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Nothin' but Net: Sorting out the coaching vacancies

There are only six NBA head coaching vacancies currently. Stay tuned, there will probably be more to come.Let's take a look at where we're at with this whole mess, starting first, with what type of coaches are out on the market.At the top of the list, the Holy Grail/white whale is Phil Jackson. Reports say he told the Brooklyn Nets "no thanks" and other reports state Jackson wants to run an NBA team, not coach one.He's been most-often linked to the Toronto Raptors on that last front, but all we know about the Zen Master with 11 rings is that he's going to assist Detroit Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars with his team's search for a coach.Jackson doesn't seem interested in returning to coaching. Gut feeling is that he probably would've taken the Los Angeles Lakers job if Jim Buss didn't have his heart set on a much-worse coach in Mike D'Antoni. Buss was probably just trying to tweak his sister Jeanie, who is engaged to Jackson. Maybe it was lots of animosity over a s...

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  1. Brandon Knight enjoys coaching for a night in exhibition game

    With the NBA lockout still going on, Brandon Knight found a new job on Tuesday.Nursing a minor ankle sprain, Knight sat out of an exhibition game between former Kent...

  2. Rookie Brandon Knight scores 26 in Detroit's 88-80 victory over Milwaukee

    Rookie Brandon Knight scored a season-high 26 points, holding his own against Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings and helping the Detroit Pistons snap a seven-game losing s...

  3. Brandon Knight scores 30, No. 4 seed Kentucky beats West Virginia 71-63 in NCAA tournament

    It didn't take Brandon Knight long to build an impressive resume in the NCAA tournament.A game-winning shot in the closing seconds of his debut. A career-best 30 poi...

  4. Brandon Knight scores 19 as No. 13 Kentucky routs LSU 82-44

    Brandon Knight scored 19 points, Terrence Jones added 17 in his second game coming off the bench and No. 13 Kentucky beat LSU 82-44 on Saturday.The Wildcats (14-3, 2...

  5. Brandon Knight delivers in final seconds, lifts No. 4 seed Kentucky over Princeton 59-57

    Brandon Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the final minute against Princeton.His confidence could have been shaken. His ego ...

  6. Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight keeping his name in NBA draft

    Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight announced Friday that he will keep his name in June's NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of eligibility.The 6-foot-3, 185-pou...

  7. Kentucky PG Brandon Knight growing into leadership role as Wildcats enter SEC play

    Brandon Knight is Kentucky's undisputed leader on the court, and that's not up for debate.What the freshman point guard says, goes.Coach John Calipari recently drove...

  8. Hardworking Kentucky point guard Brandon Knight stepping out of predecessors' shadows

    Kentucky freshman Brandon Knight has spent all season trying to live up to the high expectations that come with playing point guard for John Calipari .The expectatio...

  9. Monroe, Knight lead the Pistons past Bucks, 103-87

    Greg Monroe had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Brandon Knight added 20 points and the Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee 103-87 on Friday night to hand interim coach Jim Boy...

  10. Knight lifts Pistons over Cavs

    Brandon Knight scored 23 of his career-high 30 points in the second half to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 104-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.Tayshau...

  11. Cavaliers host prospects Enes Kanter and Brandon Knight for pre-NBA draft workouts

    The agent for Turkish center Enes Kanter doesn't think the Cleveland Cavaliers have decided who they'll take with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft.On Monday, ...

  12. Knight, Pistons snap skid against Bulls

    Brandon Knight poured in 20 points as the Detroit Pistons snapped their 18-game losing slide to Chicago with a 99-85 victory over the Bulls at The Palace of Auburn H...

  1. Monroe guides Pistons over 76ers

    Greg Monroe scored 27 points to go along with 16 rebounds and four assists and Will Bynum added 22 points and dished out six helpers as the Detroit Pistons downed th...

  2. Pistons win home finale, 109-101 over 76ers

    Lawrence Frank walked quickly toward midcourt as the final seconds ticked away, greeting Doug Collins with a handshake and a few words.Frank's future is uncertain in...

  3. Pistons go for season sweep against Cleveland

    Gas prices averaged about $1.36 the last time the Detroit Pistons swept a season series from the Cleveland Cavaliers.That was 2002.The Pistons have won the first thr...

  4. Collins still at helm as Sixers visit Detroit

    While the future status of Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins remains in limbo, the team still has to prepare for the final two games of the season, starting with...

  5. Pistons rout Bobcats 113-93 for 3rd straight win

    Jonas Jerebko helped turn the game around in the second quarter, and Will Bynum took over in the fourth.Those two backups — call them role players if you must — gave...

  6. Nets ready themselves for playoffs with Pistons in town

    The Brooklyn Nets are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, just waiting to know their opponent, but in the mean time, they will close the regular season with a...

  7. Jerebko leads Pistons past Bobcats

    Jonas Jerebko had 21 points and eight rebounds off the bench as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, 113-93, on Friday.Brandon Knight scored 19 points...

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