Author: Soccerhuz
Brad Stevens has been with the Boston Celtics since 2013. He spent eight seasons as the franchise’s head coach, accumulating a 354-282 regular-season record. He also won 38 of his 70 postseason games. Since 2021, Stevens has overseen the Celtics organization from a front-office role. He replaced Danny Ainge as Boston’s president of basketball operations. Stevens constructed the roster that won the 2024 NBA championship. However, despite his success with the Celtics and his current role, the Indiana native consistently finds his name linked with Indiana University whenever they have a vacant head-coaching position. According to Jeff Goodman of The…
Milan have endured a difficult season so far, with Paulo Fonseca, who replaced Stefano Pioli in the summer, being fired at the end of December. And now Corriere dello Sport says Milan and the owners’ advisor Ibrahimovic are not completely satisfied with Conceicao. The 50-year-old has a better points average than Fonseca, but Milan is seven points from fourth place in Serie A. Milan also lost to Feyenoord in the first-leg of their Champions League round 16 playoff. According to the newspaper, Ibrahimovic was unhappy that Santiago Giménez and Rafael Leão were replaced by Francesco Camarda and Tammy Abraham in…
AC Milan made some big moves in the January window with the aim of propelling up the table, but they also need more from the pre-existing players. It has been a rough season for Milan. On and off the pitch there have been several problems and the club are desperately trying to work their way out of it. The first step towards this was an ambitious January window, but with things going pear-shaped in the Champions League, old questions have been brought back into the frame. A mistake from Mike Maignan has relit questions about his ability, whilst Theo Hernandez…
The ink has just barely dried on all of the coverage of the 2024 NFL season, and already people are trying to make their mark by calling their shots about 2025. At least one of those sources. . .and I’m sure there will be more as we move through the offseason. . .seems to believe that our Minnesota Vikings are going to see a significant drop-off next season. Over at CBS Sports, Jeff Kerr has a list of five teams that he feels are poised for a drop-off next season, and the purple are right up at the top of…
The Dallas Mavericks continue on their long road of penance after trading away franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a trade so shocking that reality still hasn’t set in for many nearly two weeks later. With the main return piece Anthony Davis out with an injury aggravated in the third quarter of his debut game, Dallas fans have been left to wait and see on the front office’s vision for a post-Luka future. As a self-assessed win-now Dallas squad maneuvers its way through a rotation depleted by trades and injuries and sit in the eighth spot in…
Sergio Conceicao is stepping away from AC Milan’s Fantastic Four after a poor first showing, and this means a formational change will occur. After the defeat to Feyenoord, reports have questioned whether Conceicao would persist with the frontline that has brought so much attention in recent weeks, and it seems like he will. Reports have suggested that Yunus Musah seems likely to walk back into the starting XI after serving his suspension, and this afternoon, Gazzetta dello Sport have reported that this much will seemingly be true, as can be seen below. The team from that game in the Netherlands…
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd hinted—without mentioning Luka Doncic by name—that he played a role in Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson’s performance while they were still on the team. Dallas Mavericks have experienced a season filled with ups and downs, but strong performances from Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson—both key trade acquisitions—have helped keep the team competitive. Still, they are adjusting in the aftermath of the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Doncic away, a move that reportedly went beyond on-court performance and included concerns about discipline, effort, and team chemistry. Head coach Jason Kidd has gone as far as avoiding…
Training at Milanello took place as expected this morning, but there are a few things to report back on, including some details regarding AC Milan’s Champions League future. Ahead of tomorrow night’s game against Hellas Verona, training took place at Milanello this morning, and there was a surprising participant. Milan News states that Warren Bondo trained with the group for the first time, despite suggestions that it would not be until next week that he would take part in a group session. However, his recovery is a huge bonus, and it means that he could even feature at San Siro…
Il Corriere dello Sport reports Sergio Conceiçao is already under scrutiny at Milan for inconsistent results and some claims that have irritated Zlatan Ibrahimovic. According to Il Corriere dello Sport, Milan and Red Bird advisor Ibrahimovic are not entirely happy with new coach Conceiçao, who replaced Paulo Fonseca in December 2024. Conceiçao has a better point-per-game average than his predecessor (1,83 against 1,58), but the Rossoneri remain seven points below the top four with a game in hand and lost in the first leg of the Champions League knockout playoff against Feyenoord on Wednesday. Corriere dello Sport reports that Ibrahimovic…
After the loss in the Champions League, AC Milan are preparing to host Hellas Verona, and the Rossoneri must bounce back for the sake of their season. Whilst we’re not in a meltdown situation, we are not far away. Milan losing in midweek has opened a void, and it is in everyone’s interest for it to be ignored for the meantime. The best way to do this? Claiming three points against Hellas Verona this weekend. Whilst Sergio Conceicao has not spoken before the game, we know that he was deeply frustrated by the result in midweek and reports have suggested…