The Los Angeles Clippers are a playoff team with talent in place that believes they can contend for a championship right now. But after the firing of coach Vinny Del Negro following a disappointing first-round exit in the NBA playoffs,...Show More Summary
For the last few months, the NBA has been a circus for head coaches around the league. Coach of the Year George Karl parted ways with the Denver Nuggets despite the honors. Former Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro is searching for employment even after leading his team to a franchise best 56-26 record and it's first division title. Show More Summary
Lionel Hollins, Stan Van Gundy, Jeff Van Gundy, Phil Jackson and even Vinny Del Negro: these are names that have been tossed around in the Brooklyn Nets' search for a head coach going into the offseason. But with the Denver Nuggets parting...Show More Summary
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Los Angeles Clippers management took full responsibility for the firing of Vinny Del Negro in a response to reports that coveted free agent point guard Chris Paul was upset with owner Donald Sterling's comments indicating the move was...Show More Summary
In an apparent effort to appease Chris Paul after his portrayal in the firing of Vinny Del Negro, the Los Angeles Clippers tried to clean up the mess they've left. But does that really do anything for Paul? The Clippers decided to let Del Negro go back in mid-May, a move that wasn't exactly shocking. Show More Summary
The Los Angeles Clippers have cleared up the situation regarding coach Vinny Del Negro’s firing, saying that the team, not Chris Paul, was responsible for his firing. The clarification came from Clippers vice president of basketball operations Gary Sacks, who said the team fired Vinny Del Negro in order to go in a new direction. [...]Show More Summary
Chris Paul isn't the reason that Vinny Del Negro is out of a job. Paul has vehemently denied any part of the Los Angeles Clippers' decision to not extend Del Negro's contract and is reportedly "angry" with the franchise that such implications were ever made. Show More Summary
If Donald Sterling doesn't publicly amend his comments on Vinny Del Negro's firing, the Los Angeles Clippers will lose Chris Paul. According to Chris Broussard 's report for ESPN, the star point guard feels wronged by the organization because he is taking the blame in the press for Del Negro's departure. Show More Summary
Chris Paul is reportedly angry and upset with the Los Angeles Clippers, after team owner Donald Sterling all but said he’s the reason former coach Vinny Del Negro was let go. According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, the superstar point guard...Show More Summary
Donald Sterling strikes again. The Los Angeles Clippers showed Vinny Del Negro the door because of Chris Paul. They didn’t fire him, they just elected not to offer him a new contract. And now, as The Hoop Doctors has already told you, Paul’s pissed. How pissed? Enough so that he’s no longer a lock to [...]
Getting fired from the Cleveland Cavaliers could lead to bigger and better things for Byron Scott who spoke to the Los Angeles Clippers this week about their head coaching vacancy. The team recently fired Vinny Del Negro, who hinted that the move was prompted by guard Chris Paul. Show More Summary
The NBA is regarded as the league that routinely gets coaches fired. In some cases it may be true, but in other cases it can just be speculation. According the Chris Paul, the latter is the truth regarding he and Vinny Del Negro. Clippers owner Donald Sterling all but acknowledged that Chris Paul was a [...]
When the Los Angeles Clippers decided not to re-sign head coach Vinny Del Negro at the end of the season, rumors emerged that free-agent-to-be Chris Paul was 'not a fan' of Del Negro and refused to back his head coach when it was time for a decision to be made. Show More Summary
Chris Paul is reportedly upset with the Los Angeles Clippers for shouldering the blame for coach Vinny Del Negro’s firing, sources close to the team say. The source said that Paul is upset because he believes he’s being unfairly targeted for Del Negro’s ouster after the season. “He’s angry right now and his anger is [...]Show More Summary
The coaching carousel continues to spin in the NBA. In recent days, the Los Angeles Clippers – coming off the best season in franchise history – have decided not to bring back Vinny Del Negro as head coach. The Phoenix Suns -- coming...Show More Summary
This is a brief follow-up to this post from Noah Smith (see this post for the abstract to the Marco Del Negro, Marc P. Giannoni, and Frank Schorfheide paper he discusses): DSGE + financial frictions = macro that works?: In...
DSGE models are "surprisingly accurate": Inflation in the Great Recession and New Keynesian Models, by Marco Del Negro, Marc P. Giannoni, and Frank Schorfheide: It has been argued that existing DSGE models cannot properly account for the evolution of key...