Wolves (Finally) Fire Rambis
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY BUREAU – Exactly 90 days after the Minnesota Timberwolves’ season ended, GM David Kahn has announced a decision regarding his head coach. The Wolves announced Tuesday that they...
View ArticleRating The Coaching Picks
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – Spend 20 minutes talking basketball with Lawrence Frank and I promise you, it’s impossible not to be both impressed with his knowledge of the game and won over by his...
View ArticlePistons, Wizards Still Stuck On Zero
The Toilet Bowl, if it comes to that, would be played Friday, Dec. 21, at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Followed 24 hours later, at the Verizon Center, by The Payback Bowl. That’s the worst-case...
View ArticlePistons Working To Save Their Season, Refill Once-Packed Palace
DALLAS – The Detroit Pistons have crashed as hard as the Michigan economy over the last few years and the combination has resulted in a lot of eerily quiet nights inside The Palace at Auburn Hills....
View ArticleWho’s Sitting On A Hot Seat Now?
– HANG TIME, Texas — Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. In the NBA that familiar line from the holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” has a different twist. Every time the bell rings a...
View ArticleAll-Star Rosters, Game Clock Overdue For A Dose Of Modern Inflation
. So many deserving players, so few roster spots. Depending on your sense of history and your definition of “All Star,” that statement about the NBA’s All-Star Game and selection process either is...
View ArticleMorning Shootaround — March 19
Missed a game last night? Wondering what the latest news around the NBA is this morning? The Morning Shootaround is here to try to meet those needs and keep you up on what’s happened around the league...
View ArticleMorning Shootaround — March 22
Missed a game last night? Wondering what the latest news around the NBA is this morning? The Morning Shootaround is here to try to meet those needs and keep you up on what’s happened around the league...
View ArticleNo Drama; Heat Streak Reaches 25!
MIAMI – All those texts, Tweets and subliminal messages from friends, family and fans were answered by the Miami Heat this time. Sure, they trailed at halftime for the ninth straight game Friday...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take To Beat The Heat?
. ORLANDO – Your turn, Chicago. Maybe you can do what hasn’t been done for a staggering 27 straight games, and stop the freight train that is the Miami Heat. The Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Bobcats and...
View ArticleMorning Shootaround — April 16
Missed a game last night? Wondering what the latest news around the NBA is this morning? The Morning Shootaround is here to try to meet those needs and keep you up on what’s happened around the league...
View ArticleFramework Of Brown-Cavs’ Deal In Place
a The framework of a deal that would reunite the Cleveland Cavaliers and their former coach, Mike Brown, is in place, according to league sources, though the two sides do not yet have a contract in...
View ArticleBlogtable: Jobs Coaches Want, Don’t
Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes to weigh in on the three most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. Week 26: Coaching...
View ArticleReport: Kidd In Negotiations With Nets
. HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – Jason Kidd‘s retirement party won’t last another week at this rate. The future Hall of Fame point guard, who announced his retirement from the league last week, is...
View ArticleNets Look To Kidd For Another Culture Change
. SAN ANTONIO – The Brooklyn Nets have a great culture outside their arena. Inside their locker room, not so much. The Nets have talent, starting with three guys — Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and...
View ArticleBird Says He And Coach Kidd Ready To Fly
. a ORLANDO, Fla. — If there’s anybody who knows what it’s like to go from a Hall of Fame playing career to having success as a head coach, it’s the guy who was sitting across the gym when Jason Kidd...
View ArticleNets Nearing Point Of No Return?
Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: The Beat crew discusses the Nets’ rough start to the season HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – Humbling is the weight of great expectations, as the men in black and...
View ArticleJust 17 Games In, Kidd Doesn’t Want Frank By His Side Anymore
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY – When Jason Kidd was hired as the Brooklyn Nets’ new coach in June, he used part of his introductory news conference to recruit Lawrence Frank as his lead assistant. And Frank...
View ArticleSurprise: Dumars Fires Yet Another Coach
Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: Cheeks is out at Detroit after only eight months Mo Cheeks, the eighth coach to serve during Joe Dumars‘ run as president of basketball operations for the...
View ArticleKidd has come a long way in a few months
Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: Jason Kidd talks with Rachel Nichols about his growth process as an NBA coach BROOKLYN – Jason Kidd‘s coaching career began a little like his playing...
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