Phil Jackson's Top Athlete

by **baller4life** » Aug 28th, '08, 04:44

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."

by **j_shady** » Aug 28th, '08, 05:59

i was surprised when i heard, but Rodman is/was a great player, not only did he rebound and do the dirty work but he could shut down a player when needed and make a shot