Why Brian Shaw Became the Latest Phil Jackson Disciple to Fail

LOS ANGELES — Brian Shaw's 56-86 record as Denver Nuggets head coach and firing Tuesday goes down in the books as another failure for Phil Jackson's coaching shrub.

Shaw's failure also goes to show that maybe the Los Angeles Lakers didn't miss out on that much by snubbing Jackson's line of lineage and hiring Mike Brown over Shaw in 2011.

Of course, Shaw would've had a greater chance at success as a first-time head coach if he'd inherited Jackson's established Lakers format—and Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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