Dein erstes Forum » QB Cam Newton helped Panthers beat Falcons

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors are taking another chance on a television analyst and former NBA guard who has never been a head coach at any level. The Warriors won the bidding war with the New York Knicks for Steve Kerr on Wednesday, hiring him away from the TNT broadcast table to be their coach. Kerr agreed to a five-year, $25 million deal with Golden State, said his agent, Mike Tannenbaum. The Warriors confirmed the agreement Wednesday night and said they will introduce Kerr at a news conference after the contract is complete. Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their coach since Phil Jackson took over as team president in March. He won three titles playing for Jackson in Chicago and another two under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio. Kerr told NBA.com, which first reported the agreement, that going to Golden State "just felt like the right move on many levels." He said his daughter plays volleyball nearby at the University of California, Berkeley, his oldest son is in college in San Diego and his youngest son is a junior in high school. Kerr called the offer to coach the Knicks a "tantalizing" opportunity. He said it was "agonizing" to say no to Jackson "because of what I think of him and what hes done for my career." "I told Phil, I think I have to pursue this other opportunity," Kerr told the website. "He gave me his blessing. He said. Go look at it, and do what was in my heart." Kerr, 48, said last month that he has wanted to coach since stepping down after three seasons as general manager of the Phoenix Suns in June 2010. And while the lure of rebuilding a flagship franchise with his mentor at Madison Square Garden looked appealing, the chance to coach a Western Conference contender in his home state proved to be too much. Kerr replaces Mark Jackson, who was fired by the Warriors on May 6 after three seasons and back-to-back playoff appearances -- mostly due to a sour relationship between him and team management. The Warriors job is certainly a far more attractive one than when owner Joe Lacob hired Jackson away from the ESPN/ABC broadcast table in June 2011. The Warriors are coming off a 51-win season and consecutive playoff appearances for the first time in 20 years, and theyve surrounded star Stephen Curry with a talented young core. Kerr became the hottest coaching candidate on the market after Phil Jackson started courting him to the Knicks. Kerr also has close ties to Lacob, his son, assistant GM Kirk Lacob, and Warriors President Rick Welts, who worked in Phoenixs front office during Kerrs time as Suns general manager. Given the tension that built between Jackson and Warriors management last season -- and the back-and-forth that played out between them in the media after Jackson was dismissed -- having an established relationship with Kerr was a big reason Lacob wanted him as coach. Lacob lauded Kerr as a candidate last week and defended the decision to change coaches -- which has been debated at great lengths in the basketball-united Bay Area. He compared the decision to how he built his fortune as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. Lacob said theres a different person to lead a business at different stages of development, and the Warriors have gone from a "startup" company to an organization looking to maximize its output. "Or in this case win an NBA championship," he said. "And we just felt overall we needed a different person to go forward and get to the next level." And while Kerr has no coaching experience, he played 15 seasons and -- also similar to Mark Jackson -- has been around some of the most successful sideline leaders. Kerr has credited Phil Jackson and Tex Winter for most of his basketball knowledge. Winter taught the triangle offence -- which Kerr would not commit to running with the Warriors -- and was a longtime assistant for Jackson, who used the system to win an NBA-record 11 championships as a coach of the Bulls and Lakers. Golden State also spoke with former Orlando Magic and Miami Heat coach Stan Van Gundy during its search. Van Gundy agreed to a $35 million, five-year deal with Detroit on Tuesday after the Pistons also gave him control of basketball operations -- something the Warriors wouldnt do with general manager Bob Myers and Kirk Lacob in place. The Warriors met with Kerr again on Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, where Kerr was calling the Thunder-Clippers game. And they apparently made a big enough impression -- and contract offer -- to land the man they wanted all along. Vente En Gros Chaussures . - The Seattle Seahawks have signed nine players to 2014 future contracts, including quarterback B. Grossiste Nike Air Max . Goodell said in an ESPN Radio interview Monday (http://es.pn/1gkbauy ) that participants played harder and made the game very competitive. Goodell says he had fun watching the game Sunday and thinks fans did, too. https://www.grossistechaussurepascher.fr/vente-site-nike-air-max-95-pas-cher-chine-destockage-solde-302a.html . Sure, Josh Browns 45-yard field goal on the third drive of overtime lifted the New York Giants to a 23-20 win over Detroit on Sunday. But the Lions (7-8) dropped themselves out of the NFC North race by losing five of their last six games, blowing fourth-quarter leads in each setback. Air Max 720 Pas Cher . -- Canadian freestyle skier Roz Groenewoud isnt letting surgery to both of her knees deter her expectations for the Sochi Olympics. Air Max 95 Pas Cher Femme . The Kelowna, B.C. rink made the announcement on their facebook page on Thursday night.CAROLINA (6-8-1) at ATLANTA (6-9)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Falcons by 3 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD — Carolina 7-8, Atlanta 7-8SERIES RECORD — Falcons lead 24-15LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Panthers 19-17, Nov. 16, 2013LAST WEEK — Panthers beat Browns 17-13; Falcons beat Saints 30-14AP PRO32 RANKING — Panthers 18 (tie), Falcons No. 20Panthers OFFENSE — OVERALL (14), RUSH (8), PASS (19)Panthers Defence — OVERALL (10), RUSH (19), PASS (9)FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (24), PASS (5)FALCONS Defence — OVERALL (32), RUSH (18), PASS (32)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Game will determine NFC South champion. Panthers win division with win or tie. ... Winner will become NFLs first team with losing record to make playoffs since 2010 Seattle Seahawks (7-9). ... Panthers trying to become first repeat NFC South champion. ... Panthers are 14-3 in December games since coach Ron Rivera was hired in 2011. Only New England (15-2) has better record. ... QB Cam Newton helped Panthers beat Falcons and clinch NFC South title in Week 17 last year at Georgia Dome, throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 72 yards on 12 carries.dddddddddddd ... Graham Gano missed field goals of 46 and 63 yards in final two minutes of Carolinas 19-17 loss to Atlanta on Nov. 16. ... WR Kelvin Benjamin needs 1 yard receiving to reach 1,000 for season. ... Panthers allowed just 40 combined points last three games. ... RB Jonathan Stewart has 437 yards rushing in last four games. ... Panthers started seven rookies last week against Cleveland. ... Falcons are 5-0 against NFC South opponents. ... QB Matt Ryan has four straight 300-yard games. ... Falcons had season-high five sacks against Saints. ... WR Julio Jones seven receptions against Saints gave him 100 for season, tops in NFC. He also leads NFC with 1,535 yards receiving. ... Atlanta has held two straight opponents under 60 yards rushing. ... PK Matt Bryant leads NFL with seven FGs of 50 yards or longer. ... WR Roddy White has at least one TD in last five games against Panthers.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '