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wsdm
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12/5/2006  8:08 PM
http://www.latimes.com/sports/spw-lakeweb5dec05,1,27565.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true
Jackson goes public with criticism of Bynum
Phil Jackson is not one for confrontations, certainly not public confrontations. When his teams get in trouble on the court, he will often refuse to call a timeout, preferring to let the players work out their problems.

When he has a message to get across to his players, he selects books for them to read.

When he had problems with Kobe Bryant, Jackson kept silent until finally revealing all in a book.

So it seemed out of character when Jackson, unhappy with Andrew Bynum, his 19-year-old center, not only took Bynum's starting job away but publicly criticized the center, saying he was unhappy with Bynum's work ethic and his failure to be in uniform and on the court in a timely fashion.

When asked about it before Monday night's 101-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center, Lakers Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has been serving as a personal coach to Bynum, minimized the incident.

"I don't think we have a problem," Abdul-Jabbar said. "It was just a misunderstanding on [Bynum's] part. I don't see it as a long-term thing. He wants to play and he is working hard to earn his minutes. I don't think we will be talking about this again."

Bynum shrugged off the fact that Kwame Brown has taken his place in the starting lineup, saying that he wasn't unhappy as long as he got his minutes.

Abdul-Jabbar watches over Bynum in practice and then sits in a Staples Center seat during the game, taking notes.

"I go over everything with him afterward, good and bad," Abdul-Jabbar said. "And he is very receptive."

Abdul-Jabbar has lobbied in the past for a head coaching job, and even coached a minor-league team in Oklahoma in an effort to show he could be an able leader.

But for now, Abdul-Jabbar said, he is enjoying his limited role as teacher and protector of Bynum, a first-round pick by the Lakers in 2005 and the youngest player ever taken in the draft.

"I will be here," Abdul-Jabbar said, "as long as Andrew Bynum and the Lakers want me here."
I'd still love to have him on the Knicks but this surprised me.

[Edited by - wsdm on 12-05-2006 8:10 PM]
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12/5/2006  8:44 PM
i mean hes 19.. he was prolly late or something.. it happens, when i was 19 i was late for EVERYTHING lol

[Edited by - elite on 05-12-2006 1:51 PM]
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12/5/2006  9:14 PM
Phil motivating his player to be better.....nothing more.
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12/5/2006  9:17 PM
Posted by Andrew:

Phil motivating his player to be better.....nothing more.

Exactly. He's sending the young player a message.
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12/5/2006  9:28 PM
Suprised that was ever in question, Bynum is a Playa 4 sho.

He's got more heart in his left shoe than curry has in his chest
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12/5/2006  10:03 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but werent these types of things brought up before the draft?
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12/5/2006  11:02 PM
Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!
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12/5/2006  11:17 PM
Phil is lucky to be working for a GM and Owner with a clue.
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12/5/2006  11:49 PM
Posted by Nalod:

Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!

Agreed. It is totally unacceptable for a coach to call out a player in public like that. Phil should be dismissed and not entitled to receive the rest of the money on his contract.
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12/6/2006  12:48 AM
How long before Bynum gets Phil fired?
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12/6/2006  12:52 AM
Posted by BasketballJones:
Posted by Nalod:

Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!

Agreed. It is totally unacceptable for a coach to call out a player in public like that. Phil should be dismissed and not entitled to receive the rest of the money on his contract.

Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.
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12/6/2006  12:55 AM
Posted by joec32033:
Posted by BasketballJones:
Posted by Nalod:

Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!

Agreed. It is totally unacceptable for a coach to call out a player in public like that. Phil should be dismissed and not entitled to receive the rest of the money on his contract.

Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.

The difference is that Phil actually wants to coach the Lakers within their power structure while Larry wanted out.
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12/6/2006  1:00 AM
Posted by Rich:
Posted by joec32033:
Posted by BasketballJones:
Posted by Nalod:

Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!

Agreed. It is totally unacceptable for a coach to call out a player in public like that. Phil should be dismissed and not entitled to receive the rest of the money on his contract.

Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.

The difference is that Phil actually wants to coach the Lakers within their power structure while Larry wanted out.
Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.
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12/6/2006  1:12 AM
Posted by Silverfuel:
Posted by Rich:
Posted by joec32033:
Posted by BasketballJones:
Posted by Nalod:

Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!

Agreed. It is totally unacceptable for a coach to call out a player in public like that. Phil should be dismissed and not entitled to receive the rest of the money on his contract.

Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.

The difference is that Phil actually wants to coach the Lakers within their power structure while Larry wanted out.
Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.

Touche. Really can't argue that.
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12/6/2006  1:13 AM
Nan the difference is this is Phil calling out a player once in the paper, not player number 8 for the fifth time.................. but yeah, other then that it's the same...
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12/6/2006  1:31 AM
trade Bynum, we need a center like that Curry guy who can really produce!
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12/6/2006  2:02 AM
Posted by Anji:

Nan the difference is this is Phil calling out a player once in the paper, not player number 8 for the fifth time.................. but yeah, other then that it's the same...

Phil wrote a whole book and bashed Kobe plenty. They hired him back despite that.
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12/6/2006  2:42 AM
Posted by eViL:
Posted by Anji:

Nan the difference is this is Phil calling out a player once in the paper, not player number 8 for the fifth time.................. but yeah, other then that it's the same...

Phil wrote a whole book and bashed Kobe plenty. They hired him back despite that.

He does have a relationship with the owner's daughter.
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12/6/2006  8:27 AM
Posted by Rich:
Posted by joec32033:
Posted by BasketballJones:
Posted by Nalod:

Lakes should fire Phil for taking it public!

If he wants to talk that trash he can do on the side of the road!

Agreed. It is totally unacceptable for a coach to call out a player in public like that. Phil should be dismissed and not entitled to receive the rest of the money on his contract.

Thank you for saying that so I didn't have to.

The difference is that Phil actually wants to coach the Lakers within their power structure while Larry wanted out.


That might say more about the differences in power structures between the two teams than the differences between the coaches.
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12/6/2006  8:52 AM
Posted by Rich:
Posted by eViL:
Posted by Anji:

Nan the difference is this is Phil calling out a player once in the paper, not player number 8 for the fifth time.................. but yeah, other then that it's the same...

Phil wrote a whole book and bashed Kobe plenty. They hired him back despite that.

He does have a relationship with the owner's daughter.

Isiah tried to have a relationship with the team's PR director.
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