perjantai 6. toukokuuta 2011

I was reading about Kobe Bryant's and Phil Jackson's relationship and it really worries me. 

"Jackson might go out like ... this?
In the ultimate contradiction to his legacy, in the least symbolic way, he just might go out like this. The Lakers need to win four of the next five, with three on the road, to avoid second-round elimination for the first time since 2007. It's the kind of comeback that is not possible with the current approach and execution. They need a big recovery just to make the series competitive.
If most any other organization were getting bum-rushed like this, appearing unprepared for the most important time of the season, the coach would be getting measured for an apple in the mouth and a spit. Jackson has so far escaped such level of scrutiny.
Part of that is that his Lakers already have been drenched in success. Part is that there are easier targets for blame -- china doll Pau Gasol, Ron Artest after his cheap shot on J.J. Barea that earned a suspension for Friday's Game 3 at American Airlines Center, the bench that hasn't produced. Part is that this moment probably wasn't far off from happening either of the previous two seasons that ended with downtown parades. Jackson deserves credit for holding it together this long.
Yet the inescapable truth is that Jackson is not reaching the Lakers, whether because his message has worn old or because nobody would reach these guys. The fact is, this has gone bad on his watch. It could be a humbling exit to a Hall of Fame career."
That is quoted from NBA.com I do not own the rights to it nor did I write it. Just found it interesting.

5 kommenttia: