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| Ridnour to have abdominal surgery |
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08/05/2003 |
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| nour, the 14th overall pick of the NBA Draft, will likely be sidelined for more than a month. However, he should be ready to play when the club opens training camp in late September. The injury apparently occurred during a pre-draft workout with the Milwaukee Bucks. Ridnour was the second of Seattle's two first-round picks. He left Oregon after his junior season, during which he averaged 19.7 points and 6.6 assists in 33 games. In three campaigns with the Ducks, Ridnour posted averages of 14.8 points and 5.2 a |
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| Report: Porter to be next coach of the Bucks |
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08/05/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - Terry Porter will be the new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Porter will be introduced at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. The 40-year-old Porter reportedly was chosen over Phoenix Suns assistant coach Marc Iavaroni and Atlanta Hawks interim coach Terry Stotts to replace George Karl, who was fired by the Bucks on July 20. Porter has one year of professional coaching experience, as he was an assistant coach with the Sacr |
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| Minnesota Timberwolves 2003 Offseason Update |
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07/24/2003 |
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| found. Minnesota also had the 55th overall selection, and it used it on Rick Rickert, a 6-10 sophomore out of Minnesota. The Timberwolves have been active tweaking their roster. Minnesota acquired guard Sam Cassell and center Ervin Johnson from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for forward Joe Smith and guard Anthony Peeler. In 78 games this past season, the 34-year-old Cassell averaged 19.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per outing. He recorded his first career triple- double on December 9 at Cleveland w |
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| Washington Wizards 2003 Offseason Update |
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07/23/2003 |
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| rds have undergone some wholesale changes since the end of the 2002-03 season. Michael Jordan is no longer with the organization. Doug Collins is out as head coach, and has been replaced by former Nets assistant Eddie Jordan. Ernie Grunfeld left the Milwaukee Bucks, and is now the president of basketball operations with Washington. It's extremely rare for an organization to take on such a vastly different look from one season to the next, but in this case, there really was no other option. When a personality l |
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| Karl will not return as Bucks head coach |
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07/20/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - George Karl will not return next season as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Karl, who inherited a team that missed the playoffs seven straight years, led Milwaukee to four playoff berths and compiled a 205-173 mark in five seasons with the club. "George is a tremendous coach whose achievements here and with prior teams speak for themselves," said general manager Larry Harris. "His contributions to our success will always be appreciated, but our situation going forward requir |
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| Payton, Cassell and Caffey get additional charge |
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07/18/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Milwaukee Bucks forward Jason Caffey and his former teammates Gary Payton and Sam Cassell were all charged with an added count Friday. The charges stem from a fight outside a Toronto club in April. The new charge of assault causing bodily harm is more serious than the earlier count of assault. The altercation happened outside a strip club in the early hours of Friday morning, April 11, while the Bucks were in Toronto to play the Raptors. According to Police Sgt. Jim Muscat, |
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| Bucks ink Strickland, two others |
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07/17/2003 |
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| Milwaukee, WI (MySportsbook) - The Milwaukee Bucks strengthened their front and back court on Thursday with the free-agent additions of veteran guard Erick Strickland, forward Brian Skinner and center Daniel Santiago. As per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. The 39-year-old Strickland played 71 games for the Indiana Pacers last season, averaging 6.5 points and 2.9 assists per contest. A nine-year veteran, the 6- foot-3 Strickland has career averages of 8.2 points and 2.5 assists over 396 g |
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| Cavs reach agreement with free agent Ollie |
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07/17/2003 |
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| vin plays tough defense, can be a solid mentor for some of the young guys, and is someone that plays a very smart, efficient game night in and night out." The 30-year-old Ollie finished last season with Seattle. He was traded in February 2003 by the Milwaukee Bucks along with Ray Allen, Ronald Murray and draft picks to the SuperSonics for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. In 82 games last season, 53 with Milwaukee and 29 with Seattle, Ollie averaged 6.5 points and 3.5 assists. A six-year NBA veteran, Ollie has al |
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| Suns re-sign veteran Scott Williams |
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07/16/2003 |
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| and 2.8 rebounds in 69 games with the Suns last season -- his first year in Phoenix. A former North Carolina Tar Heel, Williams will be entering his 14th season in the NBA. During his career, he has played for the Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets. Williams has averaged 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 684 career games. The Suns also inked first-round pick Leandrinho Barbosa to a three-year contract worth around $2.17 million. Barbosa, a 19-year-old point guard from Brazil, w |
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| Clippers select Mike Dunleavy as new head coach |
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07/11/2003 |
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| t) press conference on Friday. The 49-year-old Dunleavy replaces interim coach Dennis Johnson, who took over when Alvin Gentry was fired on March 3. A former NBA player, Dunleavy has had previous head coaching experience with the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and the Portland Trail Blazers. In 1991, Dunleavy guided the Lakers to an NBA Finals appearance in his first season as their head coach. The Bulls defeated the Lakers in five games. In his 10 years as a head coach, Dunleavy has compiled an overall r |
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