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"Killer B's" Front Office Report Card: Special Christmas Day Edition
Twice a year, we do a report card on the front office's latest moves...once at the beginning of the season, once after the trade deadline. It's that time of the year again and after Thursday's roller-coaster ride, it may not be a good time to assess, but we have no choice. Bottom line, this has...
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #23
While there's never a lack of news with Mikhail Prokhorov, Jay-Z, Kris Humphries Kardashian and the Williams family of Istanbul, this week's report is a bit short because of much of the news has been out already. So we add what he can in terms of analysis. So here's this week's agenda: Is it better...
Avery Confirms John Loyer's Gone, Praises P.J. Carlesimo to Beats
In a 30-minute talk with the team's beat writers, Avery Johnson confirmed that John Loyer, the team's highly thought of assistant, will join Lawrence Frank's staff in Detroit. Although he wouldn't confirm that P.J. Carlesimo will be joining the the Nets, he heaped praise on the former Seton Hall...
Mitchell Misses Out On Minny Job; Likely To Return To Jersey
Rick Adelman said he wanted to take some time off after his gig with the Rockets but the lure of a young team (and as much as $25 mllion) lured him to Minnesota and he beat out Nets' assistant Sam Mitchell for the T'wolves job. It had been reported that Mitchell, Adelman and Don Nelson were leading...
Loyer Could Join Frank in Detroit
John Loyer, who has a reputation as one of the NBA's top assistant coaches, may be headed to Detroit to work with the man who brought him to the Nets three years ago, Lawrence Frank. Colin Stephenson reports that the Nets have given Loyer permission to talk with the Pistons and a decision is...
Mitchell Still Waiting on Wolves
David Kahn, the Timberwolves GM, apparently has Sam Mitchell on his short list for head coach...but would like to expand the list to include Rick Adelman, late of the Rockets. Adelman had initially indicated he wanted to take this year off but Kahn wants him to come to Minnesota for a chat and he...
Mitchell Looks Like Favorite in Minnesota, Opening Door for P.J
With interviews for the head coaching job complete in Minnesota, reports indicate that Sam Mitchell is now the favorite for the job. Avery Johnson's lead assistant interviewed for the job earlier in the week and appeared confident afterwards. The Wolves' owner, Glen Taylor, conducted the...
Mitchell Looking More Like Favorite in Timberwolves Coaching Search
Sam Mitchell wouldn't talk much about his interview with Timberwolves front office Tuesday, but beat reporter Jerry Zgoda tweeted that the Nets lead assistant and 2007 Coach of the Year "sounded relaxed and confident". In both a tweet and story, Zgoda indicated that if Wolves' owner Glen Taylor is...
Mitchell Interviews for T'Wolves Job; Fratello Could Get Call Too
Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the Timberwolves will interview Sam Mitchell for their head coaching vacancy on Friday. Larry Brown will be interviewed next week. Although Mitchell has been a fan favorite for the job, earlier reports had Minnesota GM David Kahn not very...
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