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Tex Winter says there’s an easy answer to that question in the headlines. “Phil Jackson is a patient man,” he said appreciatively the other day. “He’s the most patient guy in the whole Lakers organization.”
Jackson’s [...]
There’s much consternation in Lakersville these days. A lot of it centers on the team’s iffy defense.
Assistant coach Kurt Rambis is the team’s defensive coordinator, so to speak. Yes, the Lakers do trap a bit, but that’s kind of the window dressing of what they do.
Their basic problem defines what Rambis has chosen to do [...]
Kobe Bryant is simply not the same old Kobe, Tex Winter says.
“He’s having a tough time getting that speed of his back,” says Winter, who has been one of Bryant’s mentors for nearly a decade.
“He’s not as explosive as he used to be. Maybe he’s protecting himself because of his knee (which underwent off-season surgery).
Maybe [...]
Gatinho said…
Roland,
I noticed in the picture in the Times today that Tex gave Kobe a standing ovation when he checked out of the game and couldn’t help but wonder if his applause was of the sardonic sort. I have read that he charts shots and decides what was “forced” and I know a couple of [...]
