Don't look for the Pistons to make a run at Bulls coach Phil
Jackson at season's end. Sources say Detroit won't spend more
than $2 million a year on a replacement for Doug Collins, or at
least half of what Jackson would command....
Think new Celtic Kenny Anderson knows where to get Antoine
Walker the ball? Before the point guard arrived on Feb. 20,
Walker was shooting 39.8% from the floor. In Anderson's first
nine games with Boston, Walker shot 47.4%. With Anderson playing
sporadically last week because of tendinitis in his left knee,
Walker's shooting dipped again....
Knicks center Patrick Ewing insists that if his right wrist
heals in time for the postseason, he won't have any problem
sharing the ball with Allan Houston, who has become New York's
go-to guy in Ewing's absence. "I'm a team player," says Ewing.
"Besides, I get my shots on the block, and that's not where
Allan hangs out."...
Sources on the Lakers report that Kobe Bryant's confidence has
waned dramatically since All-Star Weekend. Through Sunday he had
seen his points per game drop from 17.9 to 15.7. Last week team
vice president of operations Jerry West pulled Bryant aside and
advised him to stop looking at the bench every time he makes a
mistake....
Vin Baker continues to lobby hard for a contract extension for
Sonics coach George Karl, who is in the last year of his deal
with Seattle. But sources say Karl has told friends it might be
best for him to move on even if the Sonics ante up.
Issue date: March 30, 1998
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