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phil jackson "the greatest athlete i've coached - quint - 08-28-2008

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Phil-Jackson-Rodman-is-the-greatest-athlete-I-v?urn=nba,103886
Phil Jackson: Rodman is the greatest athlete I've ever coached
By J.E. Skeets
Phil Jackson sure had plenty to say during a speech to the University of North Dakota as part of the convocation in which he received an honorary degree. Of the course of an hour, P-Jax criticized his school's nickname, told funny stories about Shaq swimming, and picked Dennis Rodman as the greatest athlete he ever coached. From the OC Register: "[Rodman] could probably play a 48-minute game and play the 48th minute stronger than the first minute of the game," Jackson told the crowd at UND. "He was that terrific an athlete.

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phil jackson "the greatest athlete i've coached - BIRD33 - 08-28-2008

This is interesting.He was a incedible rebounder but he couldnt shoot worth shit.

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phil jackson "the greatest athlete i've coached - cLaY - 08-28-2008

For the first time I have a bit of respect for coach K

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/08/28/bc.bkc.coachk.backfrom.ap/index.html

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phil jackson "the greatest athlete i've coached - Flumper Barflusterbutt - 08-28-2008

He was the biggest joke to ever hit Dallas. I think him moving in with Mark Cuban was when Cuban jumped the shark.

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phil jackson "the greatest athlete i've coached - quint - 08-28-2008

i'm thinking he said rodman to keep peace.
neither kobe or jordan would have liked him saying the other one.

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phil jackson "the greatest athlete i've coached - BIRD33 - 08-28-2008

He didnt give craig hodges his due.

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