A coach on the floor, could LeBron James someday be a coach on the bench? NBA Insider By Brian Windhorst, The Plain Dealer March 14, 2010, 12:40AM Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer Cavaliers coach Mike Brown has openly welcomed and sought contributions and suggestions from LeBron James for several seasons. James says he enjoys providing the imput before and during games, but doesn’t think coaching is for him.
March 13, 2010 – 10:34 am Lakers get physical to take season series against Suns By Jerry Brown, for NBA.com Posted Saturday March 13, 2010 1:45AM PHOENIX (NBA.com exclusive) — After the game, a battered and bruised Phoenix forward Lou Amundson said he felt like he’d gone 15 rounds with the champ — which, of course, he had. Even with five days off to rest and prepare for the defending NBA champions, Amundson and the Suns didn’t have enough in reserve to get over the top against the Lakers, who came off the ropes in the fourth and claimed a unanimous 102-96 victory. “We just took what they gave us,” said Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who had 21 points, 10 rebounds and cancelled out his seven turnovers with eight assists.
When it comes to an NBA implementation of champagne and parades, there seems to be no substitute for experience. But after examining the league’s depth chart of championship variables, it’s hard to believe that a chronological personnel blend is not the way to go. Reaching way back into NBA history, we find almost no title-winning teams have featured an abundance of on-court youth
John Schuhmann thoroughly and accurately dissects a mediocre defensive team . The crux: The Hawks’ worst problem, however, is their transition defense, which may be the worst in the league
March 10, 2010 – 10:01 am updated 2:41 a.m. ET March 10, 2010 LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant never gets tired of being the Lakers’ closer. And though he savored the chance to stop Los Angeles’ longest losing streak in nearly three years with yet another flawless game-winning shot, Bryant is hoping he won’t have to bail out the Lakers quite so frequently in the final weeks before they defend their title.
Two hosts? No “thank you’s.” Ten Best Picture nominees? Academy Awards, we hardly know ye.
TORONTO – Jrue Holiday treats words as if they’re endangered.
Reporting from Charlotte, N.C. – The Lakers lost only 17 games last season when they won the NBA championship.
By Mike Cranston updated 11:29 p.m. ET March 5, 2010 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The final seconds ticked down and Michael Jordan slowly rose from his seat.
NBA Game Summary – Sacramento at Dallas (Friday, March 5th) Final Score: Dallas 108, Sacramento 100 Dallas, TX (Sports Network) – Dirk Nowitzki had 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, leading Dallas to a 10th straight win, 108-100, over Sacramento. Nowitzki connected on 12-of-26 shots and secured 12 rebounds, while rookie Rodrigue Beaubois scored a career-high 22 points in his second consecutive strong game with increased minutes due to Jason Terry’s absence following facial surgery Friday
PRINT EMAIL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE Stephen Curry became only the third rookie to have more than one 30-point, 12-assist game. Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images This is not the Charlotte Coliseum, where a precocious child treats the Charlotte Hornets’ locker room like his own private daycare.
NBA Game Summary – Utah at Phoenix (Thursday, March 4th) Final Score: Utah 116, Phoenix 108 Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – Deron Williams scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping Utah erase a double-digit deficit in the final frame en route to an emphatic 116-108 decision over the Suns. Williams also doled out nine assists, and Mehmet Okur scored 24 points for the Jazz, who moved within a game of the Northwest Division-leading Nuggets despite alternating wins and losses over the last seven contests. Carlos Boozer chipped in 15 points and 15 rebounds, and C.J
Z wants to go back to Cleveland By TOM WITHERS (AP) – 3 hours ago CLEVELAND — Zydrunas Ilgauskas has forgiven the Cleveland Cavaliers. Feeling betrayed after he was traded last month, Ilgauskas wants to return to the only NBA team he has played for to help it win a championship. Ilgauskas, the towering center known to Cleveland fans simply as “Z,” told his agent Herb Rudoy to begin negotiations with the Cavs on March 22 — the first day he can sign.
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