NBA /
Nov 20, 2009 / 12:28 pm
By Gerald Narciso
In the NBA, coaching jobs have the same turnover rate as your local Chili’s. With several franchises off to disappointing starts, it is just a matter of time before the firing coaches talk starts to make headlines. It took just two weeks into the season for the Hornets to hand Byron Scott his walking papers. We listed five underachieving coaches who might join Scott in the unemployment line soon. Read More »
Tags: Byron Scott, feature, Larry Brown, Lawrence Frank, Mike Dunleavy
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NBA /
Nov 19, 2009 / 3:30 pm
By Gerald Narciso
The New Jersey Nets are making a run at the wrong side of history. After starting 0-12, Lawrence Frank’s squad is inching closer to tying the ‘88-89 Heat and ‘98-99 Clippers for the worst start in NBA history. No doubt about it, the Nets are horrible. They have been playing without star Devin Harris, who has been out with a groin injury since Oct. 30, and have been forced to rely on a roster filled with young players. While more losses are definitely in the cards for this Nets team, the question remains will they go 0-18? We took a look at their upcoming schedule to find out. Read More »
Tags: Brook Lopez, David Lee, Devin Harris, Jared Jeffries, Lawrence Frank, New Jersey Nets, Terrence Williams
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Smack /
Nov 13, 2009 / 2:30 am
By Dime Magazine
You know you pulled off an incredible dunk when your team doesn’t even win the game, you lost to a team that features arguably the best/most famous (active) basketball player in the world and one of the two other most famous players in the world, the dunk itself happened way back in the first quarter of an East Coast tip-off, and it’s STILL the first everybody is talking about around the water cooler. A few minutes into Heat/Cavs, LeBron looked like he was gonna put somebody on a poster when he got a step on his defender and approached the rim with bad intentions. LBJ got stuffed by Jermaine O’Neal, though, creating a one-man fast break for Dwyane Wade. Read More »
Tags: Anderson Varejao, Andrew Bynum, Byron Scott, Charles Barkley, Dorell Wright, Dwyane Wade, Jason Richardson, kobe bryant, lamar odom, Lawrence Frank, lebron james, Marv Albert, michael jordan, Mo Williams, Penny Hardaway, Sammy Sosa, Scottie Pippen, Travis Outlaw
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NBA /
Sep 1, 2009 / 10:00 am
By Aron Phillips
When I heard this weekend that new Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis was mostly likely going to add Bill Laimbeer and Reggie Theus to his staff, this got me thinking: If there was a 3-on-3 tournament amongst the NBA’s current coaching staff, who would win? Read More »
Tags: Alvin Gentry, Bill Laimbeer, Byron Scott, Doc Rivers, Don Nelson, Eddie Jordan, Erik Spoelstra, feature, flip saunders, George Karl, gregg popovich, Jay Triano, Jerry Sloan, Jim O'Brien, John Kuester, Kurt Rambis, Larry Brown, Lawrence Frank, Lionel Hollins, Mike Brown, Mike D'Antoni, Mike Dunleavy, Mike Woodson, Nate McMillan, Paul Westphal, phil jackson, Reggie Theus, Rick Adelman, Rick Carlisle, Scott Brooks, Scott Skiles, Stan Van Gundy, Vinny Del Negro
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