Sloan expresses interest in coaching vacancies (The SportsXchange)
(Wed, 23 May 2012 08:11:13 PDT)
Jerry Sloan wants to coach again and is interested in the vacancies with the Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.

Should the Chicago Bulls Trade Luol Deng or Joakim Noah? Fan's Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
(Mon, 21 May 2012 12:23:00 PDT)
I'll tell you what, for a team that went 50-16 --and had very legitimate reasons for being knocked out in the first round of the playoffs-- there are a lot of questions surrounding the future of the Chicago Bulls. Honestly, I hadn't really thought about those questions until I read Sam Smith's latest article concerning that very thing. He offers two directions the Bulls can go as they wait for their prized superstar --Derrick Rose-- to return from injury. As of now, the Bulls are hoping for a mid-to-late season return.

Adam Morrison looks great, everyone (Ball Don't Lie)
(Mon, 21 May 2012 11:15:21 PDT)
"Hey, I wonder how Adam Morrison's doing these days," you said to your cat earlier this afternoon. "Not sure why I'm thinking of him now, after not really thinking about him much since the Lakers let him go a couple of years back, but you know, I'd kind of like to know what he's up to ... or, I mean, even just see him, I guess. It's been too long!" Your wish, as always, is our command: Looking great, Adam Morrison! I see you have been very busy since last we saw you listening to Dio and working on your fingertapping and/or performing twice nightly in dark matches at Pacific Northwest wrestling shows as "The Fauxndertaker." Not sure how well that will translate to being sharp in the pick-and-roll, but if any general manager would just take like three minutes to hear you rip through "Holy Diver" and/or check out your Tombstone, I'm sure you'd be back on the floor in no time. This life-affirming photo of Morrison — the NCAA's co-Player of the Year during his junior season at Gonzaga who was drafted No. 3 overall by Michael Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats in 2006 and soon plummeted to the depths of bustdom thanks to an inability to create his own shot against NBA defenders, a severe left knee injury and the fact that he was chosen ahead of Brandon Roy, Rudy Gay, Rajon Rondo and Paul Millsap (among others) — was taken Monday morning by SNY.tv's Adam Zagoria . We here at BDL share our unending thanks with Mr. Zagoria for bringing this ray of sunlight into a dreary (in Brooklyn, at least) Monday afternoon. [Also: LeBron delivers epic performance after reading 'The Hunger Games' ]

NBA: Oden having surgery in hopes of reviving career (The SportsXchange)
(Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:12 PDT)
Former No. 1 NBA draft pick Greg Oden reportedly has undergone a controversial procedure to try to kick-start his waning basketball career.

Report: Ewing has 'good chance' to be Bobcats coach (The SportsXchange)
(Fri, 18 May 2012 11:30:11 PDT)
Orlando Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing reportedly has a "good chance" of getting the Charlotte Bobcats head coaching job.

AP Source: Bobcats interviewing Ewing Thursday (The Associated Press)
(Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:48 PDT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Two people familiar with the situation say the Bobcats will interview Orlando assistant Patrick Ewing on Thursday in Charlotte for their vacant head coaching position.

Report: Bobcats to interview Ewing (The SportsXchange)
(Wed, 16 May 2012 13:50:07 PDT)
Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing will interview Thursday for the Charlotte Bobcats' coaching vacancy, according to an ESPN.com report.

Hawks head toward an uncertain future (The SportsXchange)
(Tue, 15 May 2012 01:50:10 PDT)
The summer of uncertainty began officially for Hawks the moment they walked off that floor in Boston in Game 6, losers in a win-or-go-home playoff game that they knew would signal the end of an era.

AP Sources: Bobcats to interview Ewing next week (The Associated Press)
(Thu, 10 May 2012 12:58:17 PDT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Patrick Ewing is one of several candidates the Charlotte Bobcats will interview for their head coaching vacancy and the Hall of Fame center will meet with team officials next week, said people familiar with the situation.

Bobcats to interview Patrick Ewing
(Mon, 07 May 2012 21:01:50 PDT)
The Bobcats have lined up interviews with assistant coaches Patrick Ewing and Mike Malone to fill their coaching vacancy.

NBA roundup: Odom won't get playoff share from Mavericks (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 07 May 2012 16:10:30 PDT)
Lamar Odom remained on the Dallas Mavericks' roster through the end of their 2011-12 season, but he won't get any of the team's playoff money.

Warriors give Bobcats permission to interview Malone (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 07 May 2012 13:20:19 PDT)
Longtime NBA assistant Michael Malone could get his first shot as a head coach, as the Golden State Warriors have given the Charlotte Bobcats permission to interview their assistant coach for the team's vacant head coaching position.

Capel family of coaches savoring 76ers' success (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 07 May 2012 11:40:08 PDT)
The Capel coaching family is savoring every NBA playoff win by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Allen Iverson’s infamous ‘practice’ rant, 10 years later (Ball Don't Lie)
(Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50:30 PDT)
It was a frustrating end to a frustrating season, and it created possibly the most famous end-of-season press conference of all time, if not the most famous press conference in NBA history. Allen Iverson, in the days following his Philadelphia 76ers' first-round exit, was more than upset at coach Larry Brown's contention that Iverson's lacking practice habits may have cost Philadelphia a chance at another Finals appearance, so he went off on the local media. In an infamous rant, he treated the word and premise of "practice" as if it were as inconsequential as choosing Gatorade over water or choosing fish over chicken as a pregame meal. And all of it took place 10 years ago — May 7, 2002. Ostensibly, Iverson's frustrations were taken out on longtime Philadelphia Daily News beat writer Phil Jasner, who was following up on coach Brown's specific criticism of both Iverson's practice habits and refusal to participate in some practices as he worked through the myriad injuries resultant from the combination of his aggressive play and wispy frame. And though Iverson took great delight in singling out Jasner (calling him "Phillip" repeatedly, in a typical bully move), his real anger was directed at Brown, clearly, and what he apparently thought was an anachronistic ideal that drew a direct line between all-out play in practice, and success on the court in games that mattered in the win/loss column.

Tyson Chandler is the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, and our best attempt to know the game better (Ball Don't Lie)
(Wed, 02 May 2012 15:35:13 PDT)
Tyson Chandler won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award on Wednesday , as Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears first reported on Tuesday evening, and the New York Knicks center has more than earned the honor. The veteran big man was gracious in his acceptance, calling his singular recognition more of "a team thing" during the press conference announcing his selection, while tweeting later on that he was "blessed" to be the first Knick in the team's longstanding defensive history to be given the award. Chandler has seemed to be the runaway winner for a few months now, especially since Orlando Magic center (and three-time winner) Dwight Howard seemed to flake out more and more. This allowed The Basketball Jones' Trey Kerby, in a pitch-perfect column , to point out the fact that Howard's team-based and individual defensive stats were actually on par or better than Chandler's in several instances, and that Howard (even in an off year of his own design) may still have been a victim of voter fatigue, 12 missed games, and his own submarining of Orlando's season. Trey's correct, even as he points out that Chandler deserved the award. With that point in place, it's probably best to move on to another surprising element of Chandler's turnaround, and one that tends to get lost as we tend to stay in the day-to-day realm of the NBA's shifts and feints. Tyson Chandler was always supposed to be at that podium, accepting that award. Then he wasn't. Then he was, again. Then he definitely wasn't. Though Chandler probably doesn't want to look upon this honor as a culmination and/or peak moment in his career, especially at just 29 years of age, he should be proud at what he's had to overcome just to become the first Defensive Player of the Year in Knick history.

Struggling Bobcats part ways with coach Silas
(Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:45:05 PDT)
(Reuters) - Paul Silas was fired as head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday after leading the eight-year-old franchise to the National Basketball Association's worst-ever record and a search for his successor is underway.

NBA roundup: Celtics' Rondo suspended 1 game for bumping referee (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:40:11 PDT)
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended one game for bumping into referee Marc Davis while arguing a call in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. The three-time All-Star will miss Tuesday night's game, the second in the best-of-seven series.

Silas dumped as coach of hapless Bobcats
(Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:06:58 PDT)
Paul Silas will not return as coach of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats after the team struggled to a 7-59 record in the worst season by any club in NBA history, the team announced on Monday.

Bobcats: Coach Paul Silas not returning next year (The Associated Press)
(Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:21:49 PDT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The worst team in NBA history will have a new coach next season.

Paul Silas, Charlotte Bobcats part ways, beginning a very interesting coaching search (Ball Don't Lie)
(Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:00:22 PDT)
Coming off perhaps the worst regular season in NBA history, the Charlotte Bobcats announced Monday that head coach Paul Silas would not return to coach the team during the 2012-13 NBA season. Rod Higgins, Charlotte's president of basketball operations, announced the separation — it's not a firing, per se, as Silas' contract ran out at the end of the season — in a press release , saying that the "search for [Silas'] successor will begin immediately." "I would like to personally thank Paul for everything he has done for this team under some pretty unique circumstances," Higgins said. "His basketball experience as a coach and a player speak for themselves. We have been fortunate to have someone of his character associated with this franchise and we hope he will continue to be a valuable resource to us in the future." During a Monday afternoon press conference, Silas thanked the Bobcats for the opportunity and said he would not pursue another head-coaching job. "It's time to move on and I'm OK with that," Silas said, according to the Bobcats' official Twitter feed . Silas said he was offered an as-yet undefined consulting role with the team, though most outside observers would likely suggest that the best thing for him, now that he is without a contract, is to run away from the Charlotte Bobcats as fast as your 68-year-old legs can take you . Higgins didn't set a timetable for a hire to be made, but did say the front office is "going to start as soon as this [press conference] is over." General manager Rich Cho said the ideal candidate for the team's head coach would be "someone [...] who wants to be here and [the] opportunity to be part of building this team up going forward." That raises an interesting question: Who the hell wants this job?

Silas out as Bobcats coach (The SportsXchange)
(Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:30:11 PDT)
With a .106 winning percentage in the 2011-12 season, the Charlotte Bobcats made NBA history. Now, head coach Paul Silas is history.

Jordan's Bobcats end year worst in basketball
(Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:56:09 PDT)
Two years after Michael Jordan purchased the Charlotte Bobcats, they have suffered the worst season in the history of the NBA by going 7-59 after losing their final 23 regular-season games.

Ball Don’t Lie’s playoff predictions: Indiana Pacers vs. Orlando Magic (Ball Don't Lie)
(Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:55:42 PDT)
The 66-game regular season, mercifully, is over. The NBA jam-packed 66 games into a space where 50 usually went, and the result was a strange five-month run that had us talking about rested legs and oddball rotations more than we spoke of learning and growing and all that typically mindful stuff that comes to our heads when discussing the NBA. The playoffs start on Saturday, though, and the brains behind Ball Don't Lie are ready to break down the first-round matchups. [ Related: Yahoo! Sports' predictions for the 2012 NBA playoffs ] We continue with the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic.

Maggette: Michael Jordan will turn Bobcats around (The Associated Press)
(Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:06:07 PDT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Forward Corey Maggette said that while the Bobcats have plenty of questions to answer moving forward, owner Michael Jordan's commitment to winning is not among them.