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Championships have always been the goal for Phil Jackson's teams. Now that he's back with a different Los Angeles Lakers team, it's a matter of simply making the playoffs.
Jackson did his best Wednesday to lower expectations, defining postseason qualification as the goal for a young, rebuilt team coming off a horrible season.
Back as coach of the Lakers following a year off and an unlikely series of events that preceded his return, Jackson talked publicly about a team that barely resembles the one he left after the 2004 NBA Finals.
"I have my hopes as to how we can grow as a basketball club," Jackson said. "It's like baking a cake -- you have to put it all together and see how things work out.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/basketball/nba/09/28/bc.bkn.lakers.jackson.ap/index.html
Jackson did his best Wednesday to lower expectations, defining postseason qualification as the goal for a young, rebuilt team coming off a horrible season.
Back as coach of the Lakers following a year off and an unlikely series of events that preceded his return, Jackson talked publicly about a team that barely resembles the one he left after the 2004 NBA Finals.
"I have my hopes as to how we can grow as a basketball club," Jackson said. "It's like baking a cake -- you have to put it all together and see how things work out.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/basketball/nba/09/28/bc.bkn.lakers.jackson.ap/index.html