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| Michael Curry tabbed as new coach of the Detroit Pistons |
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06/09/2008 |
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| xt season after only one year as an assistant. A former teammate is not surprised. Curry is set be introduced as Detroit's new coach at a news conference Tuesday, Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press. Dallas Mavericks guard Jerry Stackhouse, who played with Curry in Detroit, said Curry was like a player-coach during his career on the court. ``It was just a matter of time,'' Stackhouse said a telephone interview with the AP on Monday. ``Everybody who knew Michae |
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| Pistons fire Saunders in first of many big changes |
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06/04/2008 |
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| r Detroit finalized terms of Larry Brown's $7 million severance package after he helped them win a title and almost repeat in his two seasons. The Pistons averaged nearly 59 victories in three regular seasons under Saunders, who trailed only fired Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson by two wins and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich by a victory during the span. Saunders was 30-21 in the playoffs for the Pistons, losing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final each year. He has coached 24 conference f |
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| Pistons fire Saunders; Dumars open to more changes |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| e damn right I will.'' A message seeking comment was left for Saunders on Tuesday. Assistant coach Michael Curry appears to be the leading candidate to replace Saunders. Other possible candidates include Detroit assistant Terry Porter and former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. ``We're going to talk to people this week. This will not be a long, drawn-out process,'' Dumars said about a replacement for Saunders. ``The next coach is going to be handed a good team. You worry more when you don't have the |
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| Flip Saunders fired by Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| diately returned. Dumars was to speak Tuesday at the team's practice facility. Assistant coach Michael Curry appears to be the leading candidate to replace Saunders. Other possible candidates include Detroit assistant coach Terry Porter and former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. In Saunders' three seasons, the Pistons were 176-70 in the regular season and 30-21 in the postseason, but they lost in the Eastern Conference finals each year. The Pistons have appeared in six straight conference finals, th |
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| Future uncertain for Wallace, Saunders and Pistons |
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05/31/2008 |
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| lion in 2005, less than a day after the Pistons completed a $7 million severance package with Larry Brown. Saunders, who already has outlasted Brown and Rick Carlisle, might be replaced by assistants Michael Curry or Terry Porter or perhaps former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. Curry could also be a candidate for the opening in Chicago, while Porter is expected to be interviewed for a second time by the Phoenix Suns later this week. Tayshaun Prince said Saunders shouldn't be a scapegoat. ``People w |
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| NBA gets high marks in diversity study |
NBA Basketball |
05/29/2008 |
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| has been the WNBA. There were 12 black head coaches in the NBA last season. At 40 percent, it's the highest in all pro sports. A league-record 42 percent of assistant coaches were minorities. The seven black presidents/CEOs were: Terdema Ussery, Dallas Mavericks; Fred Whitfield, Charlotte Bobcats; Steve Mills, New York Knicks; Billy King, Philadelphia 76ers; Larry Miller, Portland Trail Blazers; Joe Dumars, Detroit Pistons; and Isiah Thomas, New York Knicks. King was fired in December, Thomas in April. Th |
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| Hawks tab Sund as new general manager |
NBA Basketball |
05/28/2008 |
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| his work." Sund comes to Atlanta after spending the past six seasons as general manager with the Seattle SuperSonics. The 56-year-old had been with the Seattle organization in a variety of roles since 1994. Prior to that, Sund was involved with the Dallas Mavericks since their inception, finishing his 15- year tenure with the team as vice president of basketball operations. "I'm very excited and impressed with what the Hawks have currently developed," Sund admitted. "I look forward to continuing that process. |
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| Hornets won games, hearts, in New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
05/20/2008 |
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| g superstar in Chris Paul and fellow first-time All-Star David West, could galvanize a community. The Hornets set a franchise record with 56 regular season victories en route to a first division title. A first-round playoff series triumph over the Dallas Mavericks followed before the season came to a tearful end Monday night. There was more. Even while residents bemoaned the city's struggles with crime and a lack of progress in some neighborhoods that remain largely deserted disaster zones more than two yea |
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| Hornets host Spurs in decisive Game 7 |
NBA Basketball |
05/19/2008 |
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| to the Western Conference for the 2004-05 campaign, and are competing in the West playoffs for the first time in franchise history. New Orleans won its first best-of-seven playoff series (1-6) in franchise history, as it defeated the seventh-seeded Dallas Mavericks in five games, 4-1, in the first round of the postseason. The Hornets are 0-4 in the second round of the playoffs. They lost to New York (4-1) in 1993, Chicago (4-1) in 1998, Milwaukee (4-3) in 2001 and New Jersey (4-1) in 2002. The Spurs, who swept |
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| Spurs try to stave off elimination against Hornets |
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05/15/2008 |
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| to the Western Conference for the 2004-05 campaign, and are competing in the West playoffs for the first time in franchise history. New Orleans won its first best-of-seven playoff series (1-6) in franchise history, as it defeated the seventh-seeded Dallas Mavericks in five games, 4-1, in the first round of the postseason. The Hornets are 0-4 in the second round of the playoffs. They lost to New York (4-1) in 1993, Chicago (4-1) in 1998, Milwaukee (4-3) in 2001 and New Jersey (4-1) in 2002. The Spurs, who swept |
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