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Emeka Okafor Is and Is Not the Problem

The thrash of desperate stars begging for desperate measures has the unfortunate side effect of bringing completely innocent bystanders into the harsh glare of a spotlight predisposed for ridicule, or at least negativity. When Kobe Bryant took to the supermarket parking lot to wage jihad on Business As Usual in L.A., a...

Suns, Hornets Move to Fill GM Jobs

With the NBA's free agency period reaching its later stages, the Phoenix Suns are among three teams that remain without the very men who are paid to make those player hires. There is, however, incremental progress on that front. According to league sources, Phoenix owner Robert Sarver interviewed San Antonio vice...

New Orleans, General Manager Jeff Bower 'Part Ways'

LAS VEGAS -- It's getting even more bizarre down on the Bayou, as the New Orleans Hornets announced Tuesday that they have "parted ways" with general manager Jeff Bower. Bower spent 14 seasons with the Hornets, becoming the team's general manager in 2002 after serving a variety of roles within the organization. His...

Chris Paul: Too Good to Not Trade

Another thing that happened when I went to Italy (yes, I'm still recovering): Darren Collison went and got all awesome on us. Expected only to be a solid back-up to demigod Chris Paul, the Hornets rookie has done more than fill in admirably. Instead, those unafraid to risk heresy have gone so far as to suggest that...

Okafor Can't Explain Production Decline

DENVER -- Emeka Okafor is a stand-up guy. All 6-foot-10 of him. So he isn't doing any ducking when it comes to the uninspiring season he's having for New Orleans. Okafor's statistics are down from his five years in Charlotte. He sure doesn't look to be the same player who was the 2004-05 NBA Rookie of the Year and was...

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05/30/12 Former New Orleans Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Former Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower has emerged as one of the three finalists for the vacant Portland Trail Blazers General Manager's job, according to the Oregonian.
05/11/12 Would former New Orleans Hornets GM/Coach Jeff Bower... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Hilton Armstrong, Cedric Simmons, Julian Wright, Darren Collison, Marcus Thornton, Quincy Pondexter.
05/09/12 Blazers talk to Hornets GM, Indy's next Source: Baton Rouge Post The Portland Trail Blazers' year-long search for a new general manager has continued in earnest, as sources said owner Paul Allen met with former Hornets general manager Jeff Bower last week and Pacers general manager David Morway will meet with team officials on Wednesday.
05/09/12 Blazers talk to Hornets GM, Indy's next Source: Sports Illustrated The Portland Trail Blazers' year-long search for a new general manager has continued in earnest, as sources said owner Paul Allen met with former Hornets general manager Jeff Bower last week and Pacers general manager David Morway will meet with team officials on Wednesday.