RE: Oh boy

["Berry, Mark S" <mberry@journalink.com>]

Jackson was blessed not just with the arguably the game's greatest player,
but also with another incredibly talented player who not only accepted, but
thrived in a supporting role (Pippen). He also had several willing role
players over the years (H. Grant, B. Cartwright, B.J. Armstrong, S. Kerr),
including the ultimate role player, Dennis Rodman. He never had to deal with
a fight over the ball. It belonged to Jordan, period. Shaq, Kobe and Glen
Rice aren't ball-sharers.

I guess we'll see just how good a coach Jackson is.

Mark

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> From: 	Douglas342@aol.com
> Sent: 	Wednesday, June 16, 1999 12:49 AM
> To: 	pdelevett@amcity.com; Celtics@igtc.com
> Subject: 	Re: Oh boy
> 
> In a message dated 6/15/99 5:05:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> pdelevett@amcity.com writes:
> 
> > Man, Phil Jackson has got to be nuts to get involved in the Soap Opera
> >  Formerly Known as the Lakers.
>   I have been out of town on vacation, so have not been following this in
> the 
> LA papers, so offer only some minor thoughts of questionable relevance.  
> Jackson stumbled onto a team with Jordan on it and managed to manage that 
> circus for eight or so years with a great deal of success.   (How much of
> the 
> credit, by the way, goes to Tex Winter, architect of the triangle offense?
> 
> Will he come to LA?)  However, we have yet to see if he can duplicate that
> 
> with another blend of talent like the Lakers.  If he can "manage" Clanq
> and 
> Qobe as well as he managed Pippen and Rodman, while keeping Jordan happy, 
> then the Lakers could be one hell of a team.  On the other hand, if Clanq
> and 
> Wonderboy don't have the smarts to blend into a team like Pippen, Rodman
> and 
> the Bulls did, then it could be a disaster.
>    I don't anoint coaches with greatness until they have done it with more
> 
> than one team.  Thus, I think (ultra-loyalists, hide your eyes - this will
> 
> hurt) Riley is a super coach.  So is Wilkens.  Everywhere they go they
> win.  
> Let's see if the North Dakota Bhuddist can do the same.  Hope not.
>