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Nuggets coach George Karl is miffed NBA teams haven't given another chance to his son Coby Karl. Coby is averaging 13.2 points, 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds for the D-League's Idaho Stampede. Coby, 30, hasn't been on an NBA roster since finishing the 2009-10 season with the Nuggets, when George Karl was sidelined by cancer. Sulia

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The coach believes Coby gets overlooked because he's older and NBA teams are seeking younger prospects. "Right now, you go to the D-League and no one looks at Coby Karl because he's (30) years old,'' said George Karl. "If he's the best player in the D-League, he still should get picked up. It should not be based upon youthful potential.'' Sulia

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The player: Coby Karl, F, Idaho Stampede When I played in the D-League two years ago, most teams had one or two NBA guys with experience. Now they have five, six or seven guys. All of the facilities have improved, too. You really felt like you were in the minor leagues a couple of years ago. You’d go to a gym and see a couple of fans there, and you never knew if the locker rooms would have enough space. We’re even staying in nicer hotels now. I remember when Utah was in the league, we stayed on the side of the road at a truck stop, and we were eating at a Flying-J. There was a nice hotel five minutes down the road, but the team didn’t have the budget. ESPN.com

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Waiving Howard creates an open roster spot for a small forward who can defend. The options include signing swingman James Anderson, cut just Thursday by San Antonio, or a veteran sitting at home such as Michael Redd, who has had knee problems of his own; pulling a wing player such as Chris Douglas-Roberts or Coby Karl, who played on the Wolves' summer league team, from the Development League; or trading for a player such as Raja Bell, who is sitting home in exile from Utah. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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Scott Howard-Cooper: Karl still thinks about one day returning to coach in Europe, this time with son Coby as assistant. Really wants to work with Coby. Twitter @SHowardCooper

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Ben Golliver: Blazers camp invites Coby Karl, Dallas Lauderdale & Justin Holiday all officially added to Idaho Stampede's roster on Wednesday. Twitter @blazersedge

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Ben Golliver: As expected, Blazers officially announce cuts of Demonte Harper, Justin Holiday, Coby Karl, Dallas Lauderdale and Adam Morrison on Saturday. Twitter @blazersedge

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The Trail Blazers took the first step Friday toward finalizing their final roster for Wednesday's season opener when they informed Coby Karl, Adam Morrison and Justin Holiday that they will be waived Saturday. The cuts will bring the Blazers’ roster to 15, the league maximum. Portland will send in waiver paperwork to the league Saturday, but team officials informed the players after Friday’s practice, and they will not take part in the Blazers practice Saturday. Oregonian

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"I want to thank the Blazers' organization for giving me a chance," Morrison told CSNNW.com. "I'm sorry things didn't work out, but I wish them nothing but success. Right now, I'm just going to talk to my agent and see where to go from here." CSNNW.com

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After Thursday’s game, the Blazers have a practice Friday before they make their final roster cuts to get down to the league maximum of 15 players. The Blazers already have 15 players under contract for the season, meaning Karl, Morrison and Justin Holiday will likely be cut Saturday. Teams have to turn in their final rosters Monday, but most will trim their rosters by Saturday to give players a chance to clear waivers by Monday. Oregonian

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Chris Haynes: #Blazers head coach Terry Stotts says he'll probably go with Nolan Smith as the backup PG oppose to Coby Karl. Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

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Since he got here, Coby Karl made headlines. Not just for the fact that his father is Nuggets head coach George Karl, but Coby "mistakenly" picked Brandon Roy's old #7 jersey, which seemed to Blazers fans as close to "MacBeth" as it could get. Though he hasn't been given the news, Coby somberly admits he thinks it's coming. Despite his great performances in the preseason, and the fact that some pundits think he can be the true back-up, Karl says people shouldn't kid themselves. CSNNW.com

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The friendship skidded on a patch so icy that when Stotts became a head coach for the first time in 2002, the two men did not even speak, according to reports. Time has passed; they talk now but things still haven't gone back to the way they were. Still, Karl, currently the coach of the Denver Nuggets, asked for a favor. His son, Coby Karl, needed an NBA home and it was not a leap of faith for Karl to trust that the man he once called his best friend could help. " 'What's funny,' " Karl recently told Stotts. " 'There are two guys who I have loved very much in my life and I don't think they've had a fair opportunity, a real good opportunity to make an NBA team.' It was Terry Stotts when I coached him and also Coby now." Columbian

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Through the 1980s and '90s, wherever Karl landed, so followed his No. 1 assistant. "They literally were hand in hand together," Coby says of his father and Stotts. "Doing everything." And through every step of their friendship, there was the freckled-faced boy. "He's like an old friend, or I'm his uncle," Stotts says. "It's a very special relationship." Columbian

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Mike Tokito: StarTribune: Brandon Roy, when told #Blazers gave No. 7 to camp invitee Coby Karl: "Did they? I hope he wears it well. I didn't know that." Twitter @mtokito

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The Trail Blazers have signed G Coby Karl, bringing the training camp roster to 19. He will wear No. 7. #RipCity Twitter

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Chris Tomasson: George Karl would love to have son Coby join Nuggets late in season like last year but hasn't spoken to executive Masai Ujiri about it yet. Twitter

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Chris Tomasson: George Karl says son Coby Karl's contract in Spain would allow him to join an NBA team at the end of this season. Twitter

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On coaching (or coaching with) his son, Coby: “I still have a tremendous passion to coach my son and work with my son. I’ve talked to the Dunleavys about that, and they don’t seem to have that desire as much as I do. Coby is going to coach someday. I think he still desires to play a few more years, too.” Denver Post

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After missing the final 1 ½ months of last season due to a form of throat cancer, Karl will start training camp Tuesday with the Nuggets. But not on hand will be son Coby Karl, a guard who signed last week with a Spanish team after being waived last month by Denver. "I was very disappointed,'' George Karl said Monday about the Nuggets having let his son go rather than fully guarantee his contract for this season. FanHouse.com

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