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Phoenix Suns Reportedly Spoke with Jason Kidd, Vinny Del Negro About Head Coaching Job

Phoenix Suns Reportedly Spoke with Jason Kidd, Vinny Del Negro About Head Coaching Job

Anyone clamoring for the Phoenix Suns to speak with Jason Kidd about their head coaching vacancy has officially received their wish. The same goes for anyone who wanted Vinny Del Negro to get some face time, too. (Props to someone if they actually belong to this group.) After cycling through some of the top candidates, [...]

April 24, 2018 admin Rumors 1

Chris Paul Not a Lock to Re-Sign With Clippers

Chris Paul Not a Lock to Re-Sign With Clippers

Donald Sterling strikes again. The Los Angeles Clippers showed Vinny Del Negro the door because of Chris Paul. They didn’t fire him, they just elected not to offer him a new contract. And now, as The Hoop Doctors has already told you, Paul’s pissed. How pissed? Enough so that he’s no longer a lock to [...]

May 31, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Phil Jackson Won’t Coach Clippers Because It’s ‘Creepy’

Phil Jackson Won’t Coach Clippers Because It’s ‘Creepy’

Phil Jackson won’t be coaching the Los Angeles Clippers because, well, that would be creepy. The Clippers agreed to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro—whose contract was up—on Tuesday, paving the way for them to hire anyone they wanted—so long as Donald Sterling was willing to actually pay them and Chris Paul approved. [...]

May 22, 2013 admin Blogs 6

Matt Barnes Says Chris Paul Will Stay With Clippers

Matt Barnes Says Chris Paul Will Stay With Clippers

Maybe Chris Paul isn’t such a flight risk after all. Following the Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round exit at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies, I was of the mind that Paul would consider spurning Hollywood for a different locale. And I still am. Fellow Clipper Matt Barnes, however, is not. Speaking with ESPNLA 710, Barnes [...]

May 9, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Phil Jackson Still Open to Coaching

Phil Jackson Still Open to Coaching

And you thought Dwight Howard was indecisive. Phil Jackson remains a sought after head coach. How could he not? He’s won 11 titles as a sideline stalker and in 20 years on the job, he’s never once coached a team to a record below .500. Teams want that type of resume in their locker room. [...]

May 9, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Celtics to Trade Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Clippers?

Celtics to Trade Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Clippers?

Stephen A. Smith is at it again. Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, Smith spoke of a potential blockbuster that could eventually go down between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. And I’m not even sure “blockbuster” does it justice. The deal in question would have both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett being sent to [...]

May 7, 2013 admin Blogs 4

Vinny Del Negro on Thin Ice with Clippers

Vinny Del Negro on Thin Ice with Clippers

Vinny Del Negro’s future with the Los Angeles Clippers may be in jeopardy, and I kid you not. According to T.J. Simers of the The Los Angeles Times, Del Negro’s relationship with the organization has gone sour: But now only the playoffs remain before Clippers’ management begins messing with success and chooses not to rehire [...]

April 18, 2013 admin Blogs 0

NBA Rumors: Should LA Clippers Trade DeAndre Jordan?

NBA Rumors: Should LA Clippers Trade DeAndre Jordan?

The Los Angeles Clippers aren’t messing around. With the third-best record in the Western Conference (39-17), one would assume that the trade deadline would come to pass for Los Angeles without so much as a second-glance at the calendar. But one would be apparently be wrong. Not only have the Clippers been immersed in various [...]

February 18, 2013 admin Blogs 0

Lamar Odom Having Conditioning Issues

Lamar Odom Having Conditioning Issues

Once again, Lamar Odom is facing criticism concerning his conditioning. Odom came into Clippers camp looking like he’d gained a noticeable amount of weight, and not in muscle. In an exhibition game against the Utah Jazz, which the clippers won 96-94, Odom was given a rest along with fellow newcomer Grant Hill. “He’s got to work through [...]

October 19, 2012 admin Blogs, Mohamed Abdihakim 0

Starting Line of Lakers Trade Scenarios

Starting Line of Lakers Trade Scenarios

March 8, 2012 – R.S. De France With the NBA trade deadline approaching, it’s time for some last-minute deals. The Lakers have been burning up the phone lines like an old lover trying to make something happen. All Lakers’ fans hope they are talking to Orlando about Dwight Howard. In the meantime, here are five [...]

March 8, 2012 Rob Blogs, R.S. De France 3