Blame the culture, not the coach, says Donnie Nelson
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Folks back in the United States are searching for an explanation to their basketball team&#39;s misfortunes.
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Manny Ramirez's work habits are more important than his words to Boston manager Terry Francona.
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Although he did not agree with his longtime friend&#39;s assertion that it was racially insensitive, Jets coach Herman Edwards backed Tony Dungy&#39;s criticism of the controversial opening segment to &quot;Monday Night Football.
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Earlier this week, Jets coach Herman Edwards said his team could take something positive from playing a close game with New England despite losing. But Edwards took a different tack Wednesday, railing against the perception the Jets took a moral victory from the 13-7 loss.
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Games like these are why coaches don&#39;t carry firearms. You play good defense, hold an offensive, blistering team under 80 points.
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&quot;Well,&quot; says Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, laughing at the question before he even starts answering, &quot;you can&#39;t stop people from talking.
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Eddy Curry is not an All-Star in the view of N.B.A. fans or coaches, with the notable exception of the fans who reside in the Knicksâ locker room and the coach who sits on the Knicksâ bench.
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In the end, it doesn&#39;t matter exactly what Ron Artest did to get himself booted by his coach. It doesn&#39;t matter if it was a disagreement over touches, a hygiene issue or some strange request to take a month
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Fabio Capello, who will be presented as the new England manager on Monday, says he needs to restore the team's "winning mentality".
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Mavericks owner Mark Cuban claims in an ongoing dispute with his former coach that Don Nelson used "confidential information" to help the Golden State Warriors pull off a stunning first-round playoff victory.
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Make no mistake about it. Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers was to blame for the ugly fans-players brawl at The Palace. That&#39;s not to give the dumb fan who threw a cup of beer
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Neither did 95 percent of the other coaches. But in the case of Lenny Wilkens, this particular flaw became part of his legacy, along with the NBA title, the record numbers of wins and losses and the trademark crossed arms and cold stare.
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Some coaches get so good at shading the truth they occasionally lose sight of it themselves. At some point, with some guys, it becomes an occupational hazard. Billy Donovan, to cite the latest example, talked so long and so longingly about coaching in the NBA someday that he stubbornly pursued the opportunity even after he knew deep down it wasn't what he wanted.
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When measuring their performance don't compare winning percentage with payroll, see how his predecessor did.
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Coaches love to talk about character-building wins, but when teams prevail after they are losing by 19 points in the fourth quarter, it&#39;s a unique experience.
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The Miami Dolphins hired a coach this week, just not a head coach.
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Eddy Curry was not benched in his hometown Friday night and thus avoided one major indignity. But he appears to have lost some of his coachâs faith, which may be a greater long-term concern.