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Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: Let's be honest: The befuddled, frustrated Knicks are out of answers. New York coach Mike Woodson blinked first, rolled out a big lineup for Game 4, much as the Atlanta Hawks did in Game 3. That meant inserting K...

The Atlanta Hawks are taking an unconventional approach with their head-coaching position. Current coach Larry Drew's contract is up on June 30, and he and team general manager Danny Ferry have held several meetings this week concerning the futur...

With Larry Drew likely done as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, general manager Danny Ferry has made Stan Van Gundy his top target to take over the team, Yahoo! Sports reported on Friday.

Marc Stein and David Thorpe on coach of the year, coach of the playoffs, coaches on the hot seat, coaches doing smart things and coaches doing dumb things....

Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY SportsGeorge Karl won coach of the year, but ESPN Forecast's panel says Gregg Popovich is better.The NBA sent around the most interesting list: George Karl 404 Erik Spoelstra 190 Mike Woodson 127 Gregg Popovich 120 ...

Chad Ford offers his second mock draft of 2013, and Nerlens Noel is still the top pick.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

Five dribbles of fresh chatter from the NBA's coaching and personnel grapevines: The consistent word in coaching circles is that the Clippers want to go "big" with their forthcoming coaching hire after what insiders continue to describe as the ine...

Brad Doolittle examines the question of whether Chris Paul could actually leave the Los Angeles Clippers this summer. If so, where could he land?

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2013

One day after the Atlanta Hawks were bounced from the NBA playoffs, Larry Drew remained their coach.

The Mavericks aren't in the playoffs for the first time since 2000, so we have to find something to fill the time this spring. Might as well keep up with the players from the Mavs' title team who are scattered throughout the postseason. We'll have da...

ATLANTA -- Before Friday's Game 6, most had heard about the Indiana Pacers' 13-game streak of futility in Philips Arena. But the Pacers finally exorcised their demons in Atlanta by eliminating the Hawks with an 81-73 win. Now the Pacers move on to Ne...

George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.

Do you guys remember the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs? They're still in the playoffs, I swear! That Heat-Bucks series was actually this season. I know — it seems like it might have been Miami's first-round series last season, but it really ...

Amin Elhassan takes a look at what's next for the Atlanta Hawks after their first-round elimination from the NBA playoffs.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle: David Lee provided the inspiration, and Stephen Curry provided the much-needed separation. The sixth-seeded Warriors followed the two players who have led them all season and turned Oracle Arena into a pl...