Chris CrockettTCFB Random Rant On…Phil Jackson’s Timeout Pep Talk During Game 5
June 14th 2010 15:30
First off, Phil Jackson highly annoys me, of that let me leave no doubt in your minds.
That said, I would’ve said the EXACT same thing as he did to his team during that timeout with a minute left in the game last night. EXACT. His job isn’t to appease or worry about the sensitive Celtics fans or anyone else watching his “live huddle” on TV, who might think he’s an asshole. Bulletin board material for the Celtics? Please. This is a matchup of two great teams, heading back to his turf now. It makes no difference in that regard. His job is to lead his goddamn team. He stated the facts. The Celtics have had a propensity for blowing 4th quarter leads all year long, and were in the midst of a meltdown when this all went down. He told his team exactly that during the timeout after they had chewed a 13 point deficit to 5.
Kudos to the C’s for closing the door and sticking it up the Zen Master’s ass, though.
Well done, fellas.
One more to go.
Chuck
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Comment by Holt Murray
That fireside chat of Jackson's was the least inspiring, non-insighteful suitcase full of Llama feces. I lived in Chicago in the 90's and loved Phil (hate to say it, but I was about 10 feet from the overturned/stomped on cab after the 92 win), but this showed me that the success he has is from putting it on his players... Laker player: 'Really Phil, that's what happened to the Celts this season? So, the trend points to us winning? Okay, then why don't we sit back and let the trend take care of itself? 'Course that didn't really work out so well the other night, but y'know the law of averages are liable to catch up with them...'
Oh. My. Freaking. Geezum. Not,... Phil player X, I want Celtic Y to not see the paint, not any last-minute observation about WHY THEY HAD JUST COME BACK 7 POINTS AND HOW THEY COULD CONTINUE THAT TREND...
No. Phil basically said it was the Celts who would lose, not the Lakers who had a chance to win.
(And, it's for a totally other time, but y'know what he was afraid of? If he called someone out, like 'Artest, stay on Pierce', you'd have Kobe cranking up the whine/bitch session he took into the lockerroom at the end of the game.)
Jackson can take put that loss on himself -- it's on him to get his team to win, not tell them that the other team loses. Yeah, let Kobe run the show -- the lead for the Celts whent from 2 to 12 in the 3rd Q while Kobe cranked off 19 points... how's that for a trend?
Comment by Chuck H
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I was talking to somebody else about it and we both said exactly what you said in the first paragraph of your rant, "why mic these coaches up in the most important series of the year?" Not necessary. You want to mic them up for some regular season games, fine. Basically, if I'm Doc Rivers and I want to call Kobe Bryant a worthless piece of swill in my huddle, I shouldn't have to worry about any microphone on my collar. Kudos to the Zen Master though, he didn't worry about the mic last night! I still can't stand the elitist bastard though.
Comment by Holt Murray
It just sounded - to me - like uninspiring doubletalk. Either give em some tactical strategy or keep them riled up about their own work on the floor.
BTW, two Q's: 1. At what point in Game 6 does either Sheed or Perk get Teched-outahere?
2. Who's it gonna be?
Comment by Chuck H
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Comment by Holt Murray