Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Bobcats Sign Higgins As G.M.
The Charlotte Bobcats announced on Thursday, that they have hired Rod Higgins as the team’s new General Manager. Higgins had served as the Golden State Warriors General Manager for the last three years.
The move reunites Higgins with his former boss and team mate Michael Jordan, a part owner of the Charlotte team. Higgins was […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Memphis Hires Iavaroni As New Bench Boss
The Memphis Grizzlies introduced their new head coach on Thursday. He is former NBA player, and Phoenix Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni. Iavaroni was highly regarded as an assistant coach, and his name was mentioned prominently in a number of coaching vacancies.
The new coach was originally drafted by Philadelphia and has been in the league […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Published Reports State Donovan Is Going To Orlando
According to published reports the Orlando Magic will announce the signing of University of Florida head basketball coach Billy Donovan as their new head coach. The reports state that Donovan will sign a five year pact believed to be worth $27.5 million.
Donovan has led the Gators to the NCAA Title for the last two […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Jim O’Brien Named New Coach By Pacers
It looks like Larry Bird still likes to utilize his Celtics connection. The Indiana Pacers announced on Thursday that they have hired former Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers head coach Jim O’Brien to be their new bench boss. O’Brien replaces former head coach Rick Carlisle who was dismissed from the job following the end of […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Spurs Silence Jazz 109-84 Head To Finals
This was a contest in name only, the San Antonio Spurs took control from the opening tip, and absolutely dominated the Utah Jazz 109-84 Wednesday night. The win put the Spurs in the NBA Finals for the third time in five years, and the fourth in the past nine.
San Antonio defeated the Jazz 34-15 in […]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
Now Kobe Wants To Stay
Hours after saying that he had come to a point where he wanted to part ways with the team, and there was nothing that could be done to salvage the relationship Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant retracted his statements. Bryant asked to be traded from the team that he won three championships with, on Wednesday, […]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
It’s Time For NBA To Give up on Lottery
Memphis Grizzlies outgoing president Jerry West is a NBA lifer. Right after graduating from the University of West Virginia, he went to play a Hall of Fame career as a guard for 14 years for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was named the MVP of the 1959 NCAA Championship game, he also won an Olympic […]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
Cleveland Gets Hot In Fourth Beat Pistons 91-87
Good thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers that NBA games are four quarters, and not just three. For the fourth consecutive games, Cleveland went stone cold in the third seeing a 50-43 lead at the half over the Detroit Pistons turn to a 67-65 deficit.
But for the second consecutive game Cavaliers forward LeBron James had a […]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
Lakers Owner Buss Arrested For Possible DUI
Los Angeles Lakers team owner Jerry Buss was arrested early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He was pulled over by California Highway Patrol after driving on the wrong side of a double yellow line in Carlsbad, California. Buss was arrested and taken into custody shortly after 1:00 AM. Buss had a 23 […]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
Hughes Doubtful For Game Four
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Larry Hughes will most likely miss game four of the NBA Eastern Conference Final Series between his team the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The reason is a plantar fascia strain , which is basically Latin for a sore heel.
If Hughes is incapacitated, it is most likely […]
