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Washington Post
a day ago
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- Washington Post
Suns coaching search down to 2 candidates, Cavs assistants Bryant and Ott, AP source says
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have whittled their coaching search down to two candidates, with Cleveland Cavaliers assistants Johnnie Bryant and Jordan Ott making the cut, a person familiar with the search confirmed on Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the news has not been officially announced by the team. ESPN first reported that Bryant and Ott were the two finalists. The Suns are looking for their fourth coach in four seasons after firing Mike Budenholzer following a miserable 36-46 season that ended without a trip to the playoffs. Bryant and Ott are expected to meet with Suns management later this week. The 39-year-old Bryant has been in the NBA for more than a decade as an assistant with the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks before joining the Cavaliers as associate head coach in 2024. He played in college at Utah. The 40-year-old Ott has worked for the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers and the Cavaliers. He also worked as a video coordinator under Tom Izzo at Michigan State, which is where Suns owner Mat Ishbia played as a walk-on from 1999 to 2003. ___ AP NBA:
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Latest updates on Bruins coaching search
With in-person interviews beginning to take place, the Bruins coaching search is intensifying. Over the past few days, the names of finalists have begun to trickle out, and Boston's vision for their coaching vacancy is coming into focus. Advertisement Here's what's been reported thus far by outlets that have a track record of breaking Bruins insider information correctly: External candidates Marco Sturm The Athletic, TSN The former Bruins forward has spent the past three seasons coaching the Ontario Reign, Los Angeles' AHL affiliate. Sturm, 46, been in the Kings organization since 2018 and spent five seasons playing in Boston (2005-10). Jay Woodcroft TSN, The Fourth Period Edmonton's coach for parts of three seasons, Woodcroft, 48, amassed a 79-41-13 record behind the Oilers bench, but was fired following a slow start to the 2023-24 season. Mitch Love The Athletic Advertisement An assistant coach in Washington, Love, 40, is one of the youngest names on the market in this coaching carousel. Love works primarily with Capitals defensemen, who finished Top 10 in goals allowed and penalty kill en route to the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed. Internal candidates Joe Sacco and Jay Leach TSN At Boston's season-ending press conference, Sweeney said interim coach Sacco would be a finalist regardless of how the rest of the search transpired. 'He'll be part of the final group of coaches that we get down to, because I think he's earned and deserved that,' Sweeney said. 'Joe, when he took over the first 20 games, did a really, really good job.' Advertisement On his '32 Thoughts' podcast, Elliotte Friedman lumped assistant coach Jay Leach into that camp, too. 'I haven't been given an indication that either one of them has been told they're out,' Friedman said. The latest The most recent update on the Bruins search came from '32 Thoughts,' and affirmed that Sturm is very much in the mix. 'As we record this late Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, I'm under the impression Sturm is supposed to still visit Boston,' Friedman said. 'Whether that's to do another interview or be given the job, I can't say that as we record, but he's very much in it. I'm under the impression that he's still supposed to visit the Bruins... Woodcroft, I think he's another serious contender there.' More Bruins content Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Two finalists revealed for Bruins coaching vacancy (report)
As the Bruins narrow their coaching search, two finalists have been revealed by The Athletic's Fluto Shinzawa. Former Bruins forward (and current Ontario Reign coach) Marco Sturm and Capitals assistant Mitch Love have both moved to an in-person interview stage, while Shinzawa reports other finalists are unknown at this time. Advertisement Sturm, Boston's hero in the 2010 Winter Classic, has been in the Kings organization since 2018. He served as an assistant for four seasons and then took over as AHL Ontario's coach in 2022-23. Love is a 40-year-old Capitals assistant who is also rumored to be on Pittsburgh's radar. 'That Love and Sturm have advanced to in-person interviews signals how the Bruins are thinking about the position,' Shinzawa writes. 'Neither has NHL head coaching experience. Sturm was a finalist last year with the Sharks, who hired Ryan Warsofsky. Love may be under consideration by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Seattle Kraken, the other clubs with vacancies." Sturm and Love were both also named as initial candidates on NHL insider Elliotte Friedman's SportsNet's '32 Thoughts' podcast, as the Bruins were reportedly exhaustive in the first Zoom portion of their coaching search. 'I've heard they've interviewed about 15 guys,' Friedman said. 'I asked someone, 'Who do you think Boston has interviewed?' The response was, 'Who haven't they interviewed?'' More Bruins content Read the original article on MassLive.
