Phil's up to his old mind games again (from Sun-Sentinel) 
Reporting from Atlanta — Funny thing about Lakers Coach Phil Jackson. Even when he doesn't want to talk about something, he can't help himself and talks about it.
The Lakers have another impact game Thursday against the quickly crumbling Miami Heat, a franchise so confused that its coach implicated players by saying they cried in the locker room after losing to Chicago.
The Lakers have been the anti-Miami in recent weeks, their midseason doldrums replaced by smiles and high fives as they destroy team after team.
Maybe that's why Jackson didn't want any part of the Miami crying game when initially asked about it Tuesday.
"No, I'm not talking about that," he said. "People cry in locker rooms, but I don't want to talk about Miami's situation."
Of course he didn't stop there.
"This is the NBA: No Boys Allowed. Big boys don't cry," he said, before adding one piece of advice. "But if you're going to do it, do it in the toilet where no one sees you."
The Lakers play the Heat for the first time since their humiliating Christmas Day loss, a setback so demoralizing that they retooled their defense afterward.
It took the Lakers a while to adjust to it — Charlotte and Cleveland, anybody? — but they allowed an average of 87 points in their first eight games since the All-Star break.
**I dunno about you fellas, but my money's on LAL to give MIA its 6th straight L.
Reporting from Atlanta — Funny thing about Lakers Coach Phil Jackson. Even when he doesn't want to talk about something, he can't help himself and talks about it.
The Lakers have another impact game Thursday against the quickly crumbling Miami Heat, a franchise so confused that its coach implicated players by saying they cried in the locker room after losing to Chicago.
The Lakers have been the anti-Miami in recent weeks, their midseason doldrums replaced by smiles and high fives as they destroy team after team.
Maybe that's why Jackson didn't want any part of the Miami crying game when initially asked about it Tuesday.
"No, I'm not talking about that," he said. "People cry in locker rooms, but I don't want to talk about Miami's situation."
Of course he didn't stop there.
"This is the NBA: No Boys Allowed. Big boys don't cry," he said, before adding one piece of advice. "But if you're going to do it, do it in the toilet where no one sees you."
The Lakers play the Heat for the first time since their humiliating Christmas Day loss, a setback so demoralizing that they retooled their defense afterward.
It took the Lakers a while to adjust to it — Charlotte and Cleveland, anybody? — but they allowed an average of 87 points in their first eight games since the All-Star break.
**I dunno about you fellas, but my money's on LAL to give MIA its 6th straight L.