Sacred Hoops written by Phil Jackson details both the on and off court life of arguably the greatest NBA coach of all-time, Phil Jackson. In his novel, it is written that Phil was known for recommending books to his players to read while they were on the road to help guide them down a spiritual journey in both life and basketball. He also was known to think outside the box in motivating his players. One of the quotes referenced that he used with his team was from the Jungle Book. The quote, "Now this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky, and the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, and the wolf that shall break it must die. The message is that the strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack. Meaning that each individual brings a different talent to the team from rebounding to shooting to passing to screening and only when all of those individual talents are collectively brought together will the team be as strong as it can be. Today, Laker Land is only as strong as the individual. The zen or den master was left out in the cold while Mike D'antoni was whisked in to bring back the luster to a lackluster and uninspired collection of should be NBA standouts. Why the Lakers did not bring back Phil Jackson befuddles me. While Steve Nash had a connection to Coach D'antoni from their Phoenix Suns days, and he also had a mild connection with Kobe from his days an assistant for the Olympic Team, I fail to see the light. Kobe Bryant was quoted on ESPN today as saying, "I love PJ but I am really excited about D'antoni." Apparently the offense (11 Championship Proven Triangle Offense) wasn't considered conducive for this Laker collection! While I like the up tempo offense of Mike D'antoni and how it fits Steve Nash, Kobe, and possibly Dwight Howard, I fail to see how the Lakers could pass up on the Den Master, who was the one in my mind who could make the Lakers Sacred again. Coach Jackson was ready to accept the coaching job on Monday. It was a perfect LA fit. Unfortunately for LA, Kobe, Nash, Howard, and Co...I don't see a Hollywood ending.