If you loved Phil Jackson's last book (who didn't), I have good news for you: The legendary
coach is coming out with a new book. Entitled "Eleven Rings," the book will likely give updates
since his last book was written in 2004. Since then, Jackson's legacy grew even more as he added a
pair of championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Philadelphia Union manager Peter Nowak can prove Sunday just how good a manager he really
is.
It will happen when the starting lineup is announced.
Outsiders may think Nowak's a potential coach of the year, but those who follow the Union
closely know he's been a better executive than a chooser of starting lineups.
Klinsmann & Vasquez: Back together again
My concern with Klinsmann is exactly the one lots of commentators have already cited he's not
really a tactician, and it was Jogi Löw who did all that heavy lifting with the German National
Team. And Martin Vasquez, who went from being an assistant at MLS's Chivas club to being
Klinsmann's assistant at Bayern (and came back for a short tenure as Chivas's head coach), isn't
really a tactician either but he seems to impress folks since he got the Youth Development Director
position with Real Salt Lake post-Chivas.
Professional sports has probably never seen a championship coach like Phil Jackson. Jackson was the
architect of the NBA World Championships of the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, and was
able to win by managing the personalities and egos of some of the greatest basketball players in
the history of the game.
Any conversation that discusses the great coaches and managers has to include Jose Mourinho.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated writes of not only where Mourinho rates among soccer coaches in
the world today, but among coaches of all sports.
Where does Mourinho rank among the world's soccer coaches?
The Cleveland Cavaliers recently set the all-time NBA record by losing 26 straight games. On
Wednesday, the Cavs went from the lowest of the low to feeling pretty good about themselves. In a
stunning turn of events, the Cavs beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Cleveland by a final score of
104-99.
How could this happen?
