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08:08 AM ET 12.31 | Patrick Ewing on the Bobcats sideline? [Ewing] confirmed that he had conversations with Michael Jordan about replacing Larry Brown as Charlotte's head coach but did not say if he was offered the job. "I talk to Michael all the time, so there definitely was a phone call," Ewing said Thursday. "It depends on what we talked about." Paul Silas was eventually named Bobcats coach but there is a possibility that Ewing, currently serving as an assistant with the Magic, could succeed Silas either after this season or in two years. "My aspirations have never changed," Ewing said of getting a head-coaching job. "We have two more years on our contract, so I'm happy."

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December 31, 2010  08:24 AM ET

I hope Ewing gets the job. (Olk school Knicks Fan here). Ahh the good ol days. Auld Lang Syne! 2010 will be the year to remember. Damm that "Decision" lol.

December 31, 2010  08:31 AM ET

Ewing will eventually get a head coaching job

December 31, 2010  08:33 AM ET

Again i hear another black guy named to be Charlotte's coach. I think it's safe to say that whoever the Bobcat's next coach will be, will be black. Lol.

But on a much serious note, i'd go with Ewing over Silas because Ewing has more of a sense of how to deal with today's players.

A big reason why Silas was out of a job in the first place was because he didn't know how to deal with today's players.

December 31, 2010  08:36 AM ET
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Ewing will eventually get a head coaching job

Agreed.

December 31, 2010  08:38 AM ET
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Ewing will eventually get a head coaching job

If his own friend won't hook it up who else will? A lucrative assistant position is better than a sorrrowful head coach job... look at the mess Rambis is in now. I think he made a good decision by staying clear off the cats.

December 31, 2010  08:38 AM ET
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I hope Ewing gets the job. (Olk school Knicks Fan here). Ahh the good ol days. Auld Lang Syne! 2010 will be the year to remember. Damm that "Decision" lol.

What decision?

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December 31, 2010  08:55 AM ET
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Again i hear another black guy named to be Charlotte's coach. I think it's safe to say that whoever the Bobcat's next coach will be, will be black. Lol. But on a much serious note, i'd go with Ewing over Silas because Ewing has more of a sense of how to deal with today's players. A big reason why Silas was out of a job in the first place was because he didn't know how to deal with today's players.

silas was a good coach , i thought he was what lebron needed in Cleveland and had he been there lebron wouldnt have been the way he is....

and exactly how many black head coaches are in the nba?

December 31, 2010  08:57 AM ET
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If his own friend won't hook it up who else will? A lucrative assistant position is better than a sorrrowful head coach job... look at the mess Rambis is in now. I think he made a good decision by staying clear off the cats.

i dont think mike wanted to do that to pat considering its would be his first head job and it wouldnt be permanent you add that to Jordan about to blow up the roster and its not good for a newbie

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December 31, 2010  09:13 AM ET
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silas was a good coach , i thought he was what lebron needed in Cleveland and had he been there lebron wouldnt have been the way he is....and exactly how many black head coaches are in the nba?

He couldn't relate to today's players. I don't care how good of a coach you are (Larry Brown) if the players don't respect you, don't like you, and doesn't want to lay it out there for you then you won't be coaching that team for long.

I'm not sure. 7 maybe 8?

December 31, 2010  09:38 AM ET
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He couldn't relate to today's players. I don't care how good of a coach you are (Larry Brown) if the players don't respect you, don't like you, and doesn't want to lay it out there for you then you won't be coaching that team for long. I'm not sure. 7 maybe 8?

i think its only like 4 black head coaches in the league so you can not possibly be complaining about one more being added........

December 31, 2010  09:48 AM ET
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i think its only like 4 black head coaches in the league so you can not possibly be complaining about one more being added........

I'm black myself. Why would i be complaining? I'm happy about it. I'm just surprised that Jordan is so obvious about it. I at least thought he would throw 1 white guy's name in the mix just to seem fair but no way in hell am i mad about it. It's kind of funny to me in a way.

December 31, 2010  09:50 AM ET

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December 31, 2010  09:56 AM ET
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i think its only like 4 black head coaches in the league so you can not possibly be complaining about one more being added........

Teams with black coaches.....

Celtics
Hawks
Suns
Bobcats
Grizzlies
Warriors
Nets
Blazzers
Hornets (I think)
Wizards (i think)

December 31, 2010  10:02 AM ET

Good players seldom make good coaches, Bro.

December 31, 2010  10:06 AM ET

PATRICK EWING IS A GREAT CHOICE!!!!!! OFFER HIM THE JOB MJ!!!!!!!!

December 31, 2010  10:14 AM ET
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Teams with black coaches.....CelticsHawksSunsBobcatsGrizzliesWarriorsNetsBlazzersHornets (I think) Wizards (i think)

NO, yes.

Flip is not black.

December 31, 2010  10:15 AM ET

Much easier to get an NBA coaching gig for african american HC's than it is in the NFL or NCAA (football).

 
December 31, 2010  10:15 AM ET

I'm black myself. Why would i be complaining? I'm happy about it. I'm just surprised that Jordan is so obvious about it. I at least thought he would throw 1 white guy's name in the mix just to seem fair but no way in hell am i mad about it. It's kind of funny to me in a way.

First of all you're not black..cause if you were, you wouldn't have cared..2. is Larry brown not white? and he didnt he have the job? 3. its Ewing commenting who knows who else Jordan has talked to. stop injecting race into everything

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