myespn.go.com - 12/16/2008
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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz It's safe to assume that most NBA firings don't occur spontaneously. The grim reaper lingers outside for weeks, sometimes even months, before tapping at the door. That fatalism infects the media, the front office, and the locker room. Rumors swirl, hot seats get ...
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sports.yahoo.com - 12/15/2008
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Memphis 102, Miami 86 It's a modest run,
but it's a run. And for a town, team,...
coaching staff and front office that deserve better, it's nice to see the Grizzlies putting a series of wins together. Four consecutive wins for the Grizz, who ...
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Behind the Box Score, where Memphis is starting to get it
sports.yahoo.com - 12/15/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
Maurice Cheeks became the NBA's fifth coaching casualty
of the season Saturday when he was fired by...
the 76ers. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the chop-chop ... Depressed Fan : "The things that have killed this team, and its ...
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The Internets are alive: Sixers fire coach Cheeks
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Blazers vs. Kings ... again ... in links
Blazers Blog —
... Blazers escaping 91-90 at the Rose Garden. Despite the 7-18 record, the Kings are not really that terrible. They can score when they want to and do have a win over the West-leading Lakers. Ailene Voisin, of the Sacramento Bee, says the Kings need an experienced coach. Sacramento is working with its fourth coach in just over two seasons . That's continuity. Despite that, Theus appeared to have lost his team and had to go. True Hoop looks at Theus' last game. As Dwight Jaynes points out, it feels like the Blazers are playing the Kings once ...
D'Antoni Insulted by Coaches Getting Fired After They Lose to the Knicks
FanHouse —
... There was a piece on TrueHoop yesterday that took a look at each of the final games that led to the firings of six NBA head coaches this season. The New York Knicks ended up killing a coach in two of the six "sendoff games," which is something that ...
NBA GMs: “Lose to the Knicks and You’re Fired”
Both Teams Played Hard —
... The coaches in question are Reggie Theus, formerly of the Kings, and Eddie Jordan, formerly of the Wizards, and the fact that each got his “sendoff” loss at the hands was documented yesterday by Henry Abbott on TrueHoop. ...
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Randolph leads Clippers over Thunder (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/17/2008
Zach Randolph had 22 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double, and rookie Eric Gordon fueled a 10-point run in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers put away the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-88 Tuesday night for their ...
Clippers 98, Thunder 88 —
NYT > Pro Basketball 12/17/2008
Zach Randolph had 22 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double, and rookie Eric Gordon fueled a 10-point run in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers put away the Oklahoma City Thunder. >
NBA Secretly Planning "Backdoor Draft" —
Bleacher Report - NBA 12/17/2008
NBA SECRETLY PLANNING “BACKDOOR DRAFT” By Joe Bodolai Faced with increasing salary costs and bonus payments to first-year players selected in its annual draft of college athletes, the National Basketball Association is said to be ...
