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Jacuzzi 2, ribs 0

Here I am in San Diego. I got to my condo in Pacific Beach on Friday, and it had been so comfortable. The weather, as usual, is absolutely perfect. So Monday rolls around and I try to get in my Jacuzzi. I had just worked out in the pool. And I slip off the Jacuzzi rail and hit the upper right side of my back on the side of the pool. Now I have two cracked ribs. What a painful ...

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A memorable trip to Armenia

BASS LAKE, California – As I sit here, near Yosemite National Park, with 38 other Tarkanians on our annual retreat, I take a lot of pride in family and can’t ...

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Take that, Abilene and Eastern Washington

I’ve been asked if I feel the NCAA has changed much since I was coaching at UNLV, and I’m not so sure if it has. I’m going to wait and ...

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Recruiting, small-town Vegas and where’s Rafer?

That was a heart-breaking loss for Orlando last night against the Lakers. The Magic gave it away. I couldn’t believe how stupid they played at the end. Dwight Howard’s two ...

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Rafer is solid, but the Lakers are too tough

With the NBA Finals starting Thursday, I couldn’t be happier for Orlando Magic guard Rafer Alston, who played for me at Fresno State. Coming out of high school in New ...

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Wayman Tisdale will be missed

I was so sad when I heard about the passing of Wayman Tisdale, at 44, last week from cancer. It shows how many people he touched, and what so many ...

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Nuggets have a lotta UNLV in them

I talked this week with Tim Grgurich and Mark Warkentien, two of my former assistants who are working in Denver, and both of them told me how much the Nuggets ...

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A tribute to Gondo

I wanted to make it back to Las Vegas real bad for Gondo’s memorial celebration at the Thomas & Mack Center, but I just could not get out of Fresno. ...

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Jesse Jackson, Boyd Grant and Rollie’s secret pact

I’m just now settling down from a hectic whirlwind, so I can address a few readers’ inquiries. Had a fantastic time at the Final Four in Detroit. Originally, I wasn’t ...

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LeBron James is incredible, but …

I had a lot of fun coaching in college, because that’s what I did my whole life. But the NBA would have been fun if I had been there longer and we would have won.

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