Miami Heat: Could Phil Jackson Be Taking His Talents to South Beach Next Season?

December 6th, 2010 by Pat Mixon Leave a reply »
Rumors abound: Could the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have one more coup to pull off to solidify Miami’s sights on an NBA title?

Could the missing ingredient to a championship for the Miami Thrice be the greatest coach in NBA history?

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson has this final year left on his term in LA. Then what? Will he return to do it again? Or, will he ride off into the sunset, the greatest coach of all time.

Or, maybe, there is some truth to the rumors and Jackson might take his talents to South Beach.

Why would the Heat be the next stop for Jackson? Three things: the triangle, experience and respect.

 

Experience

Michael Jordan never won an NBA title until Phil Jackson became head coach of the Chicago Bulls. That partnership resulted in six championships and the all-time record in regular season wins at 72. And, MJ and Jackson won two three-peats.

Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant had been together nearly four years in Los Angeles without a title when Jackson arrived in 1999-2000. The very next June, the Lakers hoisted the firs ...

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