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Chizzy
12 Oct 2004, 09:47 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant at times a ``psychological war'' and sought to trade his star guard in January, according to a diary of the former Lakers coach.

Jackson said the strain between him and Bryant led him to hire a therapist to consult with during the season, according to the Los Angeles Times, which printed excerpts from the magazine article in its Tuesday edition.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpZmFlcXBpBF9TAzk1ODYxOTQ4BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-philjackson-diary&prov=ap&type=lgns




Phil Jackson had to hire a therapist to coach Kobe? I never heard anything like this before.

Discuss.
Megatron
13 Oct 2004, 10:41 AM
It just proves what everybody else already knew that Kobe is a whining bytch and was the reason that the Lakers are a completely different team this year.I cant' believe he actually complained about the jet taking him to Colorado.
skipshady
13 Oct 2004, 01:46 PM
One thing's for sure, Kobe should've read White Boy Shuffle (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805053514?v=glance) like Jackson told him to. One of the funniest, smarterst books I've read.
tedwar
13 Oct 2004, 02:24 PM
let's also be fair, later in the article doesn't it say that Jackson and Bryant reached a level of understanding and trust.

However, if the earlier trade had gone through, Jason Kidd and Shaq on the same team! my goodness

Tony
Megatron
14 Oct 2004, 01:07 PM
let's also be fair, later in the article doesn't it say that Jackson and Bryant reached a level of understanding and trust.

However, if the earlier trade had gone through, Jason Kidd and Shaq on the same team! my goodness

Tony
Yes,Jackson said they did reach a level of trust,however it wasn't a level of trust to the point where they could win a championship.
TheSlipperyOne
15 Oct 2004, 01:55 PM
One thing's for sure, Kobe should've read White Boy Shuffle (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805053514?v=glance) like Jackson told him to. One of the funniest, smarterst books I've read.

Great book and there's a reason Phil told him to read it.