Indy wrote:I lost all respect for Phil Jackson during that war of words during the Bulls/Pacers 98 ECF series. Scottie Pippen too. All the bitching and moaning they did about Mark Jackson's physical defense still drives me crazy. The fact that the refs started calling touch fouls on Jax because of it gets under my skin to this day.
For those of you who don't know, Mark was pressuring Scottie all the way up the floor all series, and using his forearm everytime Scottie tried to back him down. Phil and Scottie whined and whined to the media (Scottie was doing the same thing to Mark) and the refs called the rest of the series differently. Pathetic.
The Pacers still came very close to winning that series regardless. I know what you mean though, I've noticed similar things since Jackson left the Bulls and my view has become a bit more objective.
