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| Pistons settle on assistants for Curry |
NBA Basketball |
06/23/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons rounded out their coaching staff on Monday, selecting Darrell Walker, Pat Sullivan and Harold Ellis as assistants for new head coach Michael Curry. The 39-year-old Curry was introduced as the new Pistons head coach on June 10. Walker, a player in the NBA for 10 seasons, had been an assistant with the New Orleans Hornets since the 2004-2005 campaign, and has also had stints as a head coach in the NBA with the Raptors and the Wizards. Sullivan is making th |
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| A's kick off long homestand |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2008 |
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| e majors with the type of electric stuff that Harden possesses. Unfortunately, the flame-throwing righty is about as durable as Mark Prior. When Harden takes the mound, fans of the A's hold their breath, much the same way that followers of the NBA's Detroit Pistons watch anxiously when a questionable foul is called against Rasheed Wallace. It is obvious that the key to Oakland's success this season is pitching. The offense is average and figures to remain so. But a healthy Harden gives the team a chance to han |
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| Lakers visit Boston for Game 6 of NBA Finals |
NBA Basketball |
06/17/2008 |
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| who did not play in Game 5, is averaging 6.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs. The last time the Lakers were eliminated on the road in the NBA Finals was in 2004, when they lost Game 5 and the series, 4-1, to Chauncey Billups and the Detroit Pistons Boston is trying to win its first title since 1986. The last time the Celtics won a championship at home was in 1986 when they defeated the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the finals. The Celtics captured Games 1 and 2 of this series at TD Banknorth Ga |
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| Talking golf with Jack - Nicholson, not Nicklaus |
NBA Basketball |
06/15/2008 |
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| said Sunday night. ``What could be better than that?'' --- BUSY BOSTON: The Boston Celtics played their 25th game of these playoffs Sunday night in Game 5 finals, equaling the most by any team in one postseason. The New York Knicks in 1994 and Detroit Pistons in 2005 also played 25 games, ending with Game 7 losses in the NBA finals. New York fell to Houston, and Detroit was knocked off San Antonio in its bid for a second straight championship. The Celtics were forced to seven games in the first two rou |
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| NBA Coaching Changes |
NBA Basketball |
06/11/2008 |
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Charlotte Bobcats - Sam Vincent, Larry Brown. Chicago Bulls - Scott Skiles, Jim Boylan (interim), Vinny Del Negro. Dallas Mavericks - Avery Johnson, Rick Carlisle. Detroit Pistons - Flip Saunders, Michael Curry. Miami Heat - Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra. Milwaukee Bucks - Larry Krystkowiak, Scott Skiles. New York Knicks - Isiah Thomas, Mike D'Antoni. Phoenix Suns - Mike D'Antoni, Terry Porter.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News |
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| Bryant, Lakers take Game 3 as Celts' postseason road woes continue |
NBA Basketball |
06/11/2008 |
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| n it wins the first two games in the NBA Finals, while the Lakers are 0-5 when they lose Games 1 and 2. The only three teams to come back from an 0-2 deficit and win the NBA Finals are the 1969 Celtics, the 1977 Trail Blazers and the 2006 Heat...With a win in Game 4 the Lakers will tie the NBA playoff record for most consecutive home victories in a single postseason, held by six teams...The Lakers had lost five straight finals games and six of seven, dating back to the 2004 Finals against the Detroit Pistons. |
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| Michael Curry introduced as new Detroit Pistons head coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Play hard or sit. Basically, that is Michael Curry's coaching philosophy and it seems to be exactly what the Detroit Pistons need. The Pistons gave Curry his first head coaching job Tuesday in part because they're confident he can get the most out of their remaining veterans, some of whom are former teammates. ``I don't think you make anybody play. I think you substitute,'' Curry said at a news conference. ``You remove the ones that are unmotivated. That's pretty simple.'' |
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| Pistons name Curry head coach |
NBA Basketball |
06/10/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons introduced Michael Curry as the club's new head coach at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. According to the Detroit News, Curry agreed to a three-year contract worth $7.5 million with a club option for a fourth season. Curry, who will turn 40 in August, replaces the recently dismissed Flip Saunders, who found himself unemployed last Tuesday after a third consecutive Eastern Conference finals exit in the playoffs. He had one year left on the four-year |
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| Michael Curry tabbed as new coach of the Detroit Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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DETROIT (AP) -Michael Curry will be the Detroit Pistons head coach next season after only one year as an assistant. A former teammate is not surprised. Curry is set be introduced as Detroit's new coach at a news conference Tuesday, Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars told The Associated Press. Dallas Mavericks guard Jerry Stackhouse, who played with Curry in Detroit, said Curry was like a player-coach during his career on the court. ``It was just a matter of time,'' Stackhouse said |
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| Pistons to name new coach; Curry the likely choice |
NBA Basketball |
06/09/2008 |
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| Auburn Hills, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Pistons have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday, at which time it is expected that Michael Curry will be introduced as the club's new head coach. According to the Detroit News, Curry has agreed to a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth season. Curry, who will turn 40 in August, would replace the recently dismissed Flip Saunders, who found himself unemployed last Tuesday after a third consecutive Eastern Conference finals exit in the playoffs |
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