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| Suns introduce Porter |
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06/09/2008 |
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| he NBA Finals (1989-90, 1991-92) and ranks 11th on the league's all-time assist list (7,160). He replaces Mike D'Antoni, who parted ways with Phoenix to take on the daunting task of heading the New York Knicks. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 232-96 regular-season mark over the past four years, but the club never made it past the Western Conference finals. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 55-27 record this past season before Phoenix was ousted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. |
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| Suns introduce new coach Terry Porter |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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| the Detroit Pistons, where he served as an assistant coach. His hiring ends a monthlong search for a successor to Mike D'Antoni, who left last month to coach the New York Knicks. Suns general manager Steve Kerr, who was a teammate of Porter on the San Antonio Spurs, said the former point guard is a strong leader and communicator. Porter played guard in the NBA for 17 seasons, retiring after the 2001-02 season.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP |
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| Suns tab Porter as next head coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/07/2008 |
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| he NBA Finals (1989-90, 1991-92) and ranks 11th on the league's all-time assist list (7,160). He replaces Mike D'Antoni, who parted ways with Phoenix to take on the daunting task of heading the New York Knicks. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 232-96 regular-season mark over the past four years, but the club never made it past the Western Conference finals. D'Antoni led the Suns to a 55-27 record this past season before Phoenix was ousted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. |
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| No reunion for Bulls, Collins |
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06/06/2008 |
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| '' Reinsdorf said. ``So we met and we talked about it.'' The sides acknowledged last week having discussions and said there would be more talks once Collins' broadcast duties with TNT ended. That happened when the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals. While Reinsdorf and Collins mulled a reunion, Paxson brought in Sacramento assistant Chuck Person and former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey for second interviews. Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin and Rockets |
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| On Hockey: Red Wing built to last for years |
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06/06/2008 |
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| nwall will likely be ready to be a top defenseman. Goaltender Chris Osgood might be playing his best hockey at age 35. From front to back, the Red Wings appear ready to strengthen their case as the best franchise in any league. Since 1997, the San Antonio Spurs are the only other team in a major North American sport with four titles. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting for their fourth title during the same span against the Boston Celtics. The New England Patriots have won three titles since 1997 while t |
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| Lakers lead at halftime despite Kobe's slow start |
NBA Basketball |
06/05/2008 |
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| the Celtics, because Jackson-coached teams are 41-0 when they win the opener of a best-of-seven playoff series. Both teams were eager to get back on the court after marathon layoffs by NBA standards. The Lakers hadn't played since eliminating the San Antonio Spurs last Thursday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, and the Celtics finished their six-game victory over Detroit a night later. ``I don't know if it played in either team's favor. I would say that both teams would have probably preferr |
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| Celtics, Lakers open NBA Finals in Beantown |
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06/05/2008 |
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| gets, 4-0. In the semis, Los Angeles needed six games to eliminate Carlos Boozer and the fourth-seeded Utah Jazz. In the West finals, LA showed why it was the best team in the conference. The Lakers ousted Tim Duncan and the defending world champion San Antonio Spurs in five games to advance to their first NBA Finals since 2004. LA was stunned in five games by the Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals. Led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers did win three consecutive titles from 2000-02. They are 6-3 in the |
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| Suns complete coaching interviews |
NBA Basketball |
06/04/2008 |
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| placement for Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni apparently is down to four candidates. While 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 int |
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| Pistons fire Saunders in first of many big changes |
NBA Basketball |
06/04/2008 |
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| 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 finals games, the most by an NBA coach since 1971 witho |
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| Person gets second interview with Bulls |
NBA Basketball |
06/03/2008 |
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| an and Scottie Pippen in the late 1980s before the dynasty took off, acknowledged last week having discussions and said there would be more talks once Collins' broadcast duties with TNT ended. That happened when the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals on Thursday. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing an unidentified source, reported this week that an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, with the Chicago Tribune saying Collins was the front-runner and that the se |
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