If Phil Jackson Desires Coaching Please Ignore the Hearsay In Chicago

The entire world recognizes that Phil Jackson is one of the most decorated coaches in the history of the NBA by accomplishing more than the average coach. Aside from all the LeBron James melodrama that has captivated attention as he becomes a free agent this summer, the Chicago Bulls are pursuing an extreme makeover to revamp around a young and talented team.

It’s easy to forget that James, who is the biggest curiosity in sports, is the blockbuster name on the market this summer, when reportedly Phil Jackson, the greatest coach in sports history, is speculated to leave Los Angeles and return to Chicago.

While simultaneously applauding the hippie of the ‘70s era and perfectionist with 10 rings, he’s targeted by the Bulls if James signs with Chicago this summer. It’s understandable that his unique coaching trends are the genetics of a psychologist entertaining a mysterious patient with mind games.

There is rumor lingering that he’ll return to Chicago and rebuild a foundation among a turbulent franchise, operated by an embattled general manager, John Paxson. The maelstrom of an underachieving franchise is gently dismantling under Paxson’s poor personnel decisions.

And since the ending of the Michael Jordan reign in Chicago, the Bulls have collapsed and plunged, becoming inferior within the Eastern Conference and harmless in making a paramount playoff run, merely winning one playoff series in years.

The state of the Bulls, seemingly, illustrates a promising future when the franchise brings in a finesse head coach and a savvy superstar to join the growing tandem of Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah. However, if James was to sign with the Bulls, he’ll have a supporting cast with Rose, a priceless point guard who could dish the ball to LeBron as he levitates for one of his electrifying dunks.

It’s sensible to suggest that he’ll accept an offer sheet from the Bulls, despite playing in the shadows of the legendary guard of all-time Jordan. He realizes that he’ll have an easy task, sharing the ball with Noah, a flourishing post player energized to break out in conclusive moments.

It’s probably a mutual notion for Phil, the Zen Master as well, who has mettle that he could mold and develop a talented core in Chicago. As the President of the United States lobbies for James, some are persuading Jackson to come back and resuscitate the disoriented Bulls, with his well-respected coaching method.

Given his resume of amassing a total of 10 titles with two franchises, his name makes the most sense. But a reunion with Jackson isn’t such an ingenious conception and doesn’t seem realistic, simply for aiming closer towards retirement.

If he ever leaves the Lakers, Jackson would depart from coaching to hang up a miraculous career and avoid the unnecessary stress and burdens of rebuilding framework surrounding two top-tier players. The Lakers are amongst a back-to-back title run, but now are interrupted with all the hoopla and an ongoing saga of Jackson possibly eluding the Hollywood life to reside in a lively Chi-Town.

It was late Monday when ESPN reported that Jackson was inquired to return to an avid sports town, where most of his success was derived, winning six championships with Jordan amid NBA’s greatest dynasty. If anything, he remains the head coach of the Lakers and whistles from the sideline at Staples Center.

Even if he has a reputation in transforming a substandard team, owner Jerry Buss will encourage Jackson and do whatever it takes to retain the masterful mentor of staying a couple of years before leaving, though he has urged that he’ll reduce his salary from $12.5 million yearly to $5 million.

What this means for his future status is uncertain, but assuming that he’s in a relationship with Buss’ daughter, Jeanie, the Lakers’ executive president and the boss of Jackson, abandoning the fabulous celebrity life seems illogical. Last month, Jeanie admittedly informed her companion that Jerry wants Jackson to take an enormous pay cut and said she envisions him coaching elsewhere next season.

But if he does backtrack to the Bulls' turbulent organization, until owner Jerry Reinsdorf overcomes his stubborn ways or sell the franchise for the fans sake, he’ll run into unnecessary chaos and headaches, needless anxiety for a 64-year old attempting to reinforce aspiration within the mediocrity of the Bulls.

So this is suddenly what all the people are chatting about, Jackson’s next coaching position. I personally think he needs to retire after this season, especially if he surpasses Red Auerbach with the most championships all time.

There comes a point in life when he’ll venture off to other things, rather than coaching and amassing championships. In recent years, his health status has raised concerns after having hip replacement surgery and battling health complications away from the court.

For those who can recall, he strongly considered to coach the home games and avoid traveling with the team because of the wear and tear on his body a year ago. But he recently appeared on Fox Sports Radio and was asked to discuss retirement plans, acknowledging the significance of his health before addressing a possible return.

“Well, I think it’s pretty good. It’s really about how I feel about getting into another 82-game season. It’s a commitment,” he said.

This developing story stuck the news on the day the Cleveland Cavaliers canned Mike Brown after two consecutive 60-win seasons, but now Jackson is offered a deal to re-sign with a franchise he sustained much praise and won championships before coming to Los Angeles, where he won another three.

It’s more likely that he’ll retire and avoid the dire confusion, damaging a formerly winnable personality ever since Paxson stepped into the personnel role. Not long ago, he prompted a verbal altercation with Vinny Del Negro, who he recently fired after two inefficient seasons, even though he damn near led the Bulls pass the first round against the Boston Celtics last year.

Why accept a job offer with headaches? Phil’s best option is retiring as the greatest pro coach in sports history, accomplishing nearly the improbable as the crafty and winningest mastermind.

And if LeBron doesn’t sign with Chicago, maybe he’ll persuade the ownership to bring in good friend John Calipari, when he already told reporters that he’ll remain Kentucky’s head coach at the collegiate level. For the most part, Jackson departed on bad terms and had a bitter relationship with Reinsdorf, when his agent Todd Musburger lambasted the Bulls’ general manager Jerry Krause.

Realizing that he’s getting older, tired of traveling regularly, and earned his fair share of championships and wins, expect him to retire and call it quits for good. Of course, Obama wishes for a reunion, just as well as a LeBron welcoming, but as it turns out, none of this may actually come true.

At least, it’s not the Phil hearsay.

Bulls' Turbulence Herald a Disaster: I'd Fire Paxson, Reinsdorf

Nobody in Chicago, a town some like to call America’s greatest sports town, wants to believe that futility suffocates its chances of celebrating a championship. In fact for many years now, the Chicago Cubs’ undying curse has tarnished and stained the finest sporting market.

In other parts of the town, the White Sox are belittled and laughable because of Ozzie Guillen, a lunatic whose customary postgame rants, and on-the-field tantrums formulated controversies in the Southside of Chicago as general manager Ken Williams defends the mindless moron.

And now, here are bigger problems a passionate sports town faces, conflict involving coach Vinny Del Negro and his confounded boss, executive vice president John Paxson, an imbecile blamed and criticized for all failures that has poisoned an entire franchise. Ever since the Jordan regime abandoned the settings of being described as NBA’s most dominant franchise, a dynasty submerged and the organization never fully rebuilt as powerful contenders. It’s really embarrassing when a franchise has trouble reconstructing as a favorable team.

For some time now, it’s understandable that the Bulls drama and turmoil won’t purge instantly, unless owner Jerry Reinsdorf decides to fire Paxson, whose personnel decisions and myriad of blunders placed heavy burdens and extended tension.

Considering that the Bulls struggled advancing to the playoffs with fiascos prolonging dismay and deficiencies, Paxson’s seven years running a business elicited major problems, and his job status brought forth questions. All of which evaluating the facet of the issue, tells us Paxson is a cancerous general manger, and responsible of the difficulty lingering in a franchise that at one point was accustomed to amassing excellence.

According to Yahoo Sports, Paxson was enraged with Del Negro over a playing-time dispute for Joakim Noah, but apparently the animosity surrounding two resentful men are beyond a minor coaching error. It’s a dire feud between a boss and co-worker that seems irreparable at this point. If Paxson has bullied and flared up a face-to-face altercation that has flustered Del Negro and developed needless interruptions entering the playoffs, then he deserves to get canned by Reinsdorf. The last two seasons have been painful, publicizing nothing but hell as two co-workers employed within the same organization exchanged words and provoked heated discussions that escalated to apparent scuffles.

At least this explains that they aren’t the best of friends. There’s no doubt, Paxson and Del Negro are enemies, burned out of working together as a productive unit, and apathetic of resolving an ugly and amateurish disaster. With this lingering disturbance, no one in the Bulls’ front office has control of the driver’s seat. But not when the general manger and coach is amid infighting tumultuous, which has turned into a sporting soap opera.

Of course, it’s worst than the Cubs’ World Series drought. And this time, Steve Bartman hasn’t contributed to the staggering hysteria that has pillaged the Bulls’ buzzing storyline involving the superb shooting touch of Derrick Rose or the emotional play of Noah. Lately, a frivolous predicament is severe, forcing the franchise to hire lawyers and investigate the Yahoo report.

In seven years, Paxson hasn’t been distinguished as a spotless executive and exploded several times. His short temper has flared up during postgame news conferences, confronting media personnel and snapping at other executives. For all we know, he might be the agitator, instigating and impelling the second-year coach to retaliate. The Yahoo report said Paxson called out Del Negro, but an unspecified source who spoke to a reporter at ESPN Chicago.com, acknowledged that Del Negro charged Paxson.

“That’s inaccurate. That’s 100 percent false,” Del Negro said Wednesday night. “This thing is funny just because you have guys who care, guys who are competitive and it’s unfortunate (the incident) had to come out.”

It’s hard not to believe Del Negro. He has tremendous credibility, but has been characterized as a villainous employee within a franchise that hasn’t done much during his regime. Just a year ago, Chicagoans were impressed with his unproven and inexperience ability when he damn near led the Bulls past the first-round in a near upset against Boston in Game Seven of a thrilling series. Sadly, he’ll be fired once the Bulls are eliminated in the first-round against Cleveland for someone else’s failure’s and miscues of operating a dynamic franchise.

In the wake of Rose’s career-high 39 points in a pivotal win against Charlotte, the Bulls endure guilt more than anything.

“The Chicago Bulls are focusing all of our energies into the remainder of this season and, as such, were disappointed at the recent stories that may have distracted from that,” a statement read Wednesday.

For those who cannot remember, Paxson never desired hiring inexperience Del Negro, and decided to bring him aboard, even though he never approved of his hiring. One reason he serves as a head coach of the Bulls, Paxson desperately needed to find someone to instruct an inferior team, which a suitable and experience advisor was an essential resource of improving an attenuate franchise.

Reinsdorf rebuffed interest on the expensive price tag of Mike D’Antoni, a big-name candidate Paxson targeted greatly and knew he would have blended in nice with his up-tempo offense and contribute with the speed of Rose, an explosive point guard in the league.

If Reinsdorf wasn’t too damn stubborn and cheap, he’d have paid D’Antoni within the price range that he requested. Once again, he’ll be searching for a new coach, instead of canning Paxson, an embattled general manger whose countless mistakes and outbursts will dismantle an entire business as long as he’s in charge of all personnel decisions.

If Reinsdorf was wise, he’d sell the franchise in sake of the championship-starved fans. If he had pride, he’d fire Paxson. Go ahead, fire Del Negro, but there’ll always be problems occurring with Paxson having the final word.