Detente in the desert?
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?