azcentral.com - 5/22/2008
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In the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Paul Coro writes "there was a point this month when the Suns were interested in Mike D'Antoni returning as their coach and D'Antoni was leaning toward becoming the Chicago Bulls' coach. D'Antoni turned away from both for the New York Knicks job, but the Suns and Bulls still share interests in who coaches their teams next. They are the only NBA teams searching for a coach, and both have plans to interview ex-Suns and current Jazz assistants Tyrone Corbin and Jeff Hornacek this ...
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Leandro Barbosa: The Only Honest Man in Phoenix
SLAM Online —
by Marcel Mutoni
Everything is juuuussst fine; seriously, nothing to worry about here.
This seems to be he company line in Phoenix. From the controversial Shaq trade, to the fiasco that was Mike D’Antoni’s departure. But there’s one guy who’s not toeing the company line.
That man is Leandro Barbosa, and the truth (may) set him free (literally).
A Brazilian sports newspaper, Lance, asked Suns guard Leandro Barbosa about talk that he might wind up following D’Antoni to New York. ...
Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Leandro Barbosa is reportedly saying a bunch of stuff in Portuguese that he probably wouldn't say in English. ...
Breaking News: Leandro Barbosa is Fast, Shaq is Slow!
N/A —
... and in this year’s playoffs. It’s very rare to inject a player of Shaq’s stature without making any sort of waves, and in this case, it wasn’t good waves. I don’t find what Barbosa said as the insult that some media outlets are already trying to spin it as. Leandro was not only on-point with his comments, he was just being truthful, and if anyone can respect that kind of honesty is Shaquille O’Neal. Sources : Barbosa says Shaq trade hurt Suns in playoffs (RotoWorld), Suns Plan More Interviews (Arizona Republic) Popularity: 1% [ ? ] Share This ...
Does Barbosa Want to Follow D'Antoni?
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... In this article from azcentral, Leandro makes a few comments about the trade rumors and the Shaq trade.... The quote that caught my eye was this one. ...
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