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| Phoenix Suns hire Terry Porter as coach |
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06/07/2008 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -Terry Porter will be the Phoenix Suns' next coach, ending the club's monthlong search for a successor to Mike D'Antoni. Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr said Saturday he had agreed to terms with Porter, who was an assistant with the Detroit Pistons. The 45-year-old Porter played in the NBA for 17 seasons and teamed with Kerr in San Antonio. ``He's got a great combination of leadership skills,'' Kerr said in a telephone interview. ``He's a great communicator. And his coaching experie |
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| No reunion for Bulls, Collins |
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06/06/2008 |
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| erson and former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Dwane Casey for second interviews. Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin and Rockets assistant Elston Turner are in the running, according to the Tribune, which also reported along with the Chicago Sun-Times that Phoenix Suns assistant general manager Vinny Del Negro was in town to interview. Casey is the only one with head coaching experience. After reaching the second round of the playoffs last year, Chicago expected to contend for the Eastern Conference championship |
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| Spaniard Fernandez plans to play for Blazers |
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06/06/2008 |
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| Now, I have the chance to fulfill a dream and become part of the NBA.'' The 6-foot-6 shooting guard averaged 21.2 points, 4.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds for DKV Joventut Badalona this past season. The 24th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, he was acquired by Portland for cash considerations. Fernandez will make about $900,000 his rookie season because of NBA rules, about half of what he would have made with his Spanish team. He is a friend of Trail Blazers guard Sergio Rodriguez, |
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| Former NBA star headed for runoff in Sacramento mayoral race |
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06/04/2008 |
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| y in March. He also has faced complaints about his nonprofit development agency and criticism from gay activists after saying he doesn't support same-sex marriages. The hometown hero returned to Sacramento in 2000 after playing 12 seasons with the Phoenix Suns to launch redevelopment projects and turn his former high school into a charter school with ambitious goals. He said he became disillusioned with the city's leadership and bureaucracy, frustrations that prompted his run for mayor. The rough-and-tu |
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| Former NBA star shoots for political spotlight in Sacramento |
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06/03/2008 |
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| y in March. He also has faced complaints about his nonprofit development agency and criticism from gay activists after saying he doesn't support same-sex marriages. The hometown hero returned to Sacramento in 2000 after playing 12 seasons with the Phoenix Suns to launch redevelopment projects and turn his former high school into a charter school with ambitious goals. He said he became disillusioned with the city's leadership and bureaucracy, frustrations that prompted his run for mayor. The rough-and-tu |
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| Former NBA star in Sacramento political spotlight |
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06/03/2008 |
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| candidacy in March. He also has faced complaints about his nonprofit development agency and criticism from gay activists after saying he doesn't support same-sex marriages. The hometown hero returned to Sacramento after playing 12 seasons with the Phoenix Suns to launch redevelopment projects and turn his former high school into a charter school with ambitious goals. He said he became disillusioned with the city's leadership and bureaucracy, frustrations that prompted his run for mayor. The rough-and-tu |
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| Ex-NBA star running for mayor of Sacramento |
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06/02/2008 |
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| ce, there are going to be a lot of allegations and mudslinging and things that aren't true.'' Johnson, who earned a political science degree while playing basketball at California, became an NBA star during his 12 seasons as a point guard with the Phoenix Suns. The Suns retired his No. 7 jersey when he left the team in 2000 and he returned to Sacramento, focusing on rebuilding his boyhood neighborhood. Through his development organization, St. HOPE, Johnson transformed his failing alma mater, Sacramento |
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| Future uncertain for Wallace, Saunders and Pistons |
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05/31/2008 |
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| le, might be replaced by assistants Michael Curry or Terry Porter or perhaps former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. Curry could also be a candidate for the opening in Chicago, while Porter is expected to be interviewed for a second time by the Phoenix Suns later this week. Tayshaun Prince said Saunders shouldn't be a scapegoat. ``People will say it's pretty much his fault,'' Prince said. ``But the players have to take this one on the chin.'' The Pistons probably wouldn't have won their 2004 titl |
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| Suns to interview Pistons assistant Porter again |
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05/31/2008 |
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Terry Porter is expected to be interviewed for a second time by the Phoenix Suns later this week. Porter joined Detroit Pistons coaches and players at their practice facility on Saturday, the day after the Boston Celtics eliminated them in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Suns have been searching for a head coach since Mike D'Antoni resigned to lead the New York Knicks. Candidates include Porter, Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner and former NBA player and T |
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| Lakers try to knock out Spurs |
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05/29/2008 |
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| ampionships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) in the last nine years. They are 4-5 in conference finals since joining the NBA in the 1976-77 campaign. San Antonio is 7-1 at home and 2-6 on the road in this year's playoffs. The Spurs defeated the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns in five contests in round one and survived a seven-game series with No. 2 New Orleans in the semis. This is the 11th time these teams have met in the postseason. San Antonio is 3-7 versus the Lakers in the playoffs. The Spurs defeated LA in the 1995 |
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