Phil Jackson is not only keeping a low public profile this season, he’s also been staying away from the film room despite an earlier assertion that he’ll be “more involved.”
According to Derek Fisher, the communication between coach and team president has been “typical,” meaning conversations or emails the day after games. Jackson said in September that he “stepped back too far” last season and would be more present at the request of Fisher, specifically in postgame film sessions.
Heading into the 12th game of the season Tuesday against the Hornets, that hadn’t happened.
“Maybe a couple times earlier in training camp, we had some kind of sat down and talked about some things visually at the same time.