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Tue, May 27, 1997
WW 5/97: The Jimmy Lynam Era Ends With The Firing Of Clifford Ray.
Updated: WW 5/97: Assistant Coach Bob Staak Fired, to include reference to possible hiring of Staak in Golden State.
Wed, May 21, 1997
WW 5/97: Assistant Coach Bob Staak Fired.
WW 5/97: Big Gheorghe May Be A Movie Star, But He Still Needs To Sweat A Little.
Tue, May 20, 1997
Curious about women's pro hoops? You might want to be. One league has a team in Richmond, and the other league may expand into DC in its next expansion, possibly as early as next year.
- WashingtonPost.com: Where Basketball Is a Game of Chance.
- WashingtonPost.com: ABL, WNBA Give Basketball Best Shot.
- WNBA.com: The Official Site of the Women's National Basketball Association.
- American Basketball League: Home Court.
- WashingtonPost.com: The ABL/WNBA.
Fri, May 16, 1997
BJ 5/97: They Are Bullets No More, Reborn As Wizards.
WW 5/97: The Wizards Go Live - And So Do We.
We've gone live with a mailing list, for you to share your thoughts with fellow Wizards fans. For more information, see http://thebench.gszone.com/talk/.
We've made many of the changes to make this site Wizards-centric, where appropriate. Some changes still remain, though. And the Bullets moniker will not be completely wiped out, either.
WashingtonPost.com: Bullets Draw the Curtain on Wizards.
ESPNET SportsZone: Abracadabra! Bullets turn into Wizards.
Thu, May 15, 1997
The logo is now official. WASHINGTON WIZARDS: Wizards Spring to Life. Kinda cool, I think. It's still growing on me.
From NBA.com: WASHINGTON BULLETS: The Great Learning Experience.
Archives of all of The Sporting News columns on the Bullets: The Sporting News NBA - Washington Bullets Team Report.
A sample of the TSN column content includes this Bullets' post-playoffs summary column.
Also, I've got a bit of news to announce tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Tue, May 13, 1997
As announced at http://bullets.nba.com/, the new logo and uniforms will be unveiled on Thursday. Stay tuned for details.
BJ 5/97: Legler Gets More Surgery, Ponders His Free Agency Options.
Some fresh input from the folks at NBA.com. (The polls show just how recent a lot of Bullets fans are.)
- WASHINGTON BULLETS: The Year in Quotes
- WASHINGTON BULLETS: Bullets Greatest Moments Poll
- WASHINGTON BULLETS: All-Time Bullets Team.
A neat little piece of permanent history that you can get a piece of action on. Pave Your Way On MCI Center's Walk Of Fans.
Mon, May 12, 1997
The Washington Post had a couple of provocative articles on Sunday, looking the shadows of the great NBA behemoth:
- WashingtonPost.com: On NBA's Court, Minority Rules
- WashingtonPost.com: More Nonseniors Try, and Fail, to Make Grade in NBA.
The Washington Post also comes up with its spin on the changes in the coaching fraternity (here as follow-up to BJ 5/97: The Coaching Ranks Spin Out Of Control):
- WashingtonPost.com: Big $$$ for Coaches Is a Sign of the Times
- WashingtonPost.com: Cash Is Coaches' Common Denominator (by Jennifer Frey).
Sat, May 10, 1997
BJ 5/97: The Coaching Ranks Spin Out Of Control.
Curious about the 1997 draft lottery? Check out News & Features: 1997 NBA Draft Lottery Explained. Unfortunately, the Bullets don't have a first round, much less a lottery, pick.
Wed, May 7, 1997
BJ 5/97: As Bullets Prep For Off-Season Moves, Wes Says He Stays.
A status on the construction of the MCI Center has been added to Bullets Biz: MCI Center Index. Go to the end of the page.
I have finally updated a blank article from December 1996, BJ 12/96: MCI Center Continues To Go Up, Looks Impressive. Sorry about the delay.
Tue, May 6, 1997
I have updated my credit links for the full site. Obsolete links have been removed. You can find out about my site credits at Credits for 'Riding the Bullets Bench'.
Also, each subsection will point to the correct credit page in the future.
Fri, May 2, 1997
BJ 5/97: A Quick Review Of The Playoff Experience.
BJ 5/97: Assessing The Damage And Promise In The Aftermath.
Thu, May 1, 1997
BJ 4/97: Bullets Can't Get It Done, Swept Away By Bulls In Tough Contest.
BJ 5/97: GUEST COLUMN: Postmortem.
Do you want to write a post-season assessment of the Bullets? E-mail me with your opinions (off-topic rants will be ignored), I'll edit it, and then post it.
Last month's news updates archive: April 1997.
