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Bucks' big hunt begins
Iavaroni, Casey top team's wish list
By CHARLES F. GARDNER
[email protected]
Last Updated: July 24, 2003
Two veteran National Basketball Association assistant coaches are being considered by the Milwaukee Bucks for the team's vacant head coaching position, according to a league source.
Marc Iavaroni, who has coached under Pat Riley in Miami and Mike Fratello in Cleveland and was with Phoenix last season, is on the Bucks' list of coaching prospects. Suns general manager Bryan Colangelo said Wednesday that he had granted permission for the Bucks to talk to Iavaroni, and the Suns assistant will be interviewed within the next week.
Other known candidates include Atlanta Hawks interim coach Terry Stotts, Detroit Pistons assistant Mike Woodson, Bucks assistant Don Newman and Sacramento Kings assistant Terry Porter.
The 46-year-old Iavaroni joined the Suns after working three years under Riley with the Heat.
Iavaroni was coaching the Suns team in the Rocky Mountain ***** summer league and could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Seattle SuperSonics associate head coach Dwane Casey also is expected to be interviewed by the Bucks. SuperSonics general manager Rick Sund said Wednesday that he could not comment on Casey until formal permission had been granted for the Bucks to talk to him.
Iavaroni, a former NBA player with Philadelphia, San Antonio and Utah, was a rookie starter on the 76ers' league championship team in 1983. Considered something of a defensive guru, Iavaroni was given the task of improving the Suns' defense last season.
"They became a much better defensive team," an NBA source said. "Of course, having (Amare) Stoudemire had something to do with that."
A native of Jamaica, N.Y., Iavaroni was a four-year starter at the University of Virginia. He served as assistant coach and director of player development with Miami from 1999 through 2002.
Casey, a 46-year-old native of Morganfield, Ky., has been part of the SuperSonics' coaching staff for the past nine seasons. He was promoted to associate head coach in November 2000, when Nate McMillan was named Seattle's head coach.
Casey coached five years in Japan before coming to Seattle, and earlier he served as an assistant under Eddie Sutton at Kentucky (from 1985-'90) and under Clem Haskins at Western Kentucky (from 1980-'85).
He played at Kentucky and was part of the Wildcats' 1978 NCAA championship team.
Woodson, who followed veteran coach Larry Brown from Philadelphia to Detroit earlier this off-season, was granted permission by the Pistons to speak to the Bucks. Detroit vice president of basketball operations John Hammond confirmed that Wednesday.
Woodson has signed a three-year deal to serve as an assistant with the Pistons, after being interviewed for the Philadelphia and Toronto head coaching positions. He is expected to interview with the Bucks this weekend.
The 45-year-old Stotts, an assistant under former Bucks coach George Karl for four seasons, was in Milwaukee to interview with the Bucks and general manager Larry Harris on Wednesday. Stotts posted a 24-31 record with Atlanta after taking over for Lon Kruger last December, including a 21-19 mark in the Hawks' last 40 games.
Bucks' big hunt begins
Iavaroni, Casey top team's wish list
By CHARLES F. GARDNER
[email protected]
Last Updated: July 24, 2003
Two veteran National Basketball Association assistant coaches are being considered by the Milwaukee Bucks for the team's vacant head coaching position, according to a league source.
Marc Iavaroni, who has coached under Pat Riley in Miami and Mike Fratello in Cleveland and was with Phoenix last season, is on the Bucks' list of coaching prospects. Suns general manager Bryan Colangelo said Wednesday that he had granted permission for the Bucks to talk to Iavaroni, and the Suns assistant will be interviewed within the next week.
Other known candidates include Atlanta Hawks interim coach Terry Stotts, Detroit Pistons assistant Mike Woodson, Bucks assistant Don Newman and Sacramento Kings assistant Terry Porter.
The 46-year-old Iavaroni joined the Suns after working three years under Riley with the Heat.
Iavaroni was coaching the Suns team in the Rocky Mountain ***** summer league and could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Seattle SuperSonics associate head coach Dwane Casey also is expected to be interviewed by the Bucks. SuperSonics general manager Rick Sund said Wednesday that he could not comment on Casey until formal permission had been granted for the Bucks to talk to him.
Iavaroni, a former NBA player with Philadelphia, San Antonio and Utah, was a rookie starter on the 76ers' league championship team in 1983. Considered something of a defensive guru, Iavaroni was given the task of improving the Suns' defense last season.
"They became a much better defensive team," an NBA source said. "Of course, having (Amare) Stoudemire had something to do with that."
A native of Jamaica, N.Y., Iavaroni was a four-year starter at the University of Virginia. He served as assistant coach and director of player development with Miami from 1999 through 2002.
Casey, a 46-year-old native of Morganfield, Ky., has been part of the SuperSonics' coaching staff for the past nine seasons. He was promoted to associate head coach in November 2000, when Nate McMillan was named Seattle's head coach.
Casey coached five years in Japan before coming to Seattle, and earlier he served as an assistant under Eddie Sutton at Kentucky (from 1985-'90) and under Clem Haskins at Western Kentucky (from 1980-'85).
He played at Kentucky and was part of the Wildcats' 1978 NCAA championship team.
Woodson, who followed veteran coach Larry Brown from Philadelphia to Detroit earlier this off-season, was granted permission by the Pistons to speak to the Bucks. Detroit vice president of basketball operations John Hammond confirmed that Wednesday.
Woodson has signed a three-year deal to serve as an assistant with the Pistons, after being interviewed for the Philadelphia and Toronto head coaching positions. He is expected to interview with the Bucks this weekend.
The 45-year-old Stotts, an assistant under former Bucks coach George Karl for four seasons, was in Milwaukee to interview with the Bucks and general manager Larry Harris on Wednesday. Stotts posted a 24-31 record with Atlanta after taking over for Lon Kruger last December, including a 21-19 mark in the Hawks' last 40 games.
