Phil Jackson: On Shaq and Kobe (from conversation with John Salley at Live Talks Los Angeles) 

I can. I do it. 80s 90s NBA is the best.

Because today’s NBA is soft and played by a bunch of feminine boys. 😂 Old School NBA was played by men. Where a flagrant 2 of today was a simple foul of yesteryear.

Michael Jordan wasn't even Kobe's favorite player man Kobe was just being nice in the Last Dance, Kobe did not even care for Michael Jordan when he was growing up his favorite player was Jalen Rose, then his favorite basketball team was the Lakers and then Magic Johnson was his favorite player, there's a video where you can go find Kobe breaking down signature signature moves of all greats go watch that and see what he says about Jordan way before the last dance, and Kobe already won rings then, Jordan fans holding onto something that's not even that true

@@hashmoncrief6965 Lol that's a straight up lie. Kobe himself said that he learned much of his game from Jordan, especially once he got in the league and met Jordan and became friends. Kobe learned from all the greats, but one of the main ones, if not the main one, was Jordan.

Jerry West is Executive level of mindset yet he has player perspective. Plus it doesn’t hurt to have history of formulating Showtime of the 80s and recruiting those players.

all the time

and all the time

for sure

Claudio he was down for it!...he did said miamia aint going do big with spoltra...and i agree with Phil jackson when he said that...i never thought spoltra was a good coach he won because he had a good team and lebron in his best prime ever in the NBA!...miami won 2 but think about it with phill maybe 3 or 4 they would have won...spoltra had a problem figuring out of wade or lebron was going be the man on the team...phone wouldn't have a problem picking lebron in a second....that was the issues the first year..wade want to take over and he did bad in that finals

eduar ed wtf are you talking about? Wade did great that finals. Lebron is the one who average 18 points shooting under 50% from the field average less than the Mavs Jason terry

@@Brooklyn11236 shut uppp u dont know basketball man!....look ur idiot do u know why was the reason after the finals wade told lebron hey u will be the man of the team? U dont know right...yeahhh nevermind i wont even tell u...im in another level kid..learn about this game first then talk to me

more like the executive side alongside pat riley andy alonzo & shane battier not as a head coach now

@@platano3000x Lebron got torched in those 2011 Finals by Jason Terry. Lebron played terrible. This is FACT. Every non casual fan knows this. Especially those of us that actually watched that series. You sound like a clown telling someone to get on your level and learn the game. Lebron got smoked by a role player and that was the #1 reason the Heat lost that series.

jb smoove ? lol

Manjot Mann exactly, lol I didnt google mans name

For whatever reason? Lol Jim Gray is one of the greats. A reason why Mike Tyson loves him

@@777DonMakaveli777 We can agree to disagree on that one. I was always a fan of Ahmad. Jim asked some of the dumbest questions at times. Loved the NBA on NBC growing up, but couldn’t stand Jim Gray and Peter Vescey.

@@jamalabdelbaset6635 you’re the only one that thinks that

@@777DonMakaveli777 ...And that’s fine with me, my man!

@@777DonMakaveli777 ...And that’s fine with me, my man!

The GOAT tbh

Kobe held Kobe back. When Phil took over the Lakers Kobe was inconsistent, and despite the fact that he had a dominant centre he played triangle offence, which benefits Kobe scoring. If it weren’t for Phil Jackson Kobe woulda been more affected by injury. Kobe needed to chill one notch. When you look at Jordan at his most competitive moments, he smirked. Kobe was thinking too much about scoring all the time. Phil Jackson tactics and coaching and the minutes he gave him were good for Kobe. Kobe Bryant could’ve scored more in his earlier years if he just calmed down a bit. If he passed instead of taking the hard shot with ten seconds left on the clock, maybe the ball comes back to him and he scores an easy jumpshot. Think, how many times did young Kobe shoot difficult shots when it wasn’t necessary. He was obsessed with scoring, and early in his career it didnt do him a lot of favour.

As phil said: When kobe decided to play ball in his role as second to shaq, they were unstoppable. Mind you kobe was the second best player in the league behind shaq in their three peat era. Just absolute talent in both positions… Kobe just needed to prove to himself it wasnt all shaq and so it all played out like it did

@@johnnysecular Facts 💯. These Kobe bandwagon fan boys will call you a hater for stating accurate information.

@@gilbertbrown4183 i’m just constantly surprised that to this day Kobe fans make excuses for him instead of just celebrate his clear accomplishments. like, Phil held Kobe back. Or Kobe coulda won more rings if. Or Kobe shoulda been MVP that year but... Chill out man.

For 3 championships, it was worth it. Kobe could have averaged 30 per game if he was given Jordan's # of attempts.

Sounds like a blazers fan

lol. sure it was.

Imagine speaking down on the dead

uhh firstly it was never that Kobe wanted the limelight. That's your misconception, he just didn't wanted to be held back because of shaq cause he was clearly working harder in practice and everybody knew that. Shaq had horrible habits of getting fat and out of shape after winning the championship where he literally missed games at the beginning of the season where Kobe was always ready. Kobe literally went on a streak of 9 40 point games in a row and Phil literally told kobe to dial it back because shaq was coming back to the lineup again. And Kobe wanted to win so he did just that. He listens to orders even if he doesn't like them. And in the playoffs there are many times where the offense went through Kobe.. series against San Antonio and game 7 of the 2000 WCF. (keep in mind kobe wasn't even in his prime despite the great performances).

Because he knew what Kobe was. Phil doesn’t win all those championships without realizing the potential of his players. He was jordans coached. You don’t think when he saw Kobe he had flashbacks to jordan? He knew Kobe was the future. Also Phil isn’t the type of coach to put down their players he encourages them and gives them a shot to prove themselves. Which ended up with Kobe wining 5 championships and going to 7 finals. Not too bad huh

I love how your biased preconceived views hinder your memories about that Lakers squad. Shaq ain't winning crap without Kobe and vice versa. You want every player to just take it and not reach their potential? Everyone knew Kobe was the next big thing for the league. Why would Kobe not want the limelight? You don't settle for 2nd place when you are confident that you are the #1 guy. Did you just compare Kobe to Pippen? LMAOOO

Imagine saying that “Jackson needed to coach better” smh

Lmao you filthy casual. Phil and Kobe had a great relationship. Kobe wanted Phil or Jerry to walk him out to his hof speech

@@nictartaglino5622 you’re young. Phil hated Kobe until he was out of a job and in 2005

Lifelong Kobe fan but in his early years he didn’t pass. Lol