ZEN MASTER last script will be one of disappointment.......as the LAKESHOW get swept by DIRK and the MAVS......JACKSON'S Coaching Career

I wonder what PHil JACKSON'S Coaching Legacy will be remembered as..........the Coach who won with TEAMS with Star Players in place.....the COACH who was a mastermind at dealing with different EGOS and Supertstars.........Or the COACH with the FAMOUS Triangle Offense that netted 11 BANNERS.

Phil JACKSON was simply the best of our time. He once played under KNICKS Legendary Coach Red Holzman in which PHIL said he learned the basis of his coaching philosophies from. An excellent teacher of LIFE not only Basketball is what I hear from a lot of his former players.

Phil did inherit a BULLS Team from then Head Coach Doug COLLINS with one Michael JORDAN and Scottie PIPPEN. But to his credit they won at a high level with PHIL'S Coaching Style and idiosycrises. His STAFF was never short of great either..........like Johnny BACH.....the orchestrator of the great BULLS DEFENSES of those 6 Championships.........Tex WINTER.......the creator of the Famous TRIANGLE OFFENSE........Frank HAMBLEN........another excellent assistant known for his breaking down of TAPE and PLAYERS......Jim CLEAMONS.........a mix of Offense and Defensive Strategies and an excellent teacher as all these guys were. Most of thes coaches were there for most of Phil's 11 CHampionships.

The LAKERS were one of the favorites this season to get back to the FINALS but it looks like the changing of the guard all over the NBA as the #1 and #2 Seeds in the WEST are out and I don't think it was necessarily Bad Matchup as it was the MAVERICKS had the better team. Since the Playoffs started the everyone has been waiting for the LAKERS to reach for that switch......and the switch was never there. The LAKERS looked at times like they were non-interested and playing like when we turn it on we will beat them type of attitude. That will no get it done in the PLAYOFFS.

PHIL'S Post Game comments after the game yesterday were of I cam e back to get #12 but knew it would be a TALL ORDER and Tall ORDER it was.......the LAKERS simply ran out of GAS and these last 4 seasons of 3 straight trips to the FINALS finally caught up with them.

Phil JACKSON'S Coaching Numbers at a GLANCE:

Chicago BULLS

1989-1998 545 - 193
1995-1996 72-10 Best record ever in a 82 Game NBA Season
6 CHAMPIONSHIPS in this span


LA LAKERS

1999-2011 610 - 292
1999-2000 67-15 Lakers Best record SHAQ and KOBE 1st Championship
5 CHAMPIONSHIPS in this span


TOTAL Wins and Losses

1155 WINS - 485 LOSSES .704 Winning %