Posted: Friday, January 23, 2009, 3:34 PM | 11 comments |
 

Mo Has An Offer
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Maurice Cheeks has an offer to join the Memphis Grizzlies as an assistant coach, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

If Cheeks, fired Dec. 13 as the head coach of the 76ers, accepts the invitation, he will be joining new head coach Lionel Hollins. Cheeks and Hollins were teammates with the Sixers, and have remained close friends.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is reporting that Hollins has been chosen as the fulltime replacement for Marc Iavaroni, who was fired with a record of 11-30. Iavaroni, who was in his second season with the Grizzlies, was the starting power forward with the 1982-83 championship Sixers, where Cheeks was the point guard.

The Commercial Appeal reported that former Sixers head coach Johnny Davis would serve as the interim coach for two games before Hollins, an assistant with the Milwaukee Bucks, joins the Grizzlies.

The Daily News source said that Cheeks indicated that he was interested in joining Hollins.

The Sixers were 9-14 when Cheeks was released by the Sixers, and was 122-147 in his his three seasons-plus.
Posted by Phil Jasner @ 3:34 PM  Permalink | 11 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:58 PM, 01/23/2009
    Are Alex Hannum, Billy Cunningham, and Matt Goukas also joining the Grizzlies ?
    — albanykey
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:58 PM, 01/23/2009
    Next they will hire Andrew Tony!
    — dowens1617
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:56 PM, 01/23/2009
    ESPN had this 7am this morning.
    — wingslax35
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:15 PM, 01/23/2009
    Should be Bobby Jones replacing Iavaroni just like in '83 every game.
    — burholme
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:54 PM, 01/23/2009
    YOU'RE FIRED MO!!!
    — jazztafari
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:16 PM, 01/23/2009
    might as well add Bibby too
    — DMC5
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:12 PM, 01/23/2009
    Hey...I need the work....I just got my first COBRA bill and said fuhgetaboutit !!!!!!! Mo
    — cheeks4two
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:44 AM, 01/24/2009
    Great player, good guy, mediocre coach!
    — Irish Frank
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:26 PM, 01/24/2009
    mo cheeks, johnny davis, lionel hollins and marc iavaroni - all that coaching talent in one place? holy bleep! is the nba hall of fame moving to memphis too?
    — mariomick
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:20 AM, 01/25/2009
    I know you were making a joke their mariomick, just not a very funny one, considering Iavaroni and Dawkins were the only two that 'might' have been there together.
    — The Time Is Now


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Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.

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