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 Bobcats Hire Larry Brown as Head Coach
Bobcats Hire Larry Brown as Head Coach
It was clear that Larry Brown would be back coaching again, we just didn't know when or where. Those questions were answered on Tuesday, when the Charlotte Bobcats hired him to become the team's third head coach since they joined the NBA during the 2004-05 season. The announcement comes just three days after Charlotte fired coach Sam Vincent.
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 Bobcats fire Sam Vincent; is Brown interested?
Bobcats fire Sam Vincent; is Brown interested?
The Charlotte Bobcats have fired coach Sam Vincent after one season. The team announced the move Saturday. The fourth-year franchise had hoped to make the playoffs for the first time this season. But the Bobcats went 32-50, and that put Vincent's job in jeopardy.
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For ex-Celt Vincent, Africa remains a growing concern
Time has finally evened out for Sam Vincent. Though he still puts in as much time as the next guy, the Charlotte coach was once the hardest working man in basketball, thanks to his association with a wide range of national programs in Africa. At one ...
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 Walter Herrmann Thinks the Dollar's Just Fine
Walter Herrmann Thinks the Dollar's Just Fine
That fair-faced German-Argentinian striker, Walter Herrmann , apparently will snub the Old World and return to the NBA -- the Pistons, more specifically -- based on a report on an Argentine news site translated by Detroit Bad Boys , and since confirmed by the Detroit Free Press . Herrmann had an unimpactful 2007-08, getting buried by Sam Vincent in Charlotte before getting buried by good ...
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The plot thickens: Vincent calls out low effort
Although Emeka Okafor's numbers have been fairly consistent, there has been a noticible decline in som eo f the "effort" areas. Apparently, Sam Vincent has noticed. Saturday night's game against Miami saw Okafor on the floor for only 23 minutes. Are we preparing for the end of the Okafor era?
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Jordan fires Sam Vincent after one season, Larry Brown waiting in the wings?
With Sam Vincent being fired after only one season in Charlotte, there are some who are wondering if Larry Brown is waiting to return to North Carolina. April 26, ESPN: Sam Vincent was fired by the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday after one turmoil-filled season as coach. Part-owner Michael Jordan, who has the final say on all basketball decisions, dismissed Vincent less than a year after he ...
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 Primoz Dislikes Bridges
Primoz Dislikes Bridges
New Raptor Primoz Brezec got in front of the media and let his hair down a little. Michael Grange of Toronto's Globe & Mail first got Rasho Nesterovic to explain why Primoz speaks in 'almost perfect gangsta slang' -- "[H]e started in Indiana. That's a pretty tough organization to pick up English." But the salvo to take from this comes from Primoz himself: "Sam Vincent, he changed it up. ...
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 2007-08 Player Review: Emeka Okafor
2007-08 Player Review: Emeka Okafor
This was a bit of a letdown year for Emeka Okafor, especially since he was planning to become a restricted free agent at the end of it. It takes a close look at the numbers, and his former coach Sam Vincent, to see what happened.
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Vincent glad to see spirit of '86 back
Sam Vincent still has friends in New England, and the first-year Charlotte coach has been able to track the emotional shifts in Celtics nation through their e-mails. ...
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 Charlotte Observer | 02/24/2008 | Bobcats' Wallace to miss at least 2 weeks
Charlotte Observer | 02/24/2008 | Bobcats' Wallace to miss at least 2 weeks
WASHINGTON -- Charlotte Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace will miss at least two weeks while recovering from the concussion he suffered Friday, according to coach Sam Vincent. Wallace took an inadvertent elbow to the jaw Friday from Sacramento Kings ...
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Better be renting; Vincent gets dreaded “vote of confidence”
So now that Bob Johnson, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, has given Sam Vincent his vote of confidence, how long does he have after the end of the season?
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 Okafor + Minutes = Effectiveness. Imagine that.
Okafor + Minutes = Effectiveness. Imagine that.
Surprise! Emeka Okafor needs minutes to make an impact on the floor. This "conflict" with Sam Vincent has been resolved...but why did this happen at all?
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 Charlotte Observer | 04/26/2008 | Bobcats fire Vincent
Charlotte Observer | 04/26/2008 | Bobcats fire Vincent
The Charlotte Bobcats fired Sam Vincent today, after one 32-50 season as head coach of the team. The move was not unexpected. Sources say Vincent did not fare well in post-season reviews by some players, during end-of-the-season exit interviews with ...
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Coaching wheel spinning for Charlotte
Sam Vincent is out as head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats. Is Larry Brown in? Or another old friend of Charlotte NBA basketball, Paul Silas?
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 Back On The Floor: An Interview With Anaheim Arsenal Coach Sam Vincent
Back On The Floor: An Interview With Anaheim Arsenal Coach Sam Vincent
Sam Vincent probably got screwed. He won't tell you that, of course. He'll speak in coach-tongue, delicately handling the situation and expressing only how proud he was of the Charlotte Bobcats' effort last year, and how thankful he is to the ...
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 Charlotte Bobcats NBA Preview 2008
Charlotte Bobcats NBA Preview 2008
The Bobcats will start from scratch for the third season in a row, as they have another new coach for this season. After Bernie Bickerstaff in 2006 and Sam Vincent in 2007, it’s time for the experienced coach Larry Brown to take over in Charlotte.
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BostonHerald.com - Celtics & NBA: Bobcats hire ex-Celt Vincent
By Associated Press Saturday, May 26, 2007 - Updated: 03:14 AM EST C HARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Jordan remembers looking to the Celtics [ team stats ] bench during his 63-point game in the 1986 playoffs and seeing rookie Sam Vincent cheering on his ...
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Charlotte Observer | 09/16/2007 | Vincent right for not settling
IN MY OPINION Vincent right for not settling RICK BONNELL Initially I wondered if Sam Vincent had lost his mind before he ever lost (or won) a game as the Bobcats' new coach. But the more I listened, the more I thought Vincent was on to something, ...
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 Bobcats May Be Next to File a Protest
Bobcats May Be Next to File a Protest
The undermanned Bobcats lost a heart-breaker to the Pistons last night in overtime. With all three of their point guards on the bench with injuries, the Bobcats incredibly played themselves to within one point of the Pistons with six seconds left in ...

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