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...Jackson makes clear in the book, the interpersonal triangle that connected him, Bryant and center Shaquille O'Neal fell apart. Bryant was consumed with being Los Angeles' alpha Laker and saw any Shaq gain as his loss. It was office politics at a whole other level. "These two guys had to be on the same wavelength," Jackson tells TIME. "I don't think there's anything particularly that kept Kobe from throwing the ball into Shaq. But the opportunity for them to play together--give, go screen, roll--was never really fleshed out. So I thought it kept us from...
...When Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls, superstar Michael Jordan not only learned to live with the triangle, he took command executing it. In Los Angeles, Jackson fought a losing battle getting players like Gary Payton, a former star with Seattle, to see its benefits. "Players would like to know that they are the target person in this particular time down the court, that they have an opportunity to conquer, demolish their opponent," says Jackson. "They see it as an individualized action...
...personnel issues got so intense that Jackson consulted a psychologist for conflict resolution. But the Lakers brass wouldn't let him put the shrink on the roster. "That's part of the reason the breakup happened," Jackson says. "There wasn't enough invested, basically, in a marriage counselor...
...hearings pertaining to the sexual-assault charges against him, Kobe turned in 40point performances. And he still led the league in obstinacy. Only out of desperation, with the Lakers down 3-1 to Detroit, did Kobe give in. "You know how much I hate this f______ offense," he tells Jackson in the book. "But I'll settle in, and we'll just execute the triangle and get the ball inside to Shaq." Thanks, Kobe. Too late...
Playing family therapist and coach, Jackson admits, was too much for him. So the Zen master will be taking off a year and then look for another spot in basketball--not necessarily coaching--to apply his philosophy. Kobe, free from criminal culpability and armed with a new contract, will be leading the Lakers without Shaq, who is now in Miami. It's Kobe's team now. Maybe he'll grow into...