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What Message Do Hawks Send with Next Coach?

The Hawks are a team at a crossroads. Did Mike Woodson keep them from getting over the hump? Or were had they exhausted this particular configuration, making it time to slide back to the rebuilding muck from which they sprang? By that same token, is Woodson to blame for unimaginatively using Joe Johnson (history suggests...

Byron Scott Fired by Hornets

How good are the Phoenix Suns this season? It may be too early to tell, but they're at least good enough to get their latest opponent's head coach fired just nine games into the season. Byron Scott has been relieved of his coaching duties and the team will make the formal announcement at a press conference later this...

Avery Johnson Reportedly Won't Be Next Pistons Coach

The Pistons' head coaching search has narrowed, with the former favorite to secure the job now apparently out of the running. Avery Johnson was perceived as the leading candidate for the position, considering the fact that Joe Dumars had said that after the Michael Curry debacle, he wanted someone with more experience to...

The Rotation: Short NBA Coach Carousel

The Rotation is a weekly study on the NBA by one of our All-Star voices. In rotation this week is Tom Ziller.An annual tradition regular as daybreak, as the season ends a pack of coaches are mercilessly hacked to pieces by fans, media and often their own bosses. A parade of potential replacements jumps aboard the carousel....

Upbeat Amare Acknowledges Trade Rumors, Hits Back at ESPN

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Amare Stoudemire knows he's on the trading block, and he knows we know. While most athletes would dodge questions about rumors with trite cliches, Stoudemire was refreshingly honest following Sunday's win in Detroit."I know about the rumors. I know what teams are looking. I know what teams want me,"...

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05/16/12 California-Davis (SID): Aggies Welcome USF Transfer To... Source: The Mid-Majority Avery Johnson, a 6-foot-3 guard who saw action in 63 games at the University of San Francisco the past two seasons, has signed an athletics grant-in-aid agreement and will become part of the UC Davis men's basketball program, head coach Jim Les announced on Wednesday.
05/04/12 Kentucky Oaks to include a pair of Fair Grounds fillies Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Believe You Can and Summer Applause, who ran 1-2 in the Fair Grounds Oaks, are long shots in the morning line for the $1 million, Grade I Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies today at Churchill Downs.
05/03/12 Avery Johnson had another rough time for the New... Source: Nets Locker 47-year old head coach Avery Johnson is a much better coach than his record in New Jersey reflects.
04/30/12 New-look Nets open for Brooklyn business Source: New York Post - New York NY At midnight, the Nets officially ended their 35 years in New Jersey and became the Brooklyn Nets, finally completing a move that has been several years in the making.
04/27/12 Petro scores final New Jersey basket Source: New York Post - New York NY Johan Petro became part of Nets history Thursday night.