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spt_NBA_Coaches[i++] = new Array("","Phoenix Suns ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA/NBA%20Coaches/080501_Avery-Johnson.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Ronald Martinez", "Getty Images", "358", "240", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Favorite: Avery Johnson
Johnson would be the perfect coach for the Suns. Johnson did an excellent job in Dallas during the regular season but was mediocre in the playoffs. Phoenix is a veteran team led by a great point guard. They are in need of a defensive minded coach and that is what Johnson is best at.
Outside chance:
Alvin Gentry (current assistant)
Mike Fratello (not likely)
Jeff Van Gundy (not likely)";
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spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Favorite: Mark Jackson
It appears that Chicago is looking for a coach that would not cost that much money. They had to buy out Scott Skiles and are looking for a young coach that would be looking for an opputunity to caoch and not a pay day. Jackson would be a good fit in Chicago.
Outside chance:
Avery Johnson(a very close second)
Any assistant coach (not likely)
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spt_NBA_Coaches[i++] = new Array("","Charlotte Bobcats","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA/NBA%20Coaches/080501_Larry-Brown.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Rick Havner", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "357", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Larry Brown's resume
Brown was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. He is the fifth-winningest coach in NBA history with 1,010 career victories and has 17 playoff appearances, eight 50-win seasons, seven division titles, three conference championships and one NBA Championship. ";
spt_NBA_Coaches[i++] = new Array("","New York Knicks","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA/NBA%20Coaches/080501_MikeDAntonio.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Ronald Martinez", "Getty Images", "358", "241", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Mike D'Antoni's resume
D'Antoni has an overall record of 267-172 (.608) as an NBA head coach. While in Phoenix, he posted four straight seasons of at least 54 wins, including two seasons of at least 61 wins.";
spt_NBA_Coaches[i++] = new Array("","Dallas Mavericks ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA/NBA%20Coaches/080512_Rick-Carisle.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Harry How", "Getty Images", "358", "264", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Rick Carlisle's resume
Carlisle went 281-211 over two seasons in Detroit, then four in Indiana. Dallas is in need of a coach that has a successful history and is known for being a strict coach. ";
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spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Scott Skiles' resume
Skiles has an overall record of 281-251 (.528) as an NBA head coach. While in Chicago, he was handed a 4-12 team suffering a six-year playoff drought and turned them into a 40\+ win team with three postseason appearances in three straight seasons.";
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spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "Erik Spoelstra's resume
Spoelstra is entering his 13th season with the Heat as a member of their coaching staff. He previously served as Assistant Coach/Advance Scout for two seasons (1999-01) and had the primary role in developing game plans for upcoming opponents. He was in charge of the Heat’s Individual Player Development Program and also has been the head coach of the team’s summer league squad the last three summers.";
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spt_NBA_Coaches[i++] = new Array("","Detroit Pistons","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA/NBA%20Coaches/080501_Flip-Saunders.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jonathan Daniel", "Getty Images", "358", "239", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "How can a coach that has led his team to two conference finals along with three 50\+ win seasons (including one 64-win season) be on the hot seat? Well, Flip Saunders definitely should be feeling the heat if his Pistons do not make the NBA Finals this year.
Possible replacement:
Avery Johnson
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spt_NBA_Coaches[i++] = new Array("","New Jersey Nets","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA/NBA%20Coaches/080501_Lawrence-Frank.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jim Mcisaac", "Getty Images", "358", "269", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_Coaches[i-1].body = "When Lawrence Frank inherited the Nets, he took over a team with a dominant duo (Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson) that had experience in the NBA Finals. In his following year the team added Vince Carter, but Frank was never able to get his team past the second round of the playoffs.
Possible replacement:
Mike Fratello";
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