<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>CHICAGO - The Lakers have nominated coach Phil Jackson to be inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Assuming nine championships and a career 893-361 record are qualification enough, Jackson would become a member of the Class of 2007. The Hall will announce its 24 finalists on Feb. 16 as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Those finalists then will be voted on by the 24-member honors committee. It takes 18 votes to be elected and the newest Hall class is announced at the Final Four. To be enshrined while he still is active, Jackson had to have coached for 25 years. He is in his 16th NBA season but also served as a head coach for the CBA's Albany Patroons and as an assistant coach for the New Jersey Nets.</div>http://www.dailynews.com/lakers/ci_4870653He definetly deserves it. One of the top coaches in the history of the game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Los Angeles Lakers nominated nine-time NBA champion Phil Jackson for the Hall Of Fame on Tuesday, ESPN is reporting. "I was made aware of it," Jackson said Tuesday, "and yet still have some physical issues that I still have to think about before I really embrace that possibility. But it's an honor to be thought about." The Hall will announce its 24 finalists for the Class of 2007 on Feb. 16, during NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. The finalists will be voted on by the 24-member honors committee; 18 votes are needed for induction.-click here to read</div> - Real GM
