May 2005 Archives

Three weeks after the season ended for the Philadelphia 76ers the Sixers fired Jim O'Brien and replaced him with Maurice Cheeks; one of the most popular 76ers players in franchise history. Cheeks was one of the most popular 76ers from 1978-89 and played on Philadelphia's last championship team in 1983. He ... [ Continue Reading 76ers Coaching Change... ]

Grant Hill; the Orlando Magic forward who has come back from much adversity in the last few years was the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy for the 2004-2005 NBA Sportsmanship Award. Originally presented following the 1995-96 season, the Sportsmanship Award honors a player who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship ... [ Continue Reading Sportsmanship Award... ]

First Nash is honoured with being the MVP, then Mike D'Antoni with the coach of the year, now the suns executive Bryan Colangelo receives the Executive of the Year honours for helping bring the Suns franchise together. Colangelo built the Suns through a series of forward-thinking moves, beginning with the ... [ Continue Reading Executive of the Year... ]

A few days after Steve Nash was officially named the 2004-2005 MVP the Phoenix Suns' coach was named coach of the year. Mike D'Antoni was honoured with the Red Auerbach Trophy after leading the Phoenix Suns to the best record record in the NBA. He received the most first place, ... [ Continue Reading Coach of the Year... ]

For the first time in as long as I can remember a basketball headline made it to both the front page of the paper and the sports front page here in Calgary and most of Canada. Steve Nash being declared MVP of the NBA during the 2004-2005 season was an ... [ Continue Reading Steve Nash Named MVP... ]