Re: 2014 Off-Season Thread
LOL Brad Stevens probably has Hayward on speed dial wouldn't get to happy.
LOL Brad Stevens probably has Hayward on speed dial wouldn't get to happy.
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I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure their reasoning for not retaining Big Al and Milsap was so that Favors and Kanter would get the minutes they need to develop.Ohio State Buckeyes | Carolina Panthers | Charlotte Hornets | Cincinnati RedsComment
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Exactly and that makes them letting Milsap and Jefferson go understandable.
But I'd put the chances of Hayward leaving at less than 1%.#RespectTheCultureComment
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2014 Off-Season Thread
The only way I can see Hayward leaving is if whoever they really wanted to draft was gone and they used him and their pick to move back a couple spots but add some valuable pieces in return.
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What do you guys think about the Suns trading Bledsoe to try and land Embiid? Since Phoenix has the best medical staff, I'm sure they will do the necessary to ensure that Embiid doesn't suffer re-occurrences of the injury. Plus his very mobile and athletic and would be a great fit.Comment
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They would have to get back Waiters as well. Bledsoe still has loads of potential to unfold.. Other than that it's not really a bad move for either side, unless Wiggins, Parker, or Embiid instantly become a monster and Cleveland misses out.
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WTF is going on in Memphis? This is 2 years in a row there's been some Coach/Management beef:
One of the prime options under consideration by the Memphis Grizzlies in the wake of last week's management shakeup and the looming departure of Dave Joerger to the Minnesota Timberwolves is making a run at Jeff Van Gundy to be their coach and run their front office, according to NBA coaching sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Grizzlies have serious interest in trying to convince Van Gundy to serve as coach and team president in a job structure modeled after the new dual role brother Stan Van Gundy has secured with the Detroit Pistons.
Jeff Van Gundy's interest in that sort of undertaking -- or the Grizzlies specifically in the wake of all their recent turmoil -- is unclear, with the former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach and current ESPN analyst consistent in his reluctance to publicly discuss job openings. But after the ousting of CEO Jason Levien and with Joerger poised to leave, the immediate challenge for Grizzlies owner Robert Pera is convincing prospective candidates that they'll be walking into a stable situation.
Other names on Memphis' list of potential coach hires, sources say, include Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Alvin Gentry and ESPN analyst George Karl, both of whom interviewed for the post before Joerger's hiring. Sources say Gentry has already interviewed for the job openings with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz this month.
The Grizzlies technically still have a coach, but coaching sources continue to describe Joerger's move to Minnesota to succeed Rick Adelman with the Timberwolves as an inevitability. ESPN.com reported Thursday that the Wolves had made "significant progress" in their bid to hire Joerger away from Memphis, which sources say continued Saturday after Joerger met face-to-face with Wolves owner Glen Taylor.
The Wolves ultimately will have to satisfy Memphis' compensation demands to release Joerger from his contract, but the Grizzlies don't appear to be in a strong position to haggle, with sources insisting that Pera does not want to bring Joerger back next season regardless.
ESPN.com reported Monday that Pera contemplated firing Joerger early in the Minnesota native's first season on the bench after he replaced the popular Lionel Hollins. Sources said Pera's dissatisfaction with Joerger so early in the season was one of the factors that led to the breakdown in the owner's relationship with Levien, who was abruptly fired last week along with assistant general manager Stu Lash despite brokering much of Pera's purchase of the team from the late Michael Heisley in June 2012.
Levien was Joerger's biggest supporter when the decision was made after last season's 56 wins and a trip to the Western Conference finals not to award Hollins a new contract. The Grizzlies overcame a woeful start -- triggered in part by a Marc Gasol knee injury -- to go 50-32 under Joerger and extend the Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the first round of the playoffs. The Grizzlies had to play that Game 7 without the suspended Zach Randolph.
Joerger has been close for years with Timberwolves president and part-owner Flip Saunders, who, like Joerger, broke through as a coach in the NBA after working in the minor leagues first.#RespectTheCultureComment
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I don't understand teams not wanting coaches that win aka that do what they're hired to do.
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Told you man there was a lot going on. Apparently Jorger went behind Hollins bac I trying to get the head coaching job too....it's been a mess no idea how they kept it quiet
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I'm all for the Grizzlies mismanaging this situation.
#1 pick next year from the Grizzlies! MAKE IT HAPPEN BASKETBALL GODS!
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Lionel Hollins has emerged as a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers' coaching job, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Lakers management plans to interview Hollins later this week, league sources said.
After meeting with two candidates with Lakers ties – Mike Dunleavy and Byron Scott – Hollins is an intriguing inclusion in the process. He's the first candidate who doesn't have a history with the organization, but, of the three, he has the most recent track record of success in the league.
In his final three years as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, Hollins reached the playoffs three times – including a trip to the Western Conference finals and conference semifinals. As a player, Hollins won a championship with the Blazers in 1977 and was named an All-Star in 1978.
Hollins' history of strong defensive preparation and results, as well as a serious-minded leadership style, assuredly will appeal to Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Like Lakers management, Bryant is hopeful of the team finding a proven head coach with a winning track record.
Hollins' five-year run with the Grizzlies ended with acrimony between him and the franchise's now deposed CEO, Jason Levien. If Hollins' reputation had taken a hit over the departure, most in the NBA understand fully now the dysfunction and difficulty in Memphis had been mostly a byproduct of Levien's uneven management – not Hollins.
In his final season in 2013, Hollins won 56 games and lost in the Western Conference finals to the San Antonio Spurs.
Hollins played a significant part in cultivating the tough-minded, physical identity of the Grizzlies. Memphis star Zach Randolph had the best, most consistent years of his career under Hollins.#RespectTheCultureComment
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The fact that the Lakers interviewed Dunleavy is as embarrassing as the Cavs interviewing VDNComment
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