More photos » by Erich Schlegel - AP Texas coach Rick Barnes tries to cross his fingers for good luck, which he will not need tonight. Browse more photos » Tonight the Iowa Hawkeyes meet the Texas Longhorns in the semifinals of the CBE Classic in Kansas City. Consider the opposition: Ranked #3 in the coach’s poll. Ranked #3 in the writer’s poll. Magazines suggest this team is...
Big win for the Iowa Hawkeyes tonight, as they shook off a sluggish start and dominated Bowling Green for Iowa's first win of the year. Now, some people will probably point to the fact that Bowling Green was awful tonight, but no no. We think we know what's behind Iowa's sudden resurgence. It was Todd Lickliter ditching the Butlerball system and moving the offense about 30 years ahead. Watch and learn....
Jay Culter, Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo have all decided to snub Bob Costas and NBC for sit-down interviews in advance of this weekend's Sunday Night Football game against the Eagles. Smith told reporters, "it's kind of time for us to play football." Costas told NBC's Chicago affiliate WMAQ : "In this particular case, I certainly don't take it personally. It's obvious that they have...
Sometimes a guy hears the darnedest things when he sits at the press table in a collegiate basketball arena . The talkative man sitting next to me had just introduced himself the other night at the Drake-Iowa State game in the Knapp Center . Then he suddenly said, "Well, I guess the bloggers have Keno Davis being the next Iowa basketball coach." I hope the guy wasn't talking about this blogger...
Chris Paul's loss was Tim Floyd's gain. From here on into the foreseeable future, they'll win and lose together. Paul said he was not sure firing Byron Scott as head coach was the change the struggling New Orleans Hornets needed to make. Floyd said the opportunity to rejoin the club as a top assistant "seemed like a perfect scenario for me.
Andrew Bynum shooting for Louis Amundson. AP Photo/Gus Ruelas LA Lakers defeat Phoenix Suns 121-102 . With both teams having only one loss in the Western Conference, this was supposed to be a very good game, but the Lakers decided to make it a laugher. With the Lakers leading 65-55 in the third quarter, they went on a 15-0 run to quash any hope for the Suns in making this a close game. Andrew Bynum...
By John Hollinger So … what’s really going on in New Orleans? There’s been some bad feng shui on the bayou since last season’s playoffs, when the team laid down in historic fashion in a first-round loss to Denver. After a 3-6 start the other shoe dropped when New Orleans dismissed Byron Scott on Thursday. Additionally, the Hornets “McHaled” general manager Jeff...
Coach is let go after only nine games and replaces by GM Jeff Bower. Tim Floyd is named as top assistant. The New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott only nine games into the season Thursday and replaced him with General Manager Jeff Bower , hoping the man who put the current roster together can get more out of it on the court.
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Hornets , NBA Coaches Word leaked soon after Hornets coach Byron Scott 's dismissal became known that New Orleans GM Jeff Bower would take the reins as head coach, with former Hornets disaster coach Tim Floyd coming back to assist him. At a press conference announcing the moves, Hornets exec Hugh Weber told reporters Bower does not have an interim tag on his title : he is...
After last night’s 124-104 loss to the Phoenix Suns and a 3-6 start, Byron Scott has been fired as the coach of the New Orleans Hornets. General Manager Jeff Bower will take over as head coach and will be bringing in Tim Floyd as his top assistant coach. Floyd was previously the head coach of [...]
Yes, Tim Floyd, has been hired to be part of the Charlotte Hornets staff after the firing of head coach Byron Scott. GM Jeff Bower is now head coach. [Yahoo!]
Tim Floyd was hired an assistant coach with New Orleans Hornets. He joins former USC point guard Robert Pack and former USC coach Charlie Parker as assistants on the staff. Head coach Byron Scott was fired and replaced by general...
by Brett Pollakoff Filed under: Hornets , Suns , NBA Last Night , NBA Coaches How good are the Phoenix Suns this season? It may be too early to tell, but they're at least good enough to get their latest opponent's head coach fired just nine games into the season. Byron Scott has been relieved of his coaching duties and the team will make the formal announcement at a press conference later this afternoon....
Update: Ric Bucher and Marc Stein are now saying the Hornets will have GM Jeff Bower coach the team and Tim Floyd will be the top assistant. This should be fun to watch! Marc Stein is reporting that New Orleans Hornets coach, who was the coach of the year in 2008, has been fired by the team. This seems odd considering his recent track record. It's also way too early to be firing coaches in the NBA....