The Rockets' coaching search Friday moved on to the next top name of free-agent coaches when owner Leslie Alexander and general manager Carroll Dawson met with former Hornets coach Paul Silas in Houston.
Silas, who called the position with the Rockets "the premier job," was the first coach to interview in Houston, touring the Rockets' new downtown arena, offices and training facility with Dawson before meeting with Dawson and Alexander on Friday afternoon.
"I've known Paul for 35 years, since he was at Creighton," Dawson said. "It was another good interview. I think it went very well. We talked about a lot of things. It was good."
Silas and former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, who met with the Rockets on Monday, are the top candidates for the position with the Cavaliers. Sources indicated the Cavaliers could try to secure a coach by the end of the weekend.
"I think it's the premier job out there," Silas, 58, said. "Whoever gets it has the opportunity to really do well. They are really on the right track to do something special.
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The Cavaliers' coaching derby is heading down the homestretch with former New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy and former New Orleans Hornets coach Paul Silas the front-runners.
But Silas, who had his second interview with the Cavs on Thursday, interviewed last night with the Houston Rockets.
Van Gundy, who interviewed in Houston, recently declined to pursue the opening in Philadelphia.
Sources have said that Van Gundy is the first choice of owner Gordon Gund and General Manager Jim Paxson but those same sources said Van Gundy wants more control over personnel matters than Silas, and Van Gundy also wants more money. It was reported that Van Gundy wants at least $7 million per season. That would make him the highest-paid coach along with Milwaukee's George Karl.
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The Cavaliers have offered Jeff Van Gundy their vacant head coaching job, according to several NBA sources.
Team owner Gordon Gund has agreed to give the former New York Knicks coach a five-year contract believed to be worth $25 million after negotiating with his agent Jim Ornstein this week, the sources said.
Van Gundy is mulling the offer, waiting to see how the coaching search plays out for the Houston Rockets, with which he is also a candidate. Van Gundy said Thursday he is only 50 percent sure he'll return to coaching next year.
No official announcement on his decision is expected by the team until early next week. But the Cavaliers probably are in no mood to wait considering the number of coaching vacancies in the league and may press Van Gundy to make a choice quickly so the team can move on.
General Manager Jim Paxson used a similar tactic to land former coach John Lucas two years ago when Lucas was being courted in Cleveland and by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Rockets May 2003 Archive
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Houston Chronicle | May 31, 2003
Texans senior vice president Steve Patterson has emerged as a candidate to become president of the Portland Trail Blazers, sources familiar with the Blazers' search said Friday.
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Houston Chronicle | May 31, 2003
Jim Boylen became the first member of Rudy Tomjanovich's coaching staff to land another position when he completed a deal to become an assistant coach with the Warriors on Friday, one week after Tomjanovich stepped down as Rockets coach.
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New York Daily News | May 30, 2003
The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to make Jeff Van Gundy an offer to become their next head coach sometime over the next few days, according to league source.
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Philadelphia Daily News | May 30, 2003
This is what Jeff Van Gundy knew after an hour on the telephone Wednesday night with newly anointed 76ers president Billy King:
For whatever reasons, this was the wrong time, the wrong team for a return to coaching.
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New York Post | May 30, 2003
Just when it appeared free agent Larry Brown, having commandeered the coaching carousel upon resigning from the 76ers, had the sway to get off at whatever NBA pit stop he pleased, Cavalier chatter reconfirms a previous report in this space that Jeff Van Gundy will sign momentarily with Cleveland.
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Houston Chronicle | May 30, 2003
The Rockets' pursuit of a head coach brought no additional interviews Thursday, and none are scheduled, general manager Carroll Dawson said.
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Newark Star-Ledger | May 29, 2003
To know how bad the Nets had it just 23 months ago, one must remember this: Jim McIlvaine and Evan Eschmeyer were their centers.
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Associated Press | May 29, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy won't be coaching the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Houston Chronicle | May 29, 2003
As Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown described his first impressions and all he is looking for, he touched on just about everything the Rockets would love to hear.
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New York Times | May 29, 2003
The Knicks granted the Philadelphia 76ers permission yesterday to interview Jeff Van Gundy about their head coaching position.
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Houston Chronicle | May 28, 2003
ready to call Larry Brown their top choice to replace Rudy Tomjanovich as coach.
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Dallas Morning News | May 28, 2003
Mavericks coach Don Nelson vigorously denied having any contact with the Houston Rockets about their vacant coaching position, contrary to reports in Houston.
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New York Post | May 28, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy met Monday with Rockets brass in Dallas, but it remains unclear if he’s the leading candidate.
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Houston Chronicle | May 28, 2003
He's won everything there is to win except the one thing he has spent most of his nomadic coaching life pursuing.
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New York Post | May 27, 2003
Mike Dunleavy was interviewed yesterday by the Rockets, sources said, and, in all likelihood, he'll meet with the Cavaliers within the next few days as well.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 27, 2003
In the midst of deciding to walk away from the remaining two years and $12 million on his contract with the 76ers, Larry Brown managed to remind us all that he's "still pumped about coaching.
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Philadelphia Daily News | May 27, 2003
THESE WERE the 16 minutes that Larry Brown barely got through.
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Houston Chronicle | May 27, 2003
Larry Brown slept here.
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Houston Chronicle | May 27, 2003
Rockets owner Leslie Alexander and general manager Carroll Dawson met with Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Dunleavy on Monday, but another suddenly available candidate could emerge as the favorite for the Rockets' coaching position.
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Orlando Sentinel | May 27, 2003
Coaching lifer Larry Brown, known for rebuilding franchises and moving to the next challenge, resigned from his job with Philadelphia Monday.
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New York Daily News | May 26, 2003
The agent for Jeff Van Gundy yesterday refuted reports that the former Knicks coach has agreed to a deal to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | May 26, 2003
Although, as of last night, Houston had not requested permission to speak with 76ers coach Larry Brown, the Rockets have begun their search for a new coach, a process that could include the 62-year-old Brown.
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Associated Press | May 26, 2003
Larry Brown hasn't lost his passion for coaching.
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Houston Chronicle | May 26, 2003
The Rockets began their search for a successor to coach Rudy Tomjanovich in Dallas by reaching out toward Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Dunleavy, sources close to the search said Sunday.
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New York Daily News | May 25, 2003
The Houston Rockets are expected to meet this week with Jeff Van Gundy about becoming Rudy Tomjanovich's replacement as coach, according to a league source.
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Houston Chronicle | May 25, 2003
The Rockets' October trip to China is on hold while the NBA monitors the respiratory disease SARS in Beijing and Shanghai.
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Houston Chronicle | May 25, 2003
The sudden vacancy of the Rockets' coaching position generated rare levels of attention -- and big-name buzz -- around the NBA, but Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson said late Saturday his search has not begun.
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Washington Post Columnist Michael Wilbon | May 25, 2003
Rudy Tomjanovich should have known he was in trouble as early as training camp when his owner, Les Alexander, said the Houston Rockets had assembled just about the finest team in the NBA.
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Houston Chronicle | May 24, 2003
Rockets owner Leslie Alexander expects the names to come flooding in.
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Houston Chronicle | May 24, 2003
He was the reluctant coach.
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Houston Chronicle | May 24, 2003
We knew Rudy Tomjanovich first as a floppy-haired youngster with a laser jump shot and an engaging smile.
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Houston Chronicle | May 24, 2003
It didn't take long for the news to spread that Rudy Tomjanovich was stepping down as head coach of the Rockets.
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Houston Chronicle | May 23, 2003
Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich said today he would step down from his position as the most successful leader of Houston's NBA franchise.
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| May 21, 2003
At the end of the 1982-83 season, the Houston Rockets were finishing a very disappointing season.
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Houston Chronicle | May 20, 2003
Rockets center Yao Ming will be named the Sporting News Rookie of the Year today after edging NBA Rookie of the Year Amare Stoudemire of the Suns.
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Houston Chronicle | May 18, 2003
Derek Fisher cried.
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Los Angeles Times | May 16, 2003
Robert Horry probably will not have the 2003-04 option on his contract exercised, according to those familiar with the club's plans.
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Houston Chronicle | May 14, 2003
Black and Hispanic leaders Tuesday credited their combined forces for convincing Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander to give them a share of the lucrative sales of food and drinks at the new downtown arena.
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Houston Chronicle | May 13, 2003
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has offered to let minority businesses share in all operations at the new downtown arena, a team spokesman said Monday.
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Houston Chronicle | May 11, 2003
When the last labor negotiations got particularly hot and Michael Jordan made a rare appearance at the negotiating table, Jordan tried to take on Wizards owner Abe Pollin for the first time.
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Houston Chronicle | May 8, 2003
This time, Yao Ming and Amare Stoudemire finished in a tie.
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Houston Chronicle | May 7, 2003
Rockets guard Cuttino Mobley will have arthroscopic surgery on both ankles today to clean up damage done by frequent sprains the past two seasons.
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Houston Chronicle | May 7, 2003
Forget competing with Shaquille O'Neal.
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Associated Press | May 3, 2003
A sports agent was accused in a lawsuit of intervening in a deal that would have allowed a sports management company to represent Houston Rockets center Yao Ming.
