...NBA coaches have resigned or been fired jobs in the past four weeks - New York's Jeff Van Gundy, Golden State's Dave Cowens, Chicago's Tim Floyd and Denver's Dan Issel. Riley has never been through a season like this one with the Heat...
...up 3-1 in their best-of-7 Eastern Conference semifinal. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Chicago. Charlotte coach Dave Cowens, whose team has lost 14 of 17 to the Bulls, didn't try to paint an overly optimistic picture about the Hornets...
...difficult for a late first-round selection to earn quality minutes on a team that has won at least 50 games in each of Dave Cowens' first two seasons as coach. This year Charlotte advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals before being ousted...
...was missing several key players because of injuries, the Hornets overcame a 4-11 start and the resignation of coach Dave Cowens to nearly earn a postseason berth. Paul Silas, Cowens' replacement, guided the team to a 22-13 record, including...
...Charlotte was taking a similar approach, just from a different perspective. "Confidence is not a problem," coach Dave Cowens said. "We're still up 2-1. We're still in control. We've got two more chances to win one. They've got...
...player, the worse the coach. See Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, et al. OK, so Danny Ainge and Dave Cowens did some nice work this season. And Lenny Wilkens was a Hall of Fame player as well. But on a whole, the best coaches...
...He just let's us play. Everything has fallen into place and I attribute everything to him." Since Silas replaced Dave Cowens on Mar. 8, the Hornets have posted a 16-9 record. Charlotte has also benefitted from a trade with the Los Angeles...
...dating back nearly three years. "We really blossomed. We just had the will to go out there and win," Charlotte coach Dave Cowens said. "It's really great to win and make a statement." Rice scored 19 in the second half of the latest in a long...
...the Bruins beat the New York Rangers for their most recent Stanley Cup title. Around the same time, John Havlicek, Dave Cowens and the Celtics were dueling Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and the Knicks for Eastern Conference crowns. The Celtics and...
...No. 2 pick last summer, a league source confirmed. It will be only the third time a pair of rookies will share the award. Jason Kidd and Grant Hill were co-winners in 1994-95, and Dave Cowens and Geoff Petrie shared in 1970-71.