Damian Lillard makes clear who he wants as Trail Blazers coach from Larry Brown Sports with Grey Papke and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com It has been indicated that Damian Lillard will play a big role in determining the next Portland Trail Blazers coach. To that end, the star guard has made clear who he wants on the bench next season. Lillard told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports that he wants the Blazers to hire Lakers assistant Jason Kidd as head coach. “Jason Kidd is the guy I want,” Lillard said. Kidd makes a lot of sense from Lillard’s perspective. The two are…
from www.yahoo.com: Cliff Robinson, 18-year NBA veteran and legendary UConn player, has died at age 53. The cause of death has not yet been made public. Robinson, born in Buffalo, New York in 1966, was instrumental to setting up UConn as national contender in college basketball. Coach Jim Calhoun was hired in Robinson’s sophomore year, and the change in coaching paid off in a big way. Robinson learned how to fit into Calhoun’s plans and together they helped UConn gain national notice for the first time ever when they won the NIT championship in 1988. That set the stage for…