2010 NBA Finals: My Faith in Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant

The Lakers will start their NBA Finals series with the Boston Celtics on June 3, 2010. This will be a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals. The Lakers received a humiliating defeat in that series. They will face each other again after two years, but I think this time will be different and I have two reasons for that: Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant. I know, Jackson was the coach in 2008 and Kobe was on the team as well but let me explain why I believe in these two guys.

When Jackson was coaching the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, his team was able to recover from two tough defeats. In the 1989-90 season, after struggling his entire career, Michael Jordan was in a good position to win his first NBA championship. With the help of Jackson as his coach, he led the Bulls to the second seed in the...

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