Rosen: Why the Lakers are Failing Under Mike D’Antoni
What hath Jimmy Buss wrought? A totally dysfunctional on-court situation. The Los Angeles Lakers go into New York tonight as the NBA’s greatest mystery. Why? For starters, Mike D’Antoni’s habitual...
View ArticleRosen: Defending champs from Miami look vulnerable
Despite their glittering 16-6 record, the defending-champion Miami Heat seem to be anything but invincible. Indeed, even though they had only a modicum of trouble in beating Minnesota last night, their...
View ArticleRosen: How the Knicks and Clippers can reach NBA Finals
There’s no question that Miami is the odds-on favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. Similarly, either Oklahoma City or Memphis is generally expected to survive the Western...
View ArticleRosen: Phil Jackson: Will he or won’t he coach Nets?
Don’t rule out the possibility of Phil Jackson coaching the Brooklyn Nets. Todd Musburger, Jackson’ agent, sent a text message to David Aldridge of Turner Sports and NBA.com saying Jackson “has no...
View ArticleRosen: A closer look at the upstart Golden State Warriors
As the NBA season slowly unwinds, there have been several unexpected developments: The resurgence of the Knicks. The Clippers winning streak. The Lakers’ no-ring circus. But one of the biggest...
View ArticleRosen: What’s Next for Phil Jackson?
Phil Jackson in 1996 coaching the Chcago Bulls Now that Phil Jackson has stated that he has “no intention of ever coaching again,” two questions remain: Why not? And what next? Here are some possible...
View ArticleRosen: Breaking down Spurs’ blowout over Grizzlies
The accepted conventional wisdom is that either the Clippers or the Thunder will ultimately represent the West in the finals. However, partisans of the Spurs and the Grizzlies believe that their...
View ArticleRosen: Total control in Seattle may be appealing to Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson has been considered for the in-season vacancies with both the Lakers and the Nets. Both teams opted for an alternative to the most successful coach in NBA history. There were reasons why...
View ArticleRosen: Who would win? ’12-13 Heat or ’71-72 Lakers
Even though the Bulls unexpectedly upended Miami on Wednesday, the Heat still possess the second-longest winning streak in NBA history. The 33 consecutive games won by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers...
View ArticleRosen: The reasons why Phil Jackson does not want to coach
The latest NBA buzz is that Phil Jackson was offered and turned down the Knicks coaching job. In so doing, he was also reported to have repeated something that he’s said several times before–that his...
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