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I'm talking about Mike Brown, you know, that one coach that got fired from the Cavaliers, and got swept in the finals of 2007.
There's a lot to know about him though, he's a solid coach, a great person, has charisma, and he's one of the well known names in the NBA.
He has the most wins in Cavaliers history, but he can highly thank the self-proclaimed "King" for his winning stints in Cl...
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Many critics and enemies of the Bulls and Lakers over the years have claimed that Phil Jackson was Lucky for all those championships.
To have the greatest player of all time -- Michael Jordan -- the most dominant post player of all time -- Shaq -- and the second greatest player of all time -- Kobe Bryant -- on his team.
Was he really lucky that these players carried his teams, and made him look ...
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Coaches come and go, stars rise and crumble.
The Lakers were humiliated and embarrassed by the Mavericks. Kobe Bryant couldn't close. Pau Gasol turned from Rome to being conquered by the Dallas front line. Lamar Odom was busy filming with Khloe. Phil Jackson was dreaming of his house in Montana.
Lakers fan were furious and upset with losing.
The players didn't have the hunger and desire to cont...
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It's an anomaly for the defending champions to be down 2-0 against this decades biggest playoff chokers. The Lakers squandered a 16 point lead in game one. Which is inexcusable, for a team of that caliber. Kobe Bryant scored at will, but who else stepped up? The fourth quarter was filled with bad play and coaching. The last time the Lakers playbook consisted of only Kobe Bryant isolations was when...
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The first time in over twenty years, two western conference powerhouse meet in the playoffs.
We all know what happened in their last meeting during the regular season. (Five ejections, and of course the Lakers winning)
The Mavericks can bring their all, this fierce competition amongst players turned into a heated exchange between organizations.
Dirk Nowitzki will need to play hero, to even hav...
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