Deadspin: Phil Jackson

Kobe Wants More Of A Say In Who Will Be The Lakers' Sideline Prop

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:35:00 EDT

The Lakers are reportedly set to hire former Cavs coach Mike Brown to succeed Phil Jackson. Actual coach/GM Kobe Bryant is said to be "surprised" by the news because he expected to see L.A. assistant Brian Shaw promoted to the position and was "not a part of the decision-making process." [SI] More »

Scot Pollard Thinks Phil Jackson Is Overrated

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:50:12 EDT

Yes, that Scot Pollard. Not some forgotten 1950s player coincidentally named Scot Pollard who quietly racked up championships with Minneapolis and Fort Wayne, but Kansas Scot Pollard, funny hair Scot Pollard. More »

When One Door Closes For Phil Jackson, Another One Opens To An Alternative, Cosmic Universe

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:50:00 EDT

Rick Carlisle joked to the media that Phil Jackson would get a little bored sitting around Montana "smoking peyote"all day but Jackson said that statement was completely false. The part about being bored, that is. Ride the snake, Phil. [Via FoxDFW] More »

Phil Jackson Agrees That His Career Has Been The "Bee's Knees"

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:50:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for May 9, the day we learned of the Village tree thief. More »

The Lakers Had A Group Meltdown In Honor Of Phil Jackson's Final Game

Emma Carmichael — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Let's avoid speculating about why the Lakers are avoiding Kobe Bryant on the court, and why Pau Gasol broke it off with his girlfriend, and how those two things may or may not be related and may or may not have lead to this 4-0 sweep, and just point out that Los Angeles played like a team — despite earlier claims — that knew it was going to get swept, and that couldn't do anything about it. More »

Deadspin Classic: Kobe: "We Are Going To Win This Series"

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:00:03 EDT

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Phil Jackson: "The Heat Won't Get By Boston"

Sports Radio Interviews — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Jackson's not worried about Miami's Big Three. More »

Phil Jackson Says Allegedly Mean Thing About Kobe Bryant In Language Resembling English

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:30:10 EST

The Sporting News thinks Kobe and Phil Jackson are now trading "barbs." I dunno. Maybe this sounded a lot more cutting in the original Swedish? More »

IHavePrettyFrontPages

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:55:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Steelers Fans Need To Learn That No Parking Means No Parking

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:15:24 EDT

Last Night's Winner: Buddy Comedies

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:30:22 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the movie-going public that was treated to a hilarious preview of "Grown Ups" last night. If only all that basketball hadn't been in the way. More »

One-Eyed Funnyman Steve Nash Responds to Phil Jackson's "Nash Carries the Ball" Dig

Gourmet Spud — Sun, 16 May 2010 11:00:18 EDT

"I've never heard anyone accuse me of carrying it...I mean, the best coach in the league, Gregg Popovich, didn't have a problem with it last week." Bam! Man, I can't wait until this series actually starts, sometime in mid-June. More »

Rabbi Phil Jackson Worries About Donald Sterling's Soul

Tommy Craggs — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:50:50 EST

"If you do a good mitzvah, maybe you can eliminate some of those things. Do you think that Sterling's done enough mitzvahs to eliminate some of those? How about all those other incidents that we have on file?" [LAT] More »

The Zen Master Gets His Kicks

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:45:37 EDT

Introducing Adidas' Phil Jackson Artillery shoe. Wear these, kids, and maybe you too will one day sit your serene ass on the bench while the greatest players in league history win you championship after championship! [OC Register, via Slam] More »

Coach K Defies The Reckless Rumormongering

Ben Cohen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:15:00 EDT

Despite the claims of a Racine Journal Times reporter's well-placed source, Mike Krzyzewski said he won't be Phil Jackson's "heir apparent." But if Kobe wants to come be Duke's third scholarship guard — well, that might be acceptable. [ACC Now] More »

Phil Jackson Only Interested In Coaching Home Games

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:45:42 EDT

Jackson says he would consider letting assistant Kurt Rambis coach some road games next season, so that the old man wouldn't have to travel so much. And maybe Kobe could only play on even-numbered Saturdays! [ESPN] More »

Phil Jackson: Greatest Coach Ever or Luckiest Schlub Of All Time?

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:15:48 EDT

Phil Jackson now has more NBA titles than any coach in NBA history—so he's the best coach in NBA history, right? Or could a diaper-wearing monkey win six titles with Michael Jordan on his team? Fight! More »

...And Your NBA Open Thread

Ben Cohen — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Andrew Bynum isn't happy with his playing time, but he's only going to talk with Phil Jackson about his "feelings" if he's approached. Let's give Bynum a break — he's still young, right? Lakers, Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. in Denver. [LA Times] More »

Just Give Your Car Keys To Aaron Brooks And He'll Park It For You

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:10:01 EDT

Either the Houston Rockets veterans had a little fun with Aaron Brooks this weekend or he forgot to bring his ventriloquist dummy to the post-game press conference. More »

What Group of People Will Phil Jackson Offend Next?

DAULERIO — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:15:29 EST

AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think. More »

Phil Jackson Just Can't Quit You

rickchand — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:40:00 EST

Sure, Phil Jackson's post-game comments on Tuesday were controversial. But the cinematography was spectacular, and we say he deserves an Oscar. Wait, what? After losing to the Spurs on Tuesday, Jackson said "We call this a 'Brokeback Mountain' game because there's so much penetration and kickouts." Of course this caused much controversy and gnashing of teeth, and Jackson was forced — by the NBA — to retract. And he did so, in a fashion decidedly more humorous than the original comment. More »

NBA Roundup: The Kid's In The Hall

rickchand — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:30:23 EDT

Phil Jackson, the greatest basketball coach that the state of North Dakota has ever produced, was on Monday sent straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of consideration. We assume that it wasn't for his tenure coaching the Albany Patroons. Jackson of course won six titles with the Chicago Bulls and three with the Lakers, matching Red Auerbach's record. This is a slightly better resume than that of Dick Vitale, who did not get in. Also in the house on Monday was North Carolina's Roy Williams, the 1966 NCAA champion Texas Western team, four-time WNBA championship coach Van Chancellor, former NBA referee Mendy Rudolph and international coaches Pedro Ferrandiz of Spain and Mirko Novosel of Yugoslavia. Sorry, Eddie Sutton, you did not make it. More »

Mark Cuban's Choice Of Bucket Boys

Leitch — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:15:09 EST

There isn't much out there that's funnier than an NBA owner essentially calling out a Hall of Fame coach as, essentially, his bitch. But when you add in that he called him out on his blog, well ... heaven ... we're in heaven ... More »

Laughing At Phil Jackson Is Always Fun

Leitch — Thu, 26 May 2005 11:33:37 EDT

We're not as crazy about Onion-esque sports comedy site SportsPickle.com as others are. It's nothing against them; it's just that The Onion does what it does, and everyone else is just trying too hard. That said, we had to laugh at this story: Phil Jackson Narrows Coaching Choices Down to Heat, Pistons, Suns and Spurs. More »

The Tao of Drew Carey

Leitch — Tue, 17 May 2005 10:28:31 EDT

Harvey Araton of The New York Times must have woke up sometime last week and said, "What's a new angle on this Phil Jackson story? There has to be one. I know ... I'll interview a Buddhist. In Cleveland. They have to have one, right?" Apparently, they do, and Araton interviews him about Phil Jackson potentially coming to Cleveland. His name is Dean Williams, and even though he works for a "company that underwrites workers' compensation services" by day (our prediction: he's a janitor at an ambulance chaser), by night he's the priest and leader of the Jijuyu-ji Zen Group of Cleveland. He says Big Chief Triangle should come to Cleveland and lead LeBron James to multiple titles. He also says Cleveland is cool than people think. He also is a janitor at an ambulance chaser. Right now, Dean Williams is showing his boss this story; "See! I told you the church in my basement was real!" More »