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标题[TimesPicayune] Hornets to talk to Scott today
时间Tue May 18 04:24:15 2004
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Hornets to talk to Scott today
Shinn to interview former Nets coach
Monday, May 17, 2004
By John Reid and Jimmy Smith par Staff writers
Hornets majority owner George Shinn apparently has identified
the candidates he's considering for the team's vacant head
coaching position. Now he's ready to take a closer look at
them.
Shinn is expected to begin the first round of interviews,
starting with former New Jersey Nets coach Byron Scott, today
in New Orleans.
Contacted by telephone at his home in Livingston, N.J., on
Sunday, Scott declined comment.
The only comments Scott has made about the job came last week
during ABC's NBA studio show before Thursday's telecast of Game
5 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.
Scott said he was interested in the job and has been a big fan
of point guard Baron Davis and several other Hornets players.
"If the owner gives me a call, I'll be more than happy to go down
there and talk with them," Scott said during the show.
Scott made no mention about his scheduled interview when he
appeared Sunday on the studio show before Game 6 between the
Minnesota Timberwolves and Sacramento Kings in the Western
Conference semifinals.
A league source said the Hornets also plan to interview former
NBA coaches Mike Fratello, Brian Hill and George Karl.
Former Los Angeles Lakers player Michael Cooper, who coaches the
Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA, also is expected to be interviewed,
the source said.
The Hornets have asked for permission to speak to Hill, and it's
been granted by the Nets, according to a league source.
Hill is in his first year as an assistant with the Nets. While
under contract with the team, Hill can't speak publicly about his
interest in the Hornets job.
Hill, a former head coach with the Orlando Magic and Vancouver
Grizzlies, was a finalist for the Hornets job last year before it
was offered to Tim Floyd, who was fired after the Hornets failed to
advance beyond the first round of the playoffs.
Shinn has said he is interested in hiring an experienced coach who
has succeeded in the NBA. But according to a league source, the team
also will look at some high-profile NBA assistant coaches such as
native New Orleanian Donald Newman, an assistant with the Nets;
Memphis Grizzlies assistant Lionel Hollins; and New Orleanian Avery
Johnson.
The team is considering Hornets assistant Alvin Gentry. But Gentry
said Saturday that he had not been contacted for an interview.
. . . . . . .
John Reid can be reached at
[email protected] or (504) 826-3787.
Jimmy Smith can be reached at
[email protected] or (504) 826-3814.
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