Phil Jackson: Another Third Straight NBA Finals Appearance

The Los Angeles Lakers won the Western Conference Finals by defeating the Phoenix Suns in six games. They will play in the NBA Finals for the third consecutive season (2008-2010).

This is a great accomplishment, because reaching the NBA Finals is very difficult, so doing it for three straight seasons is even more difficult.

I believe this accomplishment could not be possible without the coaching of the great Phil Jackson. In my opinion, Jackson is the greatest coach in NBA history and these past five seasons with the Lakers have helped remove any doubts otherwise.

Phil Jackson returned to coach the Lakers in 2005 after leaving the team in 2004. For the first time in his coaching career, Jackson accepted the task of coaching a team that was currently in a r...

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