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| Phoenix Suns hire Terry Porter as coach |
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06/07/2008 |
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| HOENIX (AP) -Terry Porter will be the Phoenix Suns' next coach, ending the club's monthlong search for a successor to Mike D'Antoni. Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr said Saturday he had agreed to terms with Porter, who was an assistant with the Detroit Pistons. The 45-year-old Porter played in the NBA for 17 seasons and teamed with Kerr in San Antonio. ``He's got a great combination of leadership skills,'' Kerr said in a telephone interview. ``He's a great communicator. And his coaching experience, tw |
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| No reunion for Bulls, Collins |
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06/06/2008 |
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| o be sure if this is what he really wanted to do. And so I just said, `Take some time let's think about it.''' Collins has a 332-287 overall record and was 137-109 with the Bulls when a young Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen couldn't get past the Detroit Pistons. Collins had initially indicated he was not interested in returning to the sideline. That changed after the Bulls won the draft lottery, although Reinsdorf said Collins threw his name into the mix because he thought the search ``really didn't look |
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| Report: Collins will not lead Bulls |
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06/06/2008 |
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| Collins told the Tribune. "I love him. And I didn't want him feeling that kind of angst. This is absolutely mutual." Collins previously coached the Bulls from 1986-89 and took the team to the Eastern Conference finals in 1988-89. He also coached the Detroit Pistons and later the Washington Wizards. "It would've been a lot of fun to coach the Bulls," Collins told the Tribune. "But I am comfortable with this development. It happened the way it was supposed to happen." According to the report, Collins contacted t |
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| Coroner: Jail death of 'Spoon' James due to natural causes |
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06/06/2008 |
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| y lockup. Police say the 45-year-old James was being held on traffic warrant charges after a routine traffic stop. The coroner says James died of heart ailments. James played for Jerry Tarkanian's Runnin' Rebels in 1983-85 and was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the seventh round in 1985. He did not make the team. His brothers, Keith James and Karl ``Boobie'' James, also played for the Rebels.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News repor |
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| Celtics, Lakers open NBA Finals in Beantown |
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06/05/2008 |
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| semis. Boston's Big Three of Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce got some much needed help from center Kendrick Perkins, swingman James Posey and guard Rajon Rondo in Boston's six-game series victory over Chauncey Billups and the second- seeded Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals. Garnett, 32, leads the Celtics in scoring (21.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.8 rpg) in the playoffs, while Pierce is averaging 19.0 points, 5.1 boards and 4.1 assists per game. Allen has struggled the majority of the post |
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| Suns complete coaching interviews |
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06/04/2008 |
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| ile Suns general manager Steve Kerr didn't call them finalists, he praised the four individually and said all remained under consideration. The last of the group, San Antonio Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer, was interviewed Tuesday, one day after Detroit Pistons assistant Terry Porter had his second interview for the job. Two other assistant coaches, Elston Turner of Houston and Tyrone Corbin of Utah, also have had second interviews. ``We're getting a lot closer,'' Kerr told reporters Wednesday. ``Our int |
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| Pistons fire Saunders in first of many big changes |
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06/04/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -The Detroit Pistons fired Flip Saunders and put their players on notice, marking the beginning of what is expected to be a busy offseason. President of basketball operations Joe Dumars also publicly put his entire lineup on the trading block, less than a week after the Pistons lost in the Eastern Conference final for the third straight year. Among those available: four players who have been together since winning the 2004 NBA title, plus another starter who just finished his fo |
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| Bryant the greatest of his generation |
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06/03/2008 |
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| 2th season. He didn't mix much with older teammates early in his career. Although he teamed with Shaquille O'Neal to lead the Lakers to three straight championships, the two feuded like crazy. O'Neal was traded a month after the Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA finals. Bryant still bristles at implications he had something to do with that. The other day, as the Lakers prepared for the Boston Celtics in their first appearance in the finals since O'Neal left, Bryant said he was never unhapp |
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| Saunders won't return to Detroit |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Flip Saunders will not return as head coach of the Detroit Pistons next season, the club announced Tuesday. "Decisions like this are difficult to make," said Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars. "However, at this time, I feel it is necessary to make a change. I thank Flip for his hard work and dedication, but it is time for a new voice to lead our team." Despite a 176-70 mark in his first three seasons in Detroit, Saunders finds himself unemployed after a |
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| Flip Saunders fired by Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Flip Saunders was fired as Detroit Pistons coach Tuesday, four days after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. President of basketball operations Joe Dumars said it's ``time for a new voice to lead our team.'' Saunders had a year left on a four-year deal he signed in 2005. The decision comes three years after Saunders took over for Larry Brown, who led the Pistons to two straight NBA finals. ``Decisions like this are difficult to make, |
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