Fair or Foul for Phil Jackson to call out Kobe??

[Dpantherman]

“We get behind early on in the third quarter on some stupid plays — poor passing, poor transition defense — and then Kobe has to screw up the game and start energizing the team by going one-on-one and that takes the rest of the guys out as a consequence,” Jackson told reporters. “That didn’t bring us back in, but it did give us a little run, we got the game back a little bit but we couldn’t sustain it and we just went right back and made the same mistakes again.”

Jackson also said some nameless Lakers were, “Trying to do too much with the basketball … Teams are double-teaming, coming to help, we have to move the ball.” Jackson added, “The game got to a point where we didn’t use our strength, which is our inside players.”

http://dimemag.com/2011/01/kobe-screwed-up-the-game-says-phil-jackson-after-lakers-loss/

Of course everyone is subject to criticisms, and Phil has been there, done that, and wrote the book. But is this fair or foul in your opinion?

[Darth Biscuit]

Fair... he had a reason I'm sure. As good as Kobe is he can't win alone and he has a bad attitude.

[Implied Volatility]

You missed this part...

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/01/kobe-bryant-lakers-phil-jackson-/1

Bryant took his own shot at Jackson saying ""We've had days off and blown teams out, so I'm not buying any of that Zen bulls**t," Bryant said.

[Mvp2014]

He might be the best baller on the planet but he's definitely a prick, well-deserved I'm sure

[Hawk]

happens almost every season...just one of Jackson's ways of inspiring his players!

guys got a closet full of rings, pretty sure none of us are in a position to question his ways!!!!!

[Mvp2014]

Bryant took his own shot at Jackson saying ""We've had days off and blown teams out, so I'm not buying any of that Zen bulls**t," Bryant said.

hmmm i wonder if jordan ever felt that way

[King Taharqa]

Phil Jackson made Kobe. He's just being honest, Kobe hurts his team and doesn't have a high b ball IQ. He's a glorified streak shooter.

[Mvp2014]

Phil Jackson made Kobe. He's just being honest, Kobe hurts his team and doesn't have a high b ball IQ. He's a glorified streak shooter.

hahahahahhahahahahahahaha, you are so terribly ignorant. Where do you hear this poo?

[rico6]

KT, you're such a faget.

[Panthers128]

Phil Jackson is just saying what anyone who has a lick of knowledge about basketball has always known. He cost the Lakers possibly 2-4 championships if not more. No reason the Lakers couldn't win before Phil got there other than Kobe going one on five in the playoffs against the Jazz. Then he ran Shaq out of town.

He's a great ball player and has plenty of rings, but I'll remember him for jacking up three pointers against the Jazz when being double teamed as much as anything else.

[Mvp2014]

Phil Jackson is just saying what anyone who has a lick of knowledge about basketball has always known. He cost the Lakers possibly 2-4 championships if not more. No reason the Lakers couldn't win before Phil got there other than Kobe going one on five in the playoffs against the Jazz. Then he ran Shaq out of town.

He's a great ball player and has plenty of rings, but I'll remember him for jacking up three pointers against the Jazz when being double teamed as much as anything else.

so what?? he was young as fug. What was Jordan doing when he was 21? playing college ball 22-23? Superstar youngster that was notorious for being a ballhog. Look at his body of work and not the playoff series when he was basically a college kid

[tarheelblue89]

It's neither, it's just a team that is clearly better then their current form and they are frustrated as hell.

They are still the team to beat, they are too good not to figure their poo out.

[Kevin Greene]

happens almost every season...just one of Jackson's ways of inspiring his players!

guys got a closet full of rings, pretty sure none of us are in a position to question his ways!!!!!

Expect to see Kobe bear down soon and start stringing together some 30 point games.

Phil ain't no dummy.

Problem for the Lakers is this point of the season is boring as hell as the only thing to play for is Home Court. Guess what? No one in the West is going to catch San Antonio for that right. Another 40 games before any of this means anything.

[Kevin Greene]

Phil Jackson is just saying what anyone who has a lick of knowledge about basketball has always known. He cost the Lakers possibly 2-4 championships if not more. No reason the Lakers couldn't win before Phil got there other than Kobe going one on five in the playoffs against the Jazz. Then he ran Shaq out of town.

He's a great ball player and has plenty of rings, but I'll remember him for jacking up three pointers against the Jazz when being double teamed as much as anything else.

Shaq ran himself out of town rolling into camp out of shape every year and looking like he spent the offseason eating Bon Bons. Management got tired of paying $20 million forthat poo and made a choice between the two.