Phil Jackson Explores reunion with Kobe?

Phil Jackson Explores reunion with Kobe? - There are strong indications that the LA Lakers coach, Byron Scott, will limit Kobe Bryant's minutes to play in the upcoming season. Scott argued he did not want to take the risk of physical fitness Kobe that has often hit by injuries. Kobe age who are not young, 37 years old, is also a consideration Scott not to play Kobe in full in each game.
Basketball player one armed with Kobe, namely Paul Pierce (38), was sympathetic to what is experienced by colleagues at the same time his rival. Not without reason, because Pierce will also get "treated" the same in his new team, the LA Clippers, due to the same issue that is of age. Clippers coach, Doc Rivers, had planned to make a backup player Pierce aka bench player. Pierce sympathy was expressed through via his twitter account in a joking tone.
"The situation will be very difficult for some people in Los Angeles to undergo a reduction in the role of * cough * Kobe * cough *. I mean, you know, we're getting old," said Pierce by faking a cough, like parents who are ill ,
Unlike the case with Phil Jackson, President of the New York Knicks and former coach in Lakers Kobe. He disagreed with the notion that this season is the last season Kobe. "I do not think that this is the last season, Kobe. It just seemed like this would be his last season as a player the Lakers."
As if there was a veiled message from Jackson's statement. Not enough? Advanced following the statement of former coach who collected a total of 11 championship titles with the Chicago Bulls and the LA Lakers. "I think it would be better than what people think. And I think he still has a future even into next year, where people would ask him, 'Do you still want to play basketball?' So, we'll see the end. "
Yup, veiled message in question is Jackson wants to bring Kobe to New York Knicks next season. In a fit condition, of course Kobe can be a differentiator for the Knicks last season incised along the worst record in their history, which only won 17 times and have lost as much as 65 times. But the question now is whether Kobe, which in addition are old and too often plagued by injury, is still capable of playing at the highest level in the next year?

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