LOL, looks like Kobe isnt to happy about this not being "his" team anymore if Phil comes back on board. what are your thoughts on the current team possibly running the triangle? would it help this current Laker squad out? What ae your feeling about PJ being back in general?
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Is Phil Jackson's Return To L.A Unfolding?
Wire Reports
Monday, March 07, 2005
Phil who? Kobe Bryant and Lama Odom expressed indifference to the news that Jackson is in town and met with Lakers owner Jerry Buss on Wednesday according to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News.
Bryant, asked if he could see himself playing for Jackson again, bristled slightly and said he didn't want to keep "regurgitating" the answer he gave during the All-Star break. But Bryant has never directly answered that question. His only comment in Denver was that Jackson's return was "a Phil who? Bryant and Odom expressed indifference to the news that Jackson is in town and met with Lakers owner Jerry Buss on Wednesday.
Bryant, asked if he could see himself playing for Jackson again, bristled slightly and said he didn't want to keep "regurgitating" the answer he gave during the All-Star break. But Bryant has never directly answered that question. His only comment in Denver was that Jackson's return was "a realistic possibility."
When asked if he had any opinion about Jackson's meeting with Buss, Bryant said, "Not at all. I really don't. I've got my nose dug in to what we're trying to do here."
Odom simply smiled and said, "I'm just an employee," when Jackson's name came up.
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When asked if he had any opinion about Jackson's meeting with Buss, Bryant said, "Not at all. I really don't. I've got my nose dug in to what we're trying to do here."
Odom simply smiled and said, "I'm just an employee," when Jackson's name came up.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times reports that Jeanie Buss, a Laker vice president, said Saturday that Jackson and her father, owner Jerry Buss, would not discuss the job until after the season.
So what does Kobe Bryant think about these lates "realistic" developments?
"I really don't follow it," he said after a two-hour practice session Saturday at the Lakers' training facility in El Segundo. "I got my nose dug in to what we're trying to do here this season."
Bryant has been lukewarm to the prospect of again playing for Jackson. He initially said he would "roll with it."
