The sarcasm should be thick this afternoon and evening when Phil Jackson and Mike D’Antoni step before the microphones and recorders, but Jackson actually rolled out a compliment toward the Phoenix coach when he was talking about Shaquille O’Neal’s role in the Suns’ offense.
“D’Antoni is a real technican,” Jackson said. “He’s real good at figuring out the strengths of guys’ games. I’m sure he’s going to find something for Shaq that will be difficult to defend against.”
Such as . . . making an inbounds pass?