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	Phil Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Phil Jackson, who guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in his nine years as head coach, returned to basketball after a one-year sabbatical, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to NBA Titles in each of the next three seasons.
		Phil's system centers on the power of awareness and selfless teamwork to achieve success on the court and to cultivate mindfulness in everyday life.
		When Phil is not fly-fishing in Montana or riding his motorcycles cross-country, he shares his motivational techniques as a speaker touring the world explaining his innovative theories of effective team building.
	www.speakersrus.com /speakers/jacksonphil.htm (693 words)

	Phil Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jackson's main tactical contribution, both with the Bulls and with the Lakers, was the modernization of the triangle offense.
		Phil Jackson is a recipient of the state of North Dakota's Roughrider Award.
		Jackson is in a long-term relationship with Jeannie Buss, the daughter of Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phil_Jackson (1954 words)

	AP Wire \| 09/29/2006 \| Phil Jackson to undergo hip surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jackson is expected to be released from the hospital on Wednesday.
		Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls to six championships in nine seasons during the 1990s, and the Lakers to three titles in six years since then.
		Jackson's 877 regular-season wins are the ninth-most in NBA history, and his.713 winning percentage is the best ever.
	www.philly.com /mld/philly/sports/basketball/15642383.htm (261 words)

	NBA.com Phil Jackson
		Phil Jackson re-joined the Los Angeles Lakers as their head coach on June 14, 2005, less than one year after he left the team to take a year off from coaching.
		Jackson guided the Lakers to three titles in his first stint as their head coach from 1999-2004, and guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in his nine years as head coach from 1989-1998.
		Jackson left the Patroons after the 1986-87 season with a 117-90 career record and landed a job as an assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls.
	www.nba.com /coachfile/phil_jackson/?nav=page (1931 words)

	RANDOM MEMO! Sports
		PHIL JACKSON revealed to the media before game 7 that he didn't convey to his guys his personal story of winning game 7 as a KNICK, on the road at Boston Gardens.
		PHIL JACKSON made the trip to Phoenix with the LAKERS for Tuesday night's game, but he seemed only interested in watching the SUNS rise, as he sat idly by as his team failed to deliver the knockout punch in their 7-game series.
		JACKSON did put him in for the final seconds, after he had been sitting most of the second half, and COOK failed to convert on a critical shot with 13 seconds remaining and the LAKERS tied at 99.
	www.manmademultimedia.com /magazine/news/sport/lakers/index.html (8967 words)

	Lakers re-hire Phil Jackson as coach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Phil Jackson is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers following a reconciliation with the team that cut him loose last year after three NBA championships in five seasons.
		Jackson's name was mentioned as a possible replacement almost immediately despite his having written a book detailing the 2003-04 season in which he called Bryant uncoachable and made other disparaging remarks about the franchise.
		Jackson also has a record 175 postseason victories and is tied for 10th on the NBA's all-time list with 830 wins in just 14 seasons — nine with the Bulls and five with the Lakers.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/14/sports/s144728D15.DTL (941 words)

	Being Phil Jackson
		There is ample evidence that points to Phil Jackson being the greatest coach in NBA history, and perhaps even the most accomplished coach in the history of sports.
		It is easy to be irked by Phil's smug demeanor; the zen aura he exudes and dispenses; and his largely hands off approach to dealing with turmoil, such as his arrogant seeming habit of refusing to call time outs as other coaches do to stall his adversary's momentum.
		Phil Jackson always acts as if he somehow knows in advance that he will be victorious.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/sports_issues/74228/2 (483 words)

	Phil Jackson - Phil Jackson Biography - Phil Jackson Bio
		Phil Jackson missed the entire 1969-70 season with an injury and was traded in 1978 to the New Jersey Nets, where Phil Jackson became a player and assistant coach.
		Phil Jackson gave the Lakers a new focus on team defense, and they responded by winning three straight NBA titles in his first three seasons guiding the team.
		Phil Jackson has been called a "New Age" coach because of his unorthodox methods, which draw on both Zen Buddhism and an approach to motivation that includes assigning specific books to individual players and showing the team his own edited versions of movies.
	www.losangeleslakersonline.com /philjackson.php (1121 words)

	Phil Jackson Returns to Lakers
		Jackson, who won three championships with the Lakers in five years, was let go last June 18 by owner Jerry Buss — three days after the team lost to Detroit in the NBA Finals.
		Jackson also has a record 175 postseason victories and is tied for 10th on the NBA's career list with 832 wins in just 14 seasons — nine with the Bulls and five with the Lakers.
		Jackson said winning a 10th championship is not a priority and didn't sound like he expected that in the next three years.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/14/sports/s161559D12.DTL (1042 words)

	ESPN.com - NBA - Phil exits L.A. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jackson leaving as coach was expected even before he met with Lakers owner Jerry Buss on Friday after participating in season-ending interviews with several players earlier in the day.
		Jackson is well-known for his offbeat coaching style and motivational ploys, from practicing Zen philosophy to urging his players to meditate and buying them books for long road trips.
		Jackson said after the Lakers' 100-87 loss to the Pistons on Tuesday night that there was "a pretty slim chance" he would coach the team next season.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=1824658 (1102 words)

	USATODAY.com - Phil Jackson: Zen and now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Phil Jackson, rarely off his seat during a game, directs a harmonious Lakers team toward its third NBA title in a row.
		Jackson is not one to define his own place in history, but he has to be considered, along with Red Auerbach, as perhaps the NBA's greatest coach.
		Jackson can be described as an eccentric, giving players selected books to read on road trips, each individually picked by him, or splicing movie scenes into game tapes to get his message across.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nba/02playoffs/2002-06-05-cover-jackson.htm (1657 words)

	ESPN.com - NBA - Lakers rehire Jackson
		Phil Jackson is back with the Los Angeles Lakers following a breakup that took a year to mend, and back to coaching Kobe Bryant -- a player he once called "uncoachable."
		Jackson, who won three championships with the Lakers in five years, was let go last June 18 by owner Jerry Buss -- three days after the team lost to Detroit in the NBA Finals.
		Jackson said he's been approached over the last three weeks by fans and non-fans asking him when he was coming back.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=2084948 (885 words)

	Phil Jackson returns to Lakers
		Phil Jackson was re-appointed head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, returning to the storied franchise he led to three championships a year after resigning.
		Jackson characterized Bryant as "a callous gun for hire" and the epitome of a new generation of selfish player in a book which chronicled his final season in charge of the team.
		Jackson, who did not coach during the 2004-2005 season, sought to downplay expectations for next season.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/jun/15nba.htm (495 words)

	District #9 Jackson County - Phil Berkemeier Commissioner
		Phil is a life long resident of the City of Jackson and together with his wife, Mary they have 9 children.
		Phil received his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law, in 1977, and has been involved in the practice of law since that time.
		Phil and his family are members of Queen of Miraculous Medal Catholic Church and are active in the Parish, Queen’s School, Jackson Catholic Middle School and Lumen Christi High School.
	www.co.jackson.mi.us /Commissioners/Dist9.asp (364 words)

	I Own Phil Jackson - Blog Maverick
		Instead Phil has initiated an ongoing commentary about me that started in his previous stint with the Lakers and was reinstated this year with his return, that proves that I own the guy.
		I guess Phil was so overwhelmed that it caused him to take back to back delay of game penalties and the technical foul that comes with it, rather than send his team out to the court at the conclusion of a timeout in the 4th quarter.
		Phil is trying to use his "zen master" technique to try to influence the officials "if" the Lakers make the playoffs.
	www.blogmaverick.com /2006/02/08/i-own-phil-jackson (1780 words)

	LAKERS: Lakers Announce Hiring of Phil Jackson as Head Coach
		Jackson first joined the Lakers on July 16, 1999 after a one-year sabbatical from coaching which followed 12 incredibly successful seasons with the Chicago Bulls, the last nine (1990-1998) coming as Chicago’s head coach.
		Jackson’s first head coaching job was with the Continental Basketball Association’s Albany Patroons, where he coached from 1982-1987.
		Jackson led the Patroons to the 1984 CBA Championship and was also named the CBA’s Coach of the Year in 1985.
	www.nba.com /lakers/news/jackson_050614.html (458 words)

	Salon.com People \| Phil Jackson
		Phil Jackson's mighty Bulls were mailing it in -- imitating basketball in a game they would eventually lose.
		Jackson has achieved his success with a uniquely New Age approach: a blend of Eastern and Western ideas heretofore foreign to professional sports.
		Jackson was oafish and often injured, and opponents feared his sharp elbows more than his sharp shot.
	archive.salon.com /people/bc/2001/05/29/jackson/index.html (811 words)

	Phil Jackson - Moviefone
		Phil Jackson as a coach of the Los Angeles Lakers...
		Phil Jackson also holds the best playoff winning percentage of all-time.
		Phil Jackson re-joined the Los Angeles Lakers as their head coach on June 14, 2005, less than one year after he left the team to take a year off from...
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/phil-jackson/277526/main (113 words)

	URBNET - Phil Jackson
		Phil is currently finishing a real fictional novel for boys called, “Adventures in the 'Hood of Jordan Maxwell” for Moody Press, Lift Every Voice, Moody's urban publishing arm.
		Phil is founder and president of Bringndafunk Communications Inc., a ministry designed to cause an abrupt change in the way we communicate the gospel to youth is done in the city.
		Phil is able to reach youth because he understands where they live and how they think, but most important, how they navigate the perilous terrain of urban life.
	www.nnym.net /ubasicpage.jsp?siteid=7749&pageid=279618 (676 words)

	Phil Jackson - World Champion Lakers Head Coach - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
		The NBA record books are replete with accomplishments of the Bulls during Phil Jackson’s tenure, including the 1995-96 championship season in which the Bulls established a new NBA record for regular season wins, finishing 72-10.
		Phil Jackson is constantly asked to share his motivational techniques—not just with other coaches, but with people in all walks of life.
		As head coach of the world champion Chicago Bulls, Phil Jackson developed an innovative approach to the game that flies in the face of the self-centered dogma that has imprisoned the soul of American sports since the 1950s when Vince Lombardi gave his first winning-is-everything pep talk.
	www.nationwidespeakers.com /speaker/78 (295 words)

	NBA.com: The NBA at 50: Phil Jackson
		Jackson: Well, it was an interesting mixture of players because we had a number of players who competed so dramatically against each other in the college level.
		Jackson: I don't think that's a problem, because I think one of the things that anybody whose been around Michael or the Bulls, or seen him up close realizes, is that this man can concentrate at a very quick pace.
		Jackson: Well, the best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a game on an opponent's floor.
	www.nba.com /history/jackson_50.html (3980 words)

	Book Phil Jackson
		Then Jackson jokingly told the team that book reports were due in a few days.
		Like a good literature professor, Jackson hopes the books he assigns will reveal fundamental truths to the men who read them, helping player and coach understand each other.
		They are springboards for the casual conversations that Jackson uses, in part, to determine what each player's role will be.
	www.knopps.com /BookPhilJackson.html (573 words)

	William Morris Agency
		Jackson joined the Lakers in June 1999 and led the team to a NBA-best 67 wins during the 1999-2000 regular season, which was capped by a run through the playoffs and a 6-game series win over the Indiana Pacers in the Finals.
		Jackson’s career as a head coach began with the Albany Patroons of the Continental Basketball Association in the early 1980’s.
		As a player, Jackson spent most of his 13 NBA Seasons with the New York Knicks, who selected the North Dakota forward with the 17th, pick of the 1967 draft.
	www.wma.com /0/press/pressreleases/Phil_Jackson_Final.html (648 words)

	NBA Playoffs 2001 - Is Phil Jackson lucky or good? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jackson's tenure in Chicago did coincide with Jordan's transformation from brilliantly talented individualist to ring-bearing team leader.
		Jackson did arrive in Los Angeles as if by divine appointment, and he did inherit Bryant and O'Neal -- but he also took a team to a title in his first season after the Lakers had already spent three years in the Kobe-Shaq vortex with no hardware to show.
		When Bryant and O'Neal openly feuded, Jackson was remarkably passive, and his one aggressive public move was uncharacteristic -- a riff on Bryant's apparent self-centeredness in an interview with Chicago writer Rick Telander.
	espn.go.com /nba/playoffs2001/2001/0529/1206122.html (819 words)

	AP Wire \| 10/05/2006 \| Phil Jackson walking with a cane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jackson underwent the operation Tuesday at the Centinela Hospital Medical Center, and was discharged from the hospital a day later.
		Rambis said that Jeanie Buss, Jackson's longtime girlfriend, told him the 61-year-old coach was walking with a cane.
		Jackson told reporters on Monday - a day before the start of training camp - that he expects to be on the bench Oct. 31, when the Lakers open the season against Phoenix.
	www.philly.com /mld/philly/sports/basketball/nba/15689094.htm (257 words)

	Phil Jackson - Premiere Speakers Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Phil Jackson, who guided the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in his nine years as head coach, returned to the basketball after a one-year sabbatical and led the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2000 NBA title in his first season as their coach.
		Going into the 2002-03 season, Jackson owns a career coaching record of 726-258, his.738 winning percentage being by far the best in NBA annals.
		Jackson was named the head coach of the Lakers on June 16, 1999.
	premierespeakers.com /699/index.cfm (2015 words)

	SI.com - NBA - Excerpt: Petulant Bryant tested Jackson's abilities, desire to coach - Tuesday October 12, 2004 1:06PM
		In the following excerpt from Phil Jackson's upcoming book, The Last Season (published this fall by Penguin Press), the former Lakers coach describes the difficulties in trying to manage an increasingly petulant Kobe Bryant while trying to keep the Lakers focused on the season at hand, and not themselves.
		"Phil, I have a stepbrother," he explained, "and when I was young, I was the outcast.
		By the time he walked off the court after Game 5 of the Finals, Phil Jackson had already decided he would leave the Lakers if Kobe Bryant remained with the team.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/basketball/nba/10/12/jackson/index.html (3739 words)

	Amazon.com: The Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul: Books: Phil Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jackson, for the most part, is pretty gentle in his praises and criticisms of the players on this team.
		Phil Jackson is one of the best NBA coaches of all time (9 championships!!), that gives his insights and opinions of the game more weight than your standard reporter.
		The Jackson of The Last Season is older and wearier than the Jackson who authored Sacred Hoops, the triumphant memoir that concluded with his retirement from the Chicago Bulls.
	www.amazon.com /Last-Season-Team-Search-Soul/dp/1594200351 (2089 words)

	Lakers Web - Phil Jackson Profile: Records, Information, News and Career Stats
		Phil Jackson was an NBA player from 1967 to 1980.
		Phil Jackson coached Chicago to six NBA titles in nine years and the Lakers to three titles in 6 years.
		As part of the "NBA at 50" celebration during the '96-97 season, Phil Jackson was selected one of the Top Ten Coaches in NBA History.
	www.nbahoy.com.ar /players/philjacksonprofile.htm (450 words)

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