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Home for 'Melo Proves Different Road for Billups

NEW YORK -- Upon request, Chauncey Billups smiled a few times, gave it up for the screaming photographers and giddy PR flacks. Mostly he dug his fingernails into his palms, fidgeted, bit his bottom lip and looked mighty uncomfortable. Carmelo Anthony's wingman appeared to wish he were anywhere but here. A few feet away,...

James Dolan Goes All in With 'Melo Deal

It was inconceivable when this NBA season tipped off that there could be another team with more pressure upon it to win than Dwyane Wade's LeBron James-infused Miami Heat, also featuring Chris Bosh. But when an owner decides to gut his team's productive and promising starting lineup, mortgages part of his team's future...

Pac-10's Best Gather for Battle in Seattle

In a conference living light on the marquee these days, Thursday night's matchup between 25th-ranked Arizona and No. 20 Washington in Seattle is likely the most interesting duel of the Pac-10 regular-season. On paper, it's the two best teams, with the two best players going head-to-head for an early claim on first place...

The Works: Steve Kerr's Propaganda, Isiah's Near Miss

In The Works today: the vindication of Isiah Thomas begins; trying to figure out what Tom Thibodeau was thinking and Kevin Harlan's false ecstasy. But first, does Steve Kerr need a gag order? Kerr's Campaign It's become something of a running joke on ESPN that Jeff Van Gundy will stick up for big bro Stan Van Gundy and...

Isiah Thomas: New York Addled State of Mind

OPINION (Nov. 5) -- Incredibly, Isiah Thomas, the former point guard for the two-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons, believes he should be the one that brings a long-awaited NBA championship to the New York Knicks, who last won the title in 1973. "I want to be on the float, and I want to get my ring," Thomas told...

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Rick Pitino's Son Will Replace Isiah At FIU

He could remain part of his father's coaching staff at Louisville and aim at returning to the Final Four next season, or take over a program that hasn't posted a winning record since he was a teenager.

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05/27/12 Chicago Bulls: Is It a Good Idea for Isiah Thomas to... Source: Bleacher Report According to Scott Powers of ESPNChicago , Isiah Thomas is planning on reaching out to Derrick Rose.
05/24/12 But he won't share it with Isiah Source: New York Post - New York NY Mike Woodson has been linked to a handful of great defensive coaches, learning in college from Indiana's Bobby Knight, as a rookie forward from Knicks legend Red Holzman and as a defensive assistant in winning an NBA championship with Hall of Famer Larry Brown in Detroit.
05/15/12 Isiah Thomas' file does not give a cause for firing... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL FIU never has given an official reason for firing Isiah Thomas as men's basketball coach in April.
04/22/12 TAKE TWO: Jordan gets the better of Thomas as worst... Source: Columbia Tribune - Columbia MO It is widely believed that Michael Jordan conspired to keep Isiah Thomas off the USA Dream Team that won Olympic basketball gold in 1992.
04/19/12 Isiah Thomas firing still roiling FIU menï¿½s... Source: South Florida Times - Fort Lauderdale FL Florida International University has hired Richard Pitino as the seventh head coach in the history of the schoolï¿½s men's basketball program.