Hello and welcome to the Evening News.
As the playoffs continue, we’ll keep you updated every evening. What’s happening today?
Here’s the latest from around the league:
The Evening News: LeBron disagrees with Jordan; Dwight likes Warriors; Knicks scorers were injured
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SH Blog: Phil Jackson predicts Heat in 6, Sterling admits letting go of Del Negro was to keep his players happy
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Phil Jackson has been all over the news over the past week. It all started when the details of his new book was revealed about how he compared Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. More importantly, people still want to know whether there is any chance of seeing the Zen Master back on the sidelines for any team. The answer to that question, unfortunately, appears to be a resounding no for the foreseeable future. Here is what he told Arash Markazi of ESPN Los Angeles:
“I don’t see myself coaching again, I really don’t,” Jackson said. “When I discussed this with Jeanie Buss, she said, ‘Make sure you tell them that Jeanie still thinks you can coach even though you might say you’re not going to coach again.’ Jeanie still thinks I can coach, but I’m not going to go there.”
“The health issue is part of it,” Jackson said. “It’s an issue of getting back on the road and getting in at three in the morning and back-to-backs and playing four games in five nights at some point in the middle of the wintertime and not being there physically with the energy that you have to have to drive a team.”
SH Blog: NBA Draft Lottery Recap, Cleveland Hits the Jackpot (Again); Howard Bashes D’Antoni; Coach K To Return To Team USA?
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Sheridan: Knicks autopsy: Looking at what Woody left on the bench
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NEW YORK — After Tyson Chandler and Kenyon Martin fouled out of Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers, a third-string center was needed to match up against Roy Hibbert.
Mike Woodson had two at his disposal, Marcus Camby and Amar’e Stoudemire, — or three if you count Earl Barron, who was signed as an insurance policy in case the Knicks needed a center at a moment of desperation.
But the call went to rookie Chris Copeland, who turned out to be a fine 29-year-old rookie who gave the Knicks a boost with his shooting and his confidence.
Sheridan: Empty 39 for ‘Melo, and WTF Woody?
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Some quick thoughts on the New York Knicks’ loss to the Indiana Pacers, who are going to give the Miami Heat some problems but will lose the Eastern Conference finals if they shoot free throws and have as many unforced turnovers as they did against the Knicks.
First of all, Carmelo Anthony will not live this one down for a long time. He was 0-for-5 in the fourth quarter with two turnovers before making his first shot of the final period. As I discussed with Adam The Bull in the podcast below on CBS Sports Radio, that’s not the kind of thing that happens to LeBron James. (It used to, but it doesn’t anymore).
On the subject of Woodson, I don’t really have a major problem with him sitting Amare Stoudemire and Jason Kidd throughout the second half, but it leaves him open to some serious second-guessing. I thought he should have had Pablo Prigioni on the floor instead of Raymond (0-for-7) Felton down the stretch, and he overused J.R. Smith, IMHO.
Also, Woodson didn’t play the foul game during the final minute when he was out of timeouts but trailing by only four points. The Pacers had been missing free throws all night (they finished 34-for-46), and the Knicks needed the extra possessions that the fouling game would have produced.
Also, it bears mentioning that Marcus Camby did not sniff the floor in this series, not was he ever a factor all year. Glen Grunwald gave up a lot to get him, including Jared Jeffries, who I am astonished to say would have been more useful in this series than Camby or Stoudemire was.
More on the Knicks, the Pacers, and the Spurs-Grizzlies series in the broadcast with Adam the Bull below. Enjoy.
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