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L.A. Lakers: Coach Phil Jackson Is Overrated

He's a media creation in a business where coaches add very little. Buzz Bissinger on why the Zen Master bears some blame for the Lakers' spectacular collapse.

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Phil Jackson during Game 4 of the Lakers' playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, in which Los Angeles was eliminated. (Tony Gutierrez / AP Photo)

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