Phil Jackson doesn’t talk often. But when he does, everybody listens and has a retort. This one, is totally justified.
In a piece by Mike Gavin of Newsday, Phil Jackson takes a shot at the San Antonio Spurs, saying that they’re not exactly a dynasty.
Jackson went on to say that he didn’t consider the Spurs to be a dynasty despite having won four championships — now five after adding another in June — since 1999.
“Tim Duncan making the salary he’s making after being part of a dynasty — not a dynasty, I wouldn’t call San Antonio a dynasty — a force, a great force,” Jackson said in April. “They haven’t been able to win consecutive championships, but they’ve always been there.“
Gregg Popovich caught wind of this quote and in classic Pop fashion. He responded.
“Oooh, that makes me so mad!” he said before the Spurs played the Nets Wednesday night.
But, Pop said it very sarcastically.“Just write whatever you want and I’ll say I said it,” Popovich joked. “Make it good though so you can get a promotion. Juicy. Ugly. Really good.“
I don’t think the Spurs are a dynasty. The 60’s Celtics are a dynasty. See the difference?
But like the Brady-Belichick Patriots, they’re always in the mix, that’s commendable. But dynasty? No.
