Archive for July 6th, 2009

Q&A with Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle

Monday, July 6th, 2009

In the Mavericks, Carlisle takes over a team that won 67 games two years ago and 51 last season, when Avery Johnson was fired.

Sep. 10–During his first two head coaching jobs, Rick Carlisle took over franchises and immediately made them better.

In 2001, he joined a Detroit team that had won 32 games the previous year and engineered a 50-32 record as a rookie coach. In Indiana in 2004, Carlisle inherited a Pacers team that won 48 games in Isiah Thomas’ last season as coach

Bobcats, injury-riddled Harrington part ways

Monday, July 6th, 2009

The Bobcats also aren’t expected to re-sign unrestricted free agents Derek Anderson and Earl Boykins. Charlotte has nine players under contract, not counting draft picks D.J. Augustin, Alexis Ajinca and Kyle Weaver and restricted free agents Emeka Okafor and Ryan Hollins.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -The Charlotte Bobcats have declined to pick up a team option on the contract of forward Othella Harrington, making him an unrestricted free agent.

The move Tuesday was no surpr

Former Trail Blazers Kevin Duckworth dies at 44

Monday, July 6th, 2009

The 7-foot Duckworth averaged 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds over 11 seasons in the NBA, helping Portland reach the NBA finals in 1990 and 1992. The two-time All-Star also played for San Antonio, Washington, Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Clippers.

“Kevin will be remembered by fans as one of the most popular and recognizable players to ever wear the Blazers uniform, but to people who knew him, he’ll be remembered as one of the warmest and biggest-hearted,” Trail Blazers president Larry

Riley settling into new role with Heat, once again

Monday, July 6th, 2009

The fact that he isn’t coaching anymore won’t change that.

Almost to a man, everyone in the Heat locker room, even those who never played for him, still call him “Coach Riley.”

On that point, Riley is clear: It’s Spoelstra’s call.

“All I’ve experienced in my two years prior to this is coach Riley running everything,” third-year point guard Chris Quinn said. “But coach Spo was my summer league coach for two years, so I kind of have a little taste of it. It’s excit

Agent Provocateur Story

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Company Headquarters: London, England
Twenty years ago, called a “spy” (Agent Provocateur, referred to as AP) of the women’s underwear store in London, Broadwick Street, SOHO area of the opening. AP window display is a tempting, wearing bright tights to put on a variety of models is the position to the imagination. However, a similar [...]