PJax Rips Team, Turiaf to Starting Lineup?

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">EL SEGUNDO - The Lakers have played 11 of their last 12 games at Staples Center, spending all of one night away from Los Angeles since Nov. 9, and the comforts of home might be starting to have a negative effect on their play.

The morning after an uninspiring loss to New Orleans, Lakers coach Phil Jackson spared no criticism of his team, calling the play of Kwame Brown and Andrew Bynum "horrendous" and saying Lamar Odom was "completely out of focus."

"I think there's an assumption that you're going to win because you're at home and that you've done it before," Jackson said.

"That's a lazy man's attitude towards it. We have to have much more intensity on the floor."

Jackson was particularly disappointed with the effort the Lakers made in keeping guards Chris Paul and Jannero Pargo out of the lane. They needed a "roadblock" to the basket, as Jackson put it, and his big men consistently were out of position.

"There's a certain level at which you say, `You don't come any farther,"' Jackson said, later adding. "You have to make a statement."

The Lakers were outrebounded 49-31, gave up 20 offensive rebounds and offered little resistance as Paul totaled 26 points and 11 assists.

For his part, Jackson said he would consider starting forward Ronny Turiaf tonight against Atlanta.

The Hornets were playing without three of their four leading scorers and had lost fivegames in a row before arriving at Staples Center.

"We just didn't play with that kind of determination," Jackson said. "They were more determined than we were."

There are two home games left for the Lakers before they play eight of 10 games after that on the road. They will play SanAntonio, Dallas and Houston (twice) next week, with Jackson questioning if the Lakers would be able to stay above .500.

"The way we haven't progressed as a team in the last week," Jackson said, "I think we really have to look and see what we have to do to get better." </div>

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<div class="quote_poster">Pablo23 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">So who is Turiaf going to start for? Odom? Luke?</div>

I'm guessing center, since PJax ripped Kwame and Bynum. Lakers will play some small ball.

 

<div class="quote_poster">heyvoon Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">i think he meant that he wants to start him at the 4 while moving lamar back to the 3 and luke on the bench. not bad!</div>

Why would he move Luke back to the bench, when singled out Bynum, Kwame, and Odom?

Luke's been outstanding for us so far.

 

<div class="quote_poster">GameFace Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I really don't think Jackson is handling this situation well his team is several games over .500 and is full of young guys who in the past have not shown they are mentally tough. Bynum and Odom were both having solid seasons why take a shot at their confidence like that?</div>

PJax doesn't want his players to lose their edge and get comfortable despite the early success. His job is to constantly challenge his players and keep them motivated. PJax has always criticized his players through the media and his formula works. The reason it works, is because PJax also praises them when they meet his expectations.

PJax is the best coach of all time, he is the master at squeezing the most out of his players. Everyone on this team has been overachieving, and PJax deserves the credit for it.