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The dominant team of the regular season and the No. 1 seed overall enters Game 6 on Friday in Cleveland as the only survivor yet to win a playoff game on the road. The Celtics' 0-5 record away from home -- versus opponents who had fewer victories at home than the Celtics had on the road this...
The Bulls believe Avery Johnson is not interested in becoming their next head coach and the team has no plans to further pursue him. Bulls general manager John Paxson has scheduled interviews next week with coaches currently on the staffs of playoff teams, including Utah Jazz assistant Tyrone...
By Patrick Dahl & Mark J. Miller Mutombo could be coming back for more! (Houston Chronicle) Suns to interview Rockets' Turner The Phoenix Suns are expected to interview Rockets assistant Elston Turner for their vacant head-coaching job next week. Suns GM Steve Kerr met Pistons assistant Terry...
Jason Giambi has a gold lamé tiger-striped thong that he wears under his uniform whenever he’s desperate to get out of a slump. While getting interviewed after Thursday’s loss, he looked at Carlos Delgado’s locker and “blurted”: “Someone tell me why the (expletive) you’re talking to the closer....
Losing twice to the New York Knicks during the regular season was difficult for the Bulls to accept. Now feeling the sting of losing coach Mike D'Antoni to the Knicks, the Bulls have expanded their coaching search. Two assistant coaches joining the interview list are Utah's Tyrone Corbin and the...
May 16, 2008 -- BILLY King, Billy Knight, Bernie Bickerstaff and a mystery man are the exclusive competition for the Knicks' GM job, it says here. My use of a mystery man allows me to claim "I told you so" should a fourth entrant surface as the winner. These are the kind of crafty machinations...
Things must change, guard tells Spanish paper Trading guard Jose Calderon would be in the best interest for the Raptors. Most NBA observers figured the Raptors' chances of keeping both Calderon and T.J. Ford were minimal at best. As the team's off-season continues, the chances grow even slimmer,...
Josh Howard and Rick Carlisle went to dinner Wednesday night, and the new coach of the Mavericks picked up the bill. “From what I’ve heard, he’s a great coach,” Howard said Thursday afternoon. Carlisle told Howard that he’s the team’s best and most versatile defender. The new coach also stressed...
Thursday, May 15, 2008; Page E03 Rick Carlisle is off to a great start as coach of the Mavericks. He's already won over Dirk Nowitzki and he's saying exactly what Jason Kidd wants to hear. At his formal introduction in Dallas as Avery Johnson's replacement, Carlisle repeatedly stressed yesterday...
Kelvin Sampson is getting another shot at coaching. The former Indiana University coach was one of four assistants hired Wednesday by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles. Skiles also hired former Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylan and former NBA players Lionel Hollins and Joe Wolf, who played at...
