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Y!> Woj> Iverson, Jackson followed path to freedom

* Just let A.I. rip, let him go. Sources say Iverson started to speak louder and louder about how he had played for one dumb bleeping coach in Detroit a year ago, and now had come to play for another dumb bleeping coach in Memphis. He never dared speak this way on the Detroit Pistons’ bus because he feared team president Joe Dumars and respected the championship players on board.

* "I give those two less than a month before it goes bad," says a Western Conference executive who has history with Brown. "Larry grates on the good guys really fast – never mind a guy like Jack," says a former assistant coach. "This won’t go well."

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a Western Conference executive who has history with Brown

Gee, I wonder who that could possibly be.

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by Tim C. on Nov 17, 2009 3:07 PM CST reply actions

Well, it’s Brown, so it could be half a dozen guys. “Executive” is a broad term.

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by Lauri on Nov 17, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions

These are the storylines the league office loathes: the disgruntled star wrangling with management, reinforcing stereotypes that remotely reflect the reality of most of the NBA’s rank and file. Nevertheless, Jackson and Iverson transformed the sluggish October and November news cycle into personal platforms for foolery. For the NBA, it’s a shame. Yet commissioner David Stern has no one to blame but too many clueless, lost owners and franchises which enable, even encourage, such behavior.

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by Lauri on Nov 17, 2009 3:15 PM CST reply actions