Alvin Gentry

Finding a great coach won't be easy

2013-05-22 21:18:00

The Clippers have begun their search for a new coach to replace Vinny Del Negro, with the hope that they can find someone who is capable of molding the team into a championship contender. But it will not be an easy task to find someone of that stature....

Clippers parting ways with coach Vinny Del Negro

2013-05-21 12:18:00

Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro said “yes” in a text message when asked if he and the team had parted ways on Tuesday. In his typical deliberate fashion, Clippers owner Donald Sterling waited until almost three weeks after the season was over...

Clippers fire Coach Vinny Del Negro

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Almost three weeks after the Clippers were knocked out of the Western Conference playoffs, the team decided to part ways with Coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday. The Clippers told Del Negro, their coach for three seasons, they would not renew his...

Clippers to begin search for new coach to replace Vinny Del Negro

2013-05-21 17:00:00

The Clippers are just starting to compile a list of coaching candidates to replace the fired Vinny Del Negro, said several NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Former Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Byron Scott, Golden State...

Lakers assistant Steve Clifford draws interest around league

2013-05-14 06:30:00

Lakers assistant coach Steve Clifford has drawn interest around the NBA, taking interviews with the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Bobcats. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Clifford met with Bucks officials on Monday concerning their...

Bernie Bickerstaff, Chuck Person not retained by Lakers

2013-05-06 19:01:00

Assistant coaches Bernie Bickerstaff and Chuck Person were told Monday they would not be retained by the Lakers for next season. Bickerstaff was 4-1 in relief of Mike Brown last November, the longtime veteran serving as a brief bridge from Brown to Mike...

The Times' NBA rankings

2013-01-19 21:40:00

BIGFOOT’S LAIR 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (32-8) �� Playing Clippers before Lakers this week is like taking on varsity before the JV. (1) 2. CLIPPERS (32-9) Paul, Griffin to Lakers counterparts at All-Star Game: “Funny seeing you here.” (2)...

Preview: Lakers at Suns

2013-01-30 15:57:00

The "Kobe Bryant as de facto point guard" experiment will continue Wednesday night as the Lakers visit the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are tied with the New Orleans Hornets for the worst records in the Western Conference at 15-30. Phoenix recently fired...

Lakers: Week 14 predictions

2013-01-28 08:00:00

The Lakers finally made up some ground in Week 13, defeating the Utah Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The coming week involves four struggling teams and a chance for the Lakers to lock in a six-game winning streak. Given how poorly they have played...

D'Antoni answers Stoudemire's criticism, calls it 'mind-boggling'

2013-01-04 12:05:00

Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni often claims to coach defense despite his reputation as an offense-only coach. So it wasn't surprising to hear D'Antoni defend his teachings after one of his former players, New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire, criticized...

Suns, Alvin Gentry agree to part ways

2013-01-18 12:47:00

Former Clippers coach Alvin Gentry is now the former Phoenix Suns coach. The team relieved him of his coaching duties on Friday morning in a move that was declared "mutually agreed to" by both parties, according to a team news release. The Suns have a...

Lakers interested in Mickael Pietrus, reporter tweets

2012-11-24 16:58:00

According to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports, the Lakers are interested in free agent Mickael Pietrus. Pietrus is a nine-year veteran guard/forward who has logged seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics.� In...

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