Brooklyn Nets establish Phil Jackson as top coaching target, sources sayMarc Stein and Chris Broussard, ESPN.com Undaunted by Phil Jackson's reported reluctance to coach their team, Brooklyn Nets officials have established Jackson as their top target in the wake of Avery Johnson's dismissal, according to NBA coaching sources. |
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After dropping 10 of 13, the Nets fired Avery Johnson as their coach. He may have been the first casualty of increased expectations, but his ouster was deserved, says Chris Mannix. |
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Nets GM expects D-Will, Humphries vs. BobcatsDec 27, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King sounded optimistic that point guard Deron Williams and power forward Kris Humphries will be back in the lineup for Friday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats. |
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Knicks' Felton awaits decision on finger injuryDec 27, 2012
New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton won't need surgery on his broken right pinky finger and is expected to be out at least a month. |
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Court Vision: Nets eye big name to replace Johnson?Dec 27, 2012
Court Vision: Nets eye big name to replace Johnson? |
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Avery Johnson’s son, on Twitter, following his father’s firing: ‘Sorry [our] best players couldn’t make open shots’Dec 27, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Avery Johnson Jr. is the son of former Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson, and a sophomore in high school. All things considering, based on some of the more ribald responses we’ve seen from people on Twitter to events far less substantial than a father b… |
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Spencer Lund, dimemag.com It used to be that every great team had one: a guy that believed they were the best, most talented player on the floor, even when they weren’t. This feeling of greatness was primarily contained in the player’s own brain, and came despite ample evidenc… |
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Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Much in the same way incumbent top assistant coaches rarely act as a new-and-improved voice when they take over for fired head coaches, former Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson never had a chance with his team. He had the stink of Old Nets on him from D… |
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Struggling Nets fire head coach JohnsonDec 27, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- Coach of the month in November, out of a job by New Year's. |
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Nets Fire Avery JohnsonDec 27, 2012
The Nets fired Avery Johnson after a 14-14 start amid high expectations in their first season in Brooklyn. Assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo is expected to coach the next game. |
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Nets fire coach Johnson after starting 14-14Dec 27, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com The Brooklyn Nets have relieved Avery Johnson of his coaching duties, the general manager Billy King announced Thursday. |
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J.R. Smith ties it, wins it with 2 tough jumpers in last 10 seconds to push Knicks past Suns (VIDEOS)Dec 27, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com With leading scorer Carmelo Anthony out with a hyperextended left knee and starting point guard Raymond Felton sidelined by a fractured right pinkie that could require surgery and a four-to-six-week shelving — two injuries suffered during a 100-94 Chris… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com A great recipe for disaster – at least if you’re the Lakers – is playing in Denver on the second night of a back-to-back. Old legs. The high altitude. The penchant of the Nuggets to play fast and frenetic. It almost never works out for L.A., and las… |
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Smith lifts depleted Knicks over Suns at buzzerDec 27, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com J.R. Smith sank a baseline 21-footer at the buzzer after a Phoenix turnover with a second to play, giving the depleted New York Knicks a 99-97 victory over the Suns on Wednesday night. |
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Bucks top Nets 13th straight time as Williams sitsDec 27, 2012
Bucks top Nets 13th straight time as Williams sits |
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