]

Lakers Media Day: Phil Jackson on Dan Patrick Show

Phil Jackson was on the Dan Patrick show today before he left to the Lakers practice facility for media day. Dan Patrick asked Jackson questions regarding media day, Kobe Bryant, and the current status of the Lakers team.
Phil sounded very positive about the team that is going to Hawaii. He believes that this is a [...]

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson agrees with Kobe Bryant

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Coach Phil Jackson agrees with Kobe Bryant — the Los Angeles Lakers need help.
“Kobe and I are very much in collusion in that we want to have an opportunity and we want this team to have an opportunity to succeed,” said Jackson, inducted Friday night into the Basketball Hall of Fame. [...]

Laker Coach Phil Jackson Radio Interview

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson will be inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
He was on the Los Angeles am570 sport radio show, loose cannons this afternoon. Some of the key topics discussed in the interview were whether he has involvement in the off season decisions that the Lakers make this [...]

Phil Jackson Gets Hip With It, Again

Phil Jackson will have left hip-replacement surgery Tuesday. He should be ready in time for training camp that begins Oct. 2 in Hawaii. Jackson had the same procedure done on his right hip last October.

Jeannie has Phils back

In a LA Times article, Jeannie Buss was on Fred Roggins morning show on am570 and was asked about her brothers recent comments about Phil on the Loose Cannons afternoon show on the same station
Jim’s commented on Phil’s calling out of players work ethic for motivational in the media especially during the playoffs. Jim Buss [...]