We're very pleased to have Phil return to the Lakers as our head coach. His record speaks for itself and his success in this sport is unparalleled. Quite simply, Phil is the best coach in the business and probably the greatest coach of all time. Jerry Buss
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![[In a rebuttal to recent published reports, Lakers owner Jerry Buss said that he has not reached any understanding with Jackson about returning as Lakers coach and denied that Jackson wants the role of team president. Jackson said Saturday night that he would wait until June to make a decision about returning to coaching. He said he was still trying to gauge his emotional and mental readiness after 11 months away from basketball.] Phil has very definitely told me that he is capable of coaching, ... He has not told me whether he wants to coach or not. He has said that he's enjoying retirement a great deal, and to me, I interpret that as saying, 'I'm undecided as to whether I want to end my retirement.' - Jerry Buss Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0luIGEgcmVidXR0YWwgdG8gcmVjZW50IHB1Ymxpc2hlZCByZXBvcnRzLCBMYWtlcnMgb3duZXIgSmVycnkgQnVzcyBzYWlkIHRoYXQgaGUgaGFzIG5vdCByZWFjaGVkIGFueSB1bmRlcnN0YW5kaW5nIHdpdGggSmFja3NvbiBhYm91dCByZXR1cm5pbmcgYXMgTGFrZXJzIGNvYWNoIGFuZCBkZW5pZWQgdGhhdCBKYWNrc29uIHdhbnRzIHRoZSByb2xlIG9mIHRlYW0gcHJlc2lkZW50LiBKYWNrc29uIHNhaWQgU2F0dXJkYXkgbmlnaHQgdGhhdCBoZSB3b3VsZCB3YWl0IHVudGlsIEp1bmUgdG8gbWFrZSBhIGRlY2lzaW9uIGFib3V0IHJldHVybmluZyB0byBjb2FjaGluZy4gSGUgc2FpZCBoZSB3YXMgc3RpbGwgdHJ5aW5nIHRvIGdhdWdlIGhpcyBlbW90aW9uYWwgYW5kIG1lbnRhbCByZWFkaW5lc3MgYWZ0ZXIgMTEgbW9udGhzIGF3YXkgZnJvbSBiYXNrZXRiYWxsLl0gUGhpbCBoYXMgdmVyeSBkZWZpbml0ZWx5IHRvbGQgbWUgdGhhdCBoZSBpcyBjYXBhYmxlIG9mIGNvYWNoaW5nLCAuLi4gSGUgaGFzIG5vdCB0b2xkIG1lIHdoZXRoZXIgaGUgd2FudHMgdG8gY29hY2ggb3Igbm90LiBIZSBoYXMgc2FpZCB0aGF0IGhlJ3MgZW5qb3lpbmcgcmV0aXJlbWVudCBhIGdyZWF0IGRlYWwsIGFuZCB0byBtZSwgSSBpbnRlcnByZXQgdGhhdCBhcyBzYXlpbmcsICdJJ20gdW5kZWNpZGVkIGFzIHRvIHdoZXRoZXIgSSB3YW50IHRvIGVuZCBteSByZXRpcmVtZW50Licg&author=ICBKZXJyeSBCdXNzICAgIA==&num=10 "[In a rebuttal to recent published reports, Lakers owner Jerry Buss said that he has not reached any understanding with Jackson about returning as Lakers coach and denied that Jackson wants the role of team president. Jackson said Saturday night that he would wait until June to make a decision about returning to coaching. He said he was still trying to gauge his emotional and mental readiness after 11 months away from basketball.] Phil has very definitely told me that he is capable of coaching, ... He has not told me whether he wants to coach or not. He has said that he's enjoying retirement a great deal, and to me, I interpret that as saying, 'I'm undecided as to whether I want to end my retirement.' - Jerry Buss Quotes")