“ Sports Illustrated said the Lakers were the “pro franchise/college program” of the decade. Not the New England Patriots (No. 2), not USC football (No. 7), not the Detroit Red Wings (No. 6…they’re a hockey team. I know this only because I covered the L.A. Kings for a year). The Lakers were well ahead of the New York Yankees who, well, let’s face it, didn’t have a great decade in the first place until bookending it a couple of months ago with a title run. They finished No. 5 in SI’s rankings. Sports Illustrated also said Phil Jackson was the coach of the decade, ahead of Bill Belichick and Joe Torre.
-LA Times
Lakers are Sports Illustrated’s franchise of the decade | Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times
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