Dinner With Phil Jackson

LascelleL · Post #1 » by **LascelleL** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:36 pm

http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=0b0f ... deocentral

Phil Jackson, and his ladyfriend Jeanie Buss, sat down for cooked meat and conversation with columnist Mark Kriegel. Watch at the link above.

Coach Jackson discussed a lot of things, but here are some highlights:

On the Lakers Game 4 loss: “There’s nothing that could convey my dismay…There was something chemistry wise that was wrong…”

On Pau Gasol during the Playoffs: “There was a point in the game where I went out off the bench and I gave a physical blow to one of my favorite players, Pau Gasol, because I felt like he wasn’t sharp. He wasn’t mentally alert. He didn’t have his total heart into it, and that’s the feeling I came away with, with this team. They couldn’t bring themselves to that nth degree that you have to go to say that ‘I will do whatever it takes to get through these playoffs.’”

On Shaq: “I told Shaq when I took over as head coach, in our first initial meeting as a team, that the MVP trophy should be named after him when he retired.”

Post #2 » by **Danny Darko** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:47 pm

Thank was a great interview. I love that they are all three drunk. Good concept. It should be called truth syrum

Gek · Post #3 » by **Gek** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:37 am

Do Shaq and Phil still stay in contact? Does Phil stay in contact with any players?

LascelleL · Post #4 » by **LascelleL** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:42 am

G=K wrote:Do Shaq and Phil still stay in contact? Does Phil stay in contact with any players?

I don't think they stay in contact that much. But reading Phil's book and seeing interviews with Shaq and Phil I'd say they valued the time they spent with each other immensely.