http://www.mail.com/people/36468-phil-jackson.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/36468-phil-jackson.html http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072302-denvers-karl-named-nba-coach-year.html DENVER (AP) — Selfless and starless. These were the staples of the exhilarating Denver Nuggets' NBA franchise-record 57-win regular season. George Karl kept with that theme Wednesday, sharing the credit far and wide after being named the league's Coach of the Year for the first time in his quarter century as an NBA head coach. Karl thanked everyone from h... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:00:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2072302-denvers-karl-named-nba-coach-year.html 2013-05-08T21:00:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2071274-denvers-karl-earns-coach-year-honors.html DENVER (AP) — George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster. For that endeavor, Karl earned the NBA's Coach of the Year on Wednesday. He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat with 24 votes from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters. New York's Mike Woodson finished t... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:42:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2071274-denvers-karl-earns-coach-year-honors.html 2013-05-08T15:42:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2064472-carlesimo-nets-coach-playoff-ouster.html NEW YORK (AP) — After spending $350 million to upgrade their roster last summer, the Brooklyn Nets will start this offseason by looking for a coach. The Nets announced Sunday that P.J. Carlesimo wouldn't return, hours after they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Carlesimo helped the Nets finish 49-33 after replacing the fired Avery Johns... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:16:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2064472-carlesimo-nets-coach-playoff-ouster.html 2013-05-05T18:16:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2061104-flip-saunders-returning-to-timberwolves.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor sat before a throng of media, swallowed hard and said what many in and around the organization had been thinking for about nine years. It was a mistake for him to sign off on the decision to fire Flip Saunders as coach back in 2005, less than a year after Saunders led the team to the Western Conf... Fri, 03 May 2013 20:25:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2061104-flip-saunders-returning-to-timberwolves.html 2013-05-03T20:25:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2041534-second-chance-cavs-re-hire-mike-brown-coach.html INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Three years later, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert owned up to a monumental mistake. He's trying to correct it. Mike Brown gave him a second chance. Conceding publicly for the first time that he should have never fired Brown as Cleveland's coach during the turbulent summer of 2010, Gilbert said Wednesday he's thrilled to be able to r... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:17:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2041534-second-chance-cavs-re-hire-mike-brown-coach.html 2013-04-24T23:17:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2039890-ap-source-cavs-mike-brown-agree-to-deal.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Brown and the Cavaliers are getting back together. Brown, who led the Cavs to the playoffs in all five seasons he coached them from 2005-10, has agreed in principle to a contract to return as their coach for a second time, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Brown hasn't ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:10:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2039890-ap-source-cavs-mike-brown-agree-to-deal.html 2013-04-23T23:10:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029756-coaching-carousel-starts-to-spin-nba.html The first time Byron Scott was fired, Lawrence Frank took his job. Now they're both looking for work, and the NBA's coaching carousel is already spinning in three cities. Scott was fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Frank was ousted by the Detroit Pistons and Doug Collins resigned as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, all three Thursday, a day after the end ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:04:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2029756-coaching-carousel-starts-to-spin-nba.html 2013-04-18T23:04:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003216-adelman-1000th-w-wolves-107-101-win.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The final seconds ticked down on Rick Adelman's 1,000th career victory, and a season's worth of hardship and heartache quickly evaporated. As his players surrounded him to celebrate, the 66-year-old basketball lifer quickly disengaged from the crowd, and everyone in the arena knew where he was headed. His wife Mary Kay, his partner of f... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:59:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2003216-adelman-1000th-w-wolves-107-101-win.html 2013-04-07T03:59:17Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994462-lakers-hang-shaqs-no-34-jersey-rafters.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Shaquille O'Neal visited the Forum during the summer he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, general manager Jerry West encouraged him to look up at the retired jerseys hanging above the court. "He said, 'You can be as great as these guys,'" O'Neal recalled. West's prediction is finally official. Shaq joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdu... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:07:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1994462-lakers-hang-shaqs-no-34-jersey-rafters.html 2013-04-03T15:07:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1939942-nuggets-win-seventh-straight-rout-clippers-107-92.html DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers managed to slow down the Denver Nuggets. For a half. "We still had momentum on our side, even though it wasn't with the fast tempo and the fast pace that we normally play at," Nuggets coach George Karl said after Denver raced to a 107-92 win over the surging Clippers on Thursday night. ... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:33:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1939942-nuggets-win-seventh-straight-rout-clippers-107-92.html 2013-03-08T07:33:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1929284-kobe-lakers-hold-hawks-to-to-500.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Kobe Bryant has coined his own nicknames before, his latest self-created moniker seemed particularly appropriate after an intoxicating performance against Atlanta. Kobe called himself Vino, and the Los Angeles Lakers are savoring this particular vintage. Bryant scored 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and hit the go-ahe... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:25:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1929284-kobe-lakers-hold-hawks-to-to-500.html 2013-03-04T08:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1909066-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-buried.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss was buried in a private ceremony on Friday. The team says Buss was buried in front of family and close friends at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. He died Monday at 80 after an 18-month struggle with cancer. An invitation-only memorial service was held Thursday, with basketball greats like ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:57:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1909066-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-buried.html 2013-02-22T20:57:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1907288-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-remembered-service.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magic Johnson considered himself to be the adopted son of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Shaquille O'Neal hailed Buss for his foresight, while Kobe Bryant cited Buss' ability to convince people to believe in him. Jerry West remembered a party-loving Buss who never went to bed, making it easy to be the first one at work in the morning. ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:56:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1907288-lakers-owner-jerry-buss-remembered-service.html 2013-02-22T02:56:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1899336-jerry-buss-lakers-flamboyant-owner-dies-80.html Jerry Buss had been a chemist and a mathematician long before he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. The self-made millionaire with a head for business and an impresario's heart immersed himself in the NBA with every skill he acquired along the way. With his personal alchemy and charisma, he blended two generations of marquee basketball stars and big-n... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:46:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1899336-jerry-buss-lakers-flamboyant-owner-dies-80.html 2013-02-19T14:46:52Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1893426-report-jerry-buss-hospitalized-with-cancer.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers owner Jerry Buss has been hospitalized with cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The 79-year-old Buss has spent time in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to the Times, which quoted Buss' son, Jim, Thursday saying his father was "doing fine." Several current and former Lakers players, in... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:44:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1893426-report-jerry-buss-hospitalized-with-cancer.html 2013-02-15T03:44:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1860274-rubio-stands-up-fellow-spaniard-pau-gasol.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ricky Rubio is standing up for his fellow Spaniard Pau Gasol, saying he doesn't think it's fair that the Los Angeles Lakers are bringing Gasol off the bench this season. Rubio was asked about his close friend Gasol on Thursday, one day before his Minnesota Timberwolves were scheduled to host the Lakers. The two talk often during the sea... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1860274-rubio-stands-up-fellow-spaniard-pau-gasol.html 2013-01-31T21:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1837128-bryant-lakers-loss-goring-bulls.html CHICAGO (AP) — Off target all night, Kobe Bryant sure was on point when it was over. His frustration stood out like a breakaway dunk, his comments sharper than any shot he took, after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Chicago Bulls 95-83 Monday night. The Lakers have lost nine of 11 and six straight on the road. "I remember being frus... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1837128-bryant-lakers-loss-goring-bulls.html 2013-01-22T10:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1790808-carlesimo-prokhorovs-trust-win-debut.html NEW YORK (AP) — Skiing in Canada is postponed. Mikhail Prokhorov's new agenda calls for lunch with his basketball coach. Prokhorov can always reschedule his vacation. Fixing his team couldn't wait. So the Brooklyn Nets owner fired Avery Johnson, made P.J. Carlesimo the team's interim coach, and put aside pleasure for business. ... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1790808-carlesimo-prokhorovs-trust-win-debut.html 2012-12-29T14:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1790734-clippers-beat-jazz-116-114-16th-straight-win.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers already have a December to remember. Sunday they can close it out in perfect fashion against a familiar foe — the same Utah team they rallied to beat 116-114 Friday night to earn their 16th straight win. If they extend their streak by beating the Jazz at home Sunday, they will join the 1995-96 Spurs and 1971-... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 09:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1790734-clippers-beat-jazz-116-114-16th-straight-win.html 2012-12-29T09:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1788640-net-loss-brooklyn-fires-coach-avery-johnson.html NEW YORK (AP) — Coach of the month in November, out of a job by New Year's. The Brooklyn Nets have elevated expectations this season, and a .500 record wasn't good enough. Coach Avery Johnson was fired Thursday, his team having lost 10 of 13 games after a strong start to its first season in Brooklyn. "We don't have the same fire now th... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1788640-net-loss-brooklyn-fires-coach-avery-johnson.html 2012-12-27T21:44:00Z