Thursday, August 25, 2005
ESPN.com - NBA - Kreidler: Phil of the future
ESPN.com - NBA - Kreidler: Phil of the future: "Lakers' three-year plan might be too farsighted for Phil
Kreidler
By Mark Kreidler
Special to ESPN.com
Archive
On so many levels, the Los Angeles Lakers' approach to the next few seasons appears straightforward and even sensible: Cut payroll, limit most players to short-term contracts and try to free up scads of money for 2007 or 2008, when a fresh crop of high-profile free agents comes to market.
It's a plan. It has at least an intermediate goal set within it. It may yield a longer-term payoff.
Phil Jackson
Phil may need to meditate more with this Lakers team.
Just wondering: What in the seventh concentric circle of Hades is Phil Jackson doing in the middle of it?"
Kreidler
By Mark Kreidler
Special to ESPN.com
Archive
On so many levels, the Los Angeles Lakers' approach to the next few seasons appears straightforward and even sensible: Cut payroll, limit most players to short-term contracts and try to free up scads of money for 2007 or 2008, when a fresh crop of high-profile free agents comes to market.
It's a plan. It has at least an intermediate goal set within it. It may yield a longer-term payoff.
Phil Jackson
Phil may need to meditate more with this Lakers team.
Just wondering: What in the seventh concentric circle of Hades is Phil Jackson doing in the middle of it?"
