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As of [[June 2006]], he is the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the NBA, a league official whose duties include (among other things) penalizing players for on-court misconduct. |
As of [[June 2006]], he is the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the NBA, a league official whose duties include (among other things) penalizing players for on-court misconduct. |
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Some believe an unprofessional relationship with Shaquille O'Neal caused the controversial suspension of Jerry Stackhouse for a critical game four of the 2006 NBA finals, enabling the Miami Heat to win the NBA championship. |
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Some also believe the unprofessional relationship with Shaquille O'Neal is the reason O'Neal's nemesis, Kobe Bryant is being persecuted by Stu Jackson and the NBA. |
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Most feel Stu Jackson was ignorant of a player being blocked from the front compared to a player being blocked from the back. Being blocked from the front the momentum is to the player and the shooter maintains balance. When a player is blocked cleanly from the back, it's a pulling motion and a player who jumps 40" in the air will lose his balance causing both arms to fling backwards to regain their balance. |
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Revision as of 21:46, 28 March 2007
Stu Jackson (born Stuart Wayne Jackson on December 11, 1955), is a former head coach and current executive in the National Basketball Association. He has coached two different NBA teams; the New York Knicks in 1990 and 1991, and the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1997; he also has served as the Grizzlies' general manager.
He was head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers in the 1992-1993 and 1993-1994 seasons.
As of June 2006, he is the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the NBA, a league official whose duties include (among other things) penalizing players for on-court misconduct.