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Phil Jackson talks with the guys at 'Best Damn' about his nine years with the Lakers, John Salley's re-emergence in L.A., Shaq and Kobe's relationship and much more.
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" Let that head out to. I think there'd -- no we did and hang out -- former coach so the Lakers but the Bulls. But then after Phil Jackson felt like -- coach. We are doing well I. Any interest in in bringing Alley back a minute if he renounced his retirement right and could be our. Beat the Lakers it now now in you know now."
" Nine years hands well what -- by the fact that reincarnated job back in 2000. Do Laker I mean that was -- like the end of at all. But -- but he's in great -- probably look at this guy is still in great shape for what 45. Forty form -- again. Yeah sorry I was lucky but he."
" At a way that it went down. Oh coach tell a little bit about maybe the -- the first conversation. You ever had with. Was fighter you went again about it for years when he was with the bad boys and now you're coaching the Bulls but -- like at first actual Robert Edward."
" Now I really don't because we a lot of conversations on the court because -- has talked about how he was on the other side and I was -- And they have the Jordan rules at that time and Sally was part of the rule was to put Jordan on the floor that was one of the rules that they always had. Doctor about ways to save yell -- job job waited out when MJ -- next time and help him up you know those type of things kindly. I -- John John moved on to Miami and then you're fortunate to get him back in Chicago -- the he was with the Bulls for championship there. I was his third championship but then. The Lakers for his fourth championship rings so he's a guy that has really survived and exploited. The NBA's had always. And that's my man excellent as a said the number one rule that the human is to survive. Number one source about all you gotta do what you gotta do to get this done. I like I tell everybody John -- from New York he knows how to move in that group would whatever school and."
" I don't care about -- how it happened how did you mean he retired -- you you'd let you played over these are few years. Between now at 96 and then join in the Lakers in 2000. Did did. Coach Jackson collier and what what -- did that happen well what happened is I'm I'm connected in the lot of different ways and I was watching the games it was a year we had a short season. And I sort of late is that all the talent in the world and program was doing the best accurate with the great talent but I do they needed somebody to harness that and lack. Aaron hill's phone number through his agent I'd call them I said -- talk Jerry west when you take his job is like you know army taking his job like that up. Why not give the job. And I had the child against Benoit Benjamin where it's -- Was -- a sack one -- Benoit on the squad but answered that he was way more fun than me about a truth. You can't do it over that and and I wanted to beat my -- had no legs -- but I did know how to talk to sack in more calls a coach that's pretty much out went down."
" That's as accurate as can be for one guy like John Salley and it's very true that all those so that's an error happened now. What you wasn't too sure with the bulls' job wasn't exactly six greatest -- Right -- so he had been with the Bulls in this situation so he knew what we are doing so when the opportunity Rose. Opera got a committed to back up Shaq can give us kind of equality that we needed to out run plays now. Sally is the great guy -- remember replacing likes to freelance as you guys well."
" I'm. I didn't run a play. You're our own time tell you -- I think they have under the players that are like the -- I just like Q I'd like to. Elected hate it things that I'm involved. And then -- deal was I would the that big when Michael -- they enhance the Michael now Kobe Bryant being -- Kobe in and -- or Sammy a bat and a play in that situation was TO so you know I would upset with the plays out it was the first time John Allie Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had ever been -- no no usually and usually we're Vegas they have it at my table. That's an area."
" got that job job let's go back again you know checks just came out said something about the fact that I never -- in Kobe down for a common agent in. I you -- told the cut the crap out you know but common between one but you are my interpreter between -- you know he was like the Shaq interpreter and I had. Jerry west who is the Kobe interpreter so. I mean I just said that John your tell Shaq you know he's doing a good job. Dolan no I said this to you pleased to have a good job and it will get Kobe on the same page in the other side of it and that worked out great."
" Well received they didn't understand of the they would yelling go after it and I thought talked or. And I would let film though not like that night you know hate to what they that I go amen that -- its own practice or -- Cook -- only -- to pick -- all. And an outside he would say something company. But Phil as you know one of those coaches amend the only gonna talk to you if you -- it wrong that's the only time we knew correction. If you do it right you don't need anybody pats on the back I don't know what to pay the do."
" I hear you allowed -- they are coaches always we appreciate the time. And thanks for heaven's Providence through the years we hope you continue to. To join us here on -- you know maybe maybe -- make based on your coaching that you can make them -- this is for our league and that's it and I worked they domicile like a -- away coach I don't dad's an immediate. Bankers."
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