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Punxsutawney Phil Jackson making excuses

People here act like they've never heard of Phil Jackson before. With Phil it's all about playing mind games with the other team and planting a bug in the officials ear for the next time they play. If anything be glad Phil's concerned enough about the Jazz to keep doing it.


Jackson and Sloan are complete opposites in their coaching styles but both are similar in that they have phenomenal coaching principles and fundlementals and know how to deal with players, plus both have had an offensive genius sitting by their side (Tex Winter and Phil Johnson) for most of their careers.
 
So has it ever been discovered if it was the actual clock malfunctioning or if it was operator error?
 
vslice02 said:
Jackson and Sloan are complete opposites in their coaching styles but both are similar in that they have phenomenal coaching principles and fundlementals and know how to deal with players, plus both have had an offensive genius sitting by their side (Tex Winter and Phil Johnson) for most of their careers.
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There is one difference between them though, a major one. You wll never hear Sloan taking potshots at leaders of opposing teams or sending the league a message on the refs before a game or whining about which side of the court the other team opts to take and so on. Jackson does all of this all the time, use every dirty little trick in the book. Pushing the line as far as possible without breaking the law.
That's why, despite his astonishing resume, a lot of us respect Popovich and Sloan more.

Can you ever imagine Sloan wondering aloud about an opposing coach getting fired? Sloan often feels sad when he sees new coaches getting the sack on other teams. He feels humbled that he still gets to coach the Jazz whereas those other coaches did'nt get a fair deal. Sloan's off the court principles and class are as much to be admired as what he does from the sidelines.
I am glad Stan Van Gundy stood up and gave it back to Phil. Spoelstra just laughed it off from what I heard.
 
I find it interesting that Phil can say all that with a straight face. He does remember all those years he had Jordan and now Kobe, right?

Also, it's been pointed out that the shot clock problems affected the Jazz more than it did the Lakers. It's really just Phil not being honorable and accepting defeat. I guess his pride and competitive spirit won't allow him to. At least Kobe, whom I'm not really a fan of, does accept responsibility and doesn't play the blame game. I do like that about him.

We should all be thankful we have Sloan. He is a man we can respect and look up to. Sloan is humble and thankful for what he has. Sure he has flaws but he at least he tells us the truth and takes responsibility for his actions, good or bad. Although, his humility doesn't allow him to take too much credit for the good. He'll usually pass it on to his staff, etc. He's a good man and I've always liked him. It doesn't hurt that he also reminds me of my dad and his dad. All three men were ranchers/farmers. I guess there's something to be said about men that were raised to work hard their whole lives.
 
vj_74 said:
There is one difference between them though, a major one. You wll never hear Sloan taking potshots at leaders of opposing teams or sending the league a message on the refs before a game or whining about which side of the court the other team opts to take and so on. Jackson does all of this all the time, use every dirty little trick in the book. Pushing the line as far as possible without breaking the law.
That's why, despite his astonishing resume, a lot of us respect Popovich and Sloan more.

Can you ever imagine Sloan wondering aloud about an opposing coach getting fired? Sloan often feels sad when he sees new coaches getting the sack on other teams. He feels humbled that he still gets to coach the Jazz whereas those other coaches did'nt get a fair deal. Sloan's off the court principles and class are as much to be admired as what he does from the sidelines.
I am glad Stan Van Gundy stood up and gave it back to Phil. Spoelstra just laughed it off from what I heard.
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Exactly.
 
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