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Playoffs 2008:  The List of Coaching Have-Nots
Playoffs 2008: The List of Coaching Have-Nots
By Craig Kwasniewski Is it me or have these playoffs established a wider divide between the coaching haves and have-nots? For every Gregg Popovich and Phil Jackson leading two well-oiled machines primed for a colossal showdown in mid-May you have Flip Saunders and Doc Rivers doing... well doing their best Doc Rivers and Flip Saunders impressions (read: not coaching). Since the ...
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Daily Links 4/28
CelticsBlog — ... What's on the line for game 4 of Celtics -Hawks Hoopsworld Keys to game 4 BOS at ATL Hedo Turkoglu wins most improved Red's Army Ok Atlanta, dial 9-1 now. .. Full Court Press Why Mike Bibby is a ginormous idiot SouthCoast Today C's need return to sharing attitude Connecticut Post Pierce popping from outside, Horford popping off Bleacher Report Al Horford incites Pierce, Hawks will pay the price The Association The list of coaching have-nots Detroit News Stupid move by Hawks' Horford could be costly ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 4/28
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog — ... is a ginormous idiot SouthCoast Today C's need return to sharing attitude Connecticut Post Pierce popping from outside, Horford popping off Bleacher Report Al Horford incites Pierce, Hawks will pay the price FL's Take: I do feel that Pierce is going to come out with a killer instinct in game 4. Horford made a mistake to taunt Pierce and this team. The Association The list of coaching have-nots FL's Take: I do still have concerns about ...

Tuesday Breakfast Links
Three Idiots on Sports — ... New Orleans last night. They are now headed to the Western Conference finals to play the Lakers. Detroit and Boston gets underway tonight, the Celtics are a perfect 8-0 at home and 0-6 on the road in the playoffs so far. The match up means two NBA coaches categorized as "have nots" will be squaring off, with one of them actually going to the NBA finals. ...

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