lil_penny
02-04-2010, 06:57 PM
damn only took a decade:lol
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4887981
By Marc Stein and J.A. Adande
ESPN.com
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0204/nba_g_mdunleavy1_65.jpg
Dunleavy
The Los Angeles Clippers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=lac) have decided to make a coaching change with just 32 games left in the season, relieving Mike Dunleavy of his duties, the team announced on Thursday.
The Clippers have named assistant Kim Hughes as interim coach.
Dunleavy, who has been serving as the Clippers coach/general manager since Elgin Baylor left the club early last season, will retain his front-office title.
"I've had several conversations with our owner [Donald T. Sterling] concerning what we think is best for the team overall," Dunleavy said in a press realease. "We have discussed the possibility of my concentrating only on basketball operations. That option has always been available to me.
"I've come to the conclusion that this is the ideal time for me to direct my efforts toward the many personnel opportunities that lie before us, such as the trade market, the draft and the free-agent process. We fully expect to be active and productive on all those fronts."
The Clippers began play Thursday with the 12th-best record in the Western Conference, seven games out of a playoff spot at 21-28.
Hughes has worked as a Clippers assistant for seven seasons after serving the previous five years with the Denver Nuggets.
Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. J.A. Adande is a columnist for ESPN.com.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4887981
By Marc Stein and J.A. Adande
ESPN.com
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0204/nba_g_mdunleavy1_65.jpg
Dunleavy
The Los Angeles Clippers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=lac) have decided to make a coaching change with just 32 games left in the season, relieving Mike Dunleavy of his duties, the team announced on Thursday.
The Clippers have named assistant Kim Hughes as interim coach.
Dunleavy, who has been serving as the Clippers coach/general manager since Elgin Baylor left the club early last season, will retain his front-office title.
"I've had several conversations with our owner [Donald T. Sterling] concerning what we think is best for the team overall," Dunleavy said in a press realease. "We have discussed the possibility of my concentrating only on basketball operations. That option has always been available to me.
"I've come to the conclusion that this is the ideal time for me to direct my efforts toward the many personnel opportunities that lie before us, such as the trade market, the draft and the free-agent process. We fully expect to be active and productive on all those fronts."
The Clippers began play Thursday with the 12th-best record in the Western Conference, seven games out of a playoff spot at 21-28.
Hughes has worked as a Clippers assistant for seven seasons after serving the previous five years with the Denver Nuggets.
Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. J.A. Adande is a columnist for ESPN.com.