NBA WeblogNBA news, recaps, and analysisSuns fill Remaining Assistant Coaching Vacancies- June 20, 2008 The Phoenix Suns and head coach Terry Porter have completed updating the rest of the coaching staff. Three of four are familiar faces to most NBA and Suns fans, while the fourth is not as familiar, but does have some quality basketball background. Alvin Gentry - A former head coach and lead assistant to former Suns coach Mike D'Antoni. For Gentry, this will be his 5th year on the Phoenix Suns coaching staff. His familiarity with all of the current players should help smooth the transition for...http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/06/20/suns-fill-remaining-assistant-coaching-vacanc... Celtics Destroy Lakers in Game 6, Win NBA Championship- June 18, 2008 The Boston Celtics left no doubt who this year's NBA Champion is, after an overwhelmingly dominate performance against the L.A. Lakers on Tuesday night. Final score 131-92. Up by as many as 43 points in the game, the Celtics were really never in any danger of having to play a Game 7. This game was in the bag at halftime for the famed green & white. Ray Allen , Kevin Garnett and Co. were spectacular and stepped up when it counted. I doubt you will hear much more talk about KG playing well in.http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/06/17/celtics-destroy-lakers-in-game-6-win-nba-cham... Thoughts on the NBA Referee Scandal- June 15, 2008 Between Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals, disgraced ex-referee Tim Donaghy said that a handful of past postseason games were called impartially by the referees to extend a series per the machinations of the League and stations carrying the postseason games. It is believes that one game Donaghy was referring to was Game 6 of the WCF in the 2002 NBA Playoffs between the Kings and Lakers, a game the Lakers won to force a Game 7 in Sacramento. Commissioner David Stern quickly denounced Donaghy's...http://nbaweblog.com/lakers/archive/2008/06/15/thoughts-on-the-nba-referee-scandal.aspx NBA Finals Game 4 Log...- June 13, 2008 I've been quite busy lately and haven't had a chance to blog much about the playoffs. I have been doing my best, though, to watch many of the Lakers game throughout these playoffs. Given the ease with which they dispatched the Nuggets and the lack of serious challenges against the Jazz and Spurs, I thought the Lakers would roll on the Celtics. And at halftime in Game 1 my confidence was still there. Heck, even after they lost Game 1 I was still thinking that the main reason they lost was...http://nbaweblog.com/lakers/archive/2008/06/13/nba-finals-game-4-log.aspx Terry Porter Chosen as Next Phoenix Suns Coach- June 8, 2008 Steve Kerr has made his decision... Terry Porter will be the new head coach of the Phoenix Suns . The announcement ends about a month of unknowns for a club that got bounced in the 1st round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. Kerr chose Porter primarily based on the fact that he had prior coaching experience, albeit only 2 yrs w Milwaukee. "He's got a great combination of leadership skills," Kerr said in a telephone interview. "He's a great communicator. And his coaching experience, two years as a head..http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/06/08/terry-porter-chosen-as-next-phoenix-suns-coac... Suns Narrow Coaching Choices to 4 Candidates- June 5, 2008 Steve Kerr , GM of the Phoenix Suns , confirmed recently that the full interviewing process has pretty much been completed by the ownership & management group. Kerr pointed out that conversations are still ongoing for the Suns coaching job, but that the formal "in-person" interviews are complete. "We're getting a lot closer," Kerr told reporters Wednesday. "Our interview process is probably completed. There may be a few more phone conversations. But we're really pleased with the candidates..http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/06/05/suns-narrow-coaching-choices-to-4-candidates.... |