by Phil Jackson
Rose, Jalen, 194, 226, 228
Rose, Malik, 253
Rupp, Adolph, 63
Russell, Bill, 30
in 1969 championship finals, 311
retirement of, 38, 55
Second Wind, 23
Russell, Byron, 179, 181, 198, 199
Russell, Cazzie, 29, 34, 35–36, 54
Sabonis, Arvydas, 222–23
Sacramento Kings
in 1999–00 season, 221–22
in 2000–01 season, 245–46
in 2001–02 season, 257–60
in 2003–04 season, 273
in 2010–11 season, 325
Sacred Hoops (Jackson and Delehanty), 204
Salley, John
in 1995–96 season, 160
in 1999–2000 season, 209, 215
as Pistons player, 64
retirement of, 232
as Shaq’s messenger, 253
San Antonio Spurs, 153
in 2007–08 overview of, 298
in 1998–99 season, 203–4
in 1999–2000 season, 217–18
in 2000–01 season, 245, 246, 247
in 2001–02 season, 256, 257
in 2002–03 season, 262
in 2003–04 season, 274–75
in 2008–09 season, 304
Rodman’s adjustment with, 151, 152
San Francisco Warriors, 54
Schaefer, Chip, 159
on Bulls’ 1997–98 season, 192
on differences between Kobe and Jordan, 284
on Lakers’ reaction to triangle system, 209–10
on late-game energy, 16
on Rodman, 175
Schrempf, Detlef, 223
Science, 23
Scola, Luis, 305
Scott, Byron, 108
Scott, Dennis, 146, 164
Seattle SuperSonics, 143–44, 164–65
Second Jungle Book, The (Kipling), 91
Second Wind (Russell), 23
Seikaly, Rony, 134–35
self-actualization, 123–24
self-interest, 20–21
Sellers, Brad, 63
Sharman, Bill, 14
Shaw, Brian, 308
1995–96 season, 164
in 1999–2000 season, 214, 217, 225, 228
in 2000–01 season, 242, 248
in 2001–02 season, 255, 256
on Artest, 315
as Lakers’ truth teller, 253–54
on Shaq-Kobe feud, 239
Shaq’s attack on, 254
“Shaw-Shaq redemption,” 228
Siddhartha (Hesse), 241
Simers, T. J., 22
Simpkins, Dickey, 144, 160, 193
Sioux culture, 80–81
Skinner, Al, 136
Sloan, Jerry, 196
Smith, Dean, 17, 21, 73
Smith, J. R., 306
Smith, Sam, 82, 193
call for Pippen as 1997–98 MVP, 196
The Jordan Rules, 111, 112, 143
Smith, Stephen A., 290
Smith, Steve, 223, 225
Smits, Rik, 194, 226, 228
“social bull’s-eye,” 95, 122
soldiers, brotherhood formed by, 4
Space Jam, 155
Sparrow, Rory, 75
“spiritual addiction,” 249
spirituality as a personal journey, 49
Sprewell, Latrell, 227
Spurs. See San Antonio Spurs
Stack, Jim, 152
Stallworth, Dave, 35–36, 38, 54
Starks, John, 129, 142
Start Where You Are (Chodron), 54
Stengel, Casey, 93
Stern, David, 171
Stevenson, DeShawn, 328
Stockton, John
in 1996–97 season, 179, 181
in 1997–98 season, 196–97, 198, 199
as part of Dream Team, 120
Stojakovic, Predrag, 222, 258
Stoudamire, Damon, 223, 225
Stoudemire, Amar’e, 318
Stoyakovic, Predrag, 331
Sufism, 50, 51
Suns. See Phoenix Suns
surrendering self-interest for greater good, 20–21
Suzuki, Shunryu
on Buddhism, 168
on giving up control, 52–83
on meditation, 51–52, 99–100
metaphor for the mind, 18
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, 51
Take It All! (Jackson), 36
Talking Heads, 66
Tao of Leadership, The (Heider), 121
Tao Te Ching (Lao-tzu), 18–19, 238
Taylor, Fred, 87
Teasdale, Wayne, 125
Telander, Rick, 243
Terry, Jason, 328, 331
Theokas, Charlie, 60
“think power,” 13
Thomas, Isiah
in 1990–91 season, 107
Pistons and, 63–64, 75, 106
wrist injury of, 104
Threatt, Sedale, 75
Thurman, Robert, 269
Tolle, Eckhart, 244
Tomjanovich, Rudy, 116, 278
Tonight Show, The, 175
Toronto Raptors, 283
Trail Blazers. See Portland Trail Blazers
transparency between coach and players, 92–93
Travolta, John, 164
triangle offense system, 14–15, 68–71
backup players and, 93
Bulls’ use of, 14–15, 68–69, 81–83, 158
challenge of, 71
as exposing each player’s mind-set, 232
Fitch and, 25
Jordan and, 81–83
Lakers’ use of, 14–15, 207, 208, 209–10, 215, 217
misconceptions about, 69–70
Rodman’s reaction to, 152
Tribal Leadership (Logan, King, and Fischer-Wright), 7–8, 81
triple-post offense. See triangle offense system
Turkoglu, Hedo, 258
unconscious mind, 23
University of North Dakota, 25, 48
Utah Jazz, 7, 60
in 1996–97 season, 179–81
in 1997–98 season, 191, 196–98
in 2007–08 season, 298
in 2008–09 season, 304
in 2009–10 season, 318
Van Arsdale, Dick, 29, 34
Van Damme, Jean-Claude, 170
Varieties of Religious Experience, The (James), 49
Vedder, Eddie, 176
Vincent, Sam, 75
Vitti, Gary, 325
Vujacic, Sasha
in 2005–06 season, 281, 283
in 2007–08 season, 293
in 2010–11 season, 322, 323
D’Antoni’s criticism of, 288
Waits, Tom, 110
Walker, Samaki, 250, 255
Wallace, Ben, 275, 313
Wallace, Chris, 163
Wallace, Rasheed, 223, 275, 312, 320
Walton, Bill, 302
Walton, Luke
in 2005–06 season, 281
in 2006–07 season, 288
in 2007–08 season, 293
in 2008–09 season, 9, 302
in 2009–10 season, 317
evolution as a player, 302–3
on Fisher, 295
Jackson’s mind games with, 22
on Kobe, 303, 304
War (Junger), 4
Warren, John, 36
Washington, Kermit, 116
Webber, Chris, 221, 222, 257, 258
Weiss, Jeff, 1
Wells, Bonzi, 223, 31
4
Wennington, Bill, 135, 139, 160
West, Jerry, 38, 204, 216, 235, 311
Westbrook, Russell, 318
Whelan, Danny, 32
Wherever You Go, There You Are (Kabat-Zinn), 137
White, Jo Jo, 55, 56
White Sox, 145
Whitelaw, Ginny, 244
Whitman, Walt, 163
Wilbon, Michael, 312
Williams, Brian, 177, 178, 181, 193
Williams, Scott, 139, 143, 144
winning, fixating on, 23–24
Winter, Tex, 149
background of, 68
as Bulls’ assistant coach, 68, 70, 76, 82–83, 87
coaching style of, 64, 68, 70–71, 86, 220
Collins and, 75
on Fox’s tirade, 224
on Jackson as “luckiest coach in world,” 102
on Jordan, 118
as Lakers’ assistant coach, 209, 235, 240
on Lakers’ successful championship runs, 319
on Luc’s remark about critics, 190
triangle offense system and, 14, 25, 68, 82–83, 93, 131
Wooden, John, 110
Worthy, James, 108
Yellowbank, James, 125
zazen, 51
Zen Buddhism, 14, 51, 52–54
See also Buddhism
Zen Leader, The (Whitelaw), 244
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Suzuki), 51
Ziegler, Mark, 314
zikers, 51
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