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...last year, where the Lakers went through two coaches on the way to being swept out of the play-offs. This year, his first with the Lakers, Jackson has a roster brimming with talent, including superstar-of-the-future Kobe Bryant, superstar-of-the-present Shaquille O'Neal and old pros such as Glen Rice, A.C. Green and Ron Harper...
...very much the same team, a bit more mature perhaps, and Shaq is healthy, but the big difference is that the Lakers are winning. Under Jackson, the Lakers sport the glossiest record in the NBA (51-11), and O'Neal is having an MVP season. "We've had a good first half," says the massive 315-lb., 7-ft. 1-in. O'Neal, who is averaging almost 30 points a game. "Now we have to maintain." Adds Jackson: "To be quite frank, I didn't think they'd be this far along...
KOBE BRYANT, 21, knows recording studios are littered with the gargantuan bones of basketball players who thought they could rap. (Anyone unfamiliar with Shaquille O'Neal's Shaq Diesel or Chris Webber's 2 Much Drama should consult the nearest record store's clearance bin.) Nevertheless, the L.A. Laker and NBA All-Star thinks his upcoming album, Visions, will be different. "If I heard a basketball player rhyming, I'd be suspicious too," says Bryant. "But I think I'll get people's respect as time goes on." Bryant's first single, K.O.B.E.--a duet with fellow musical novice Tyra...
Bradley's lineup of other NBA All-Stars has not brought him victories. He lost the Iowa caucuses, in spite of Russell's ad. Shaquille O'Neal gained more publicity for an ill-advised comment on the Pythagorean theorem than for his endorsement of Bradley. Former Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson is running Bradley's Illinois campaign, but at this rate Bradley may not make it to the Illinois primary...