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Another former Buck, Jerry Stackhouse, may be on the brink of wrapping up his fine 16-year pro career to pursue a career in coaching, either in the pros or college. Stackhouse, who is playing for Atlanta, has had the distinction of playing for several coaching greats, including Dean Smith, Larry Brown, Rick Carlisle, Doug Collins and Don Nelson. “I’m trying to transition into the next phase of my career,” Stackhouse said before a recent Bucks’ game at the Bradley Center. “I definitely want to be a head coach some day and I’m willing to pay my dues to make it happen.” Racine Journal-Times

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There are only three head coaches in the NBA who have never coached anywhere else. Jerry Stackhouse wants to join that club. The Atlanta guard said he would like to be a broadcaster for awhile before he becomes an NBA head coach. “I kind of like the Mark Jackson blueprint,’’ he said. “His blueprint is ideal.’’ FOXSports Florida

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“From my group (of Hawks teammates), the way they responded to me, I think I can get a positive response (from players as a head coach),’’ Stackhouse said. “Because I know the coaches that I’ve played for, the pieces that I’ve picked from all of them, that I’ve got a system that works . . . I honestly feel I’ve got enough in my bag with the right pieces around me.’’ FOXSports Florida

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Michael Cunningham: NBA says Jerry Stackhouse to replace Joe Johnson in All-Star Sat. shooting stars. Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Joe Johnson, Jerry Stackhouse 

Michael Cunningham: #Hawks Larry Drew on Stackhouse: "He brings veteran leadership. I am really going to give him a very close look." Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Jerry Stackhouse 

Stack said the Hawks and other teams have talked to his agent but he doesn’t have a camp invite. He thinks he can still help a team: “As long as I feel like I can still compete, when I get out here and play with these young guys in the summer, that’s really my barometer. I know there is going to come one summer where they are going to be running past me and I can’t catch up. That’s when I know its’ time to let it go. Until then, I am going to keep pushing the envelope.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Michael Cunningham: Free agent Jerry Stackhouse says he is talking to a few teams but hasn't secured camp invite yet. #Hawks Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Free Agency, Jerry Stackhouse 

The venue for the game has not been finalized, but a number of former and current NBA players already have committed to participate. They include: Dwight Howard, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh. Sources also said Baron Davis, Vince Carter, Alonzo Mourning. Jamal Crawford, Rudy Gay, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Amare Stoudemire, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, Antawn Jamison, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Jerry Stackhouse, John Wall, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing and Doc Rivers are expected to play. Veteran WNBA star and all-time leading scorer Tina Thompson and former USC great Cheryl Miller also is expected to participate. ESPN.com

Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Amare Stoudemire, Chris Paul, Rudy Gay, Doc Rivers, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Tyler Hansbrough, Derek Fisher, John Wall, Dwight Howard, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Juwan Howard, Quentin Richardson, Antawn Jamison, Lockout, Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook, Jerry Stackhouse, Baron Davis, Jamal Crawford, Barack Obama, Dikembe Mutombo, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight 

Michael Lee: Jerry Stackhouse & Derek Fisher are on list of participants for Obama's game. Should be a fun encounter after Stack ripped players' union. Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher, Lockout, Jerry Stackhouse, Barack Obama 

Austin Daye: I have no idea where it’s going to go. I’m just hoping the union can come together and find a solution to this problem. I’m a supporter of the union, I believe strongly that they are doing all the right things. Right now D-Fish [Derek Fisher] is working his butt off to get a deal done. There is so much pressure on him and hearing the comments Jerry Stackhouse was making kind of hurt. I know D-Fish is working real hard for the best interests of the players. I know Billy Hunter is trying to do the same thing. As far as the owners go, I understand, it’s a business. Hopefully they can understand that we have helped build this game back to having a great image. The last couple of years our stock has been rising and more people are watching. HoopsHype

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Did Stackhouse’s comments surprise you, especially the timing and tone? Austin Daye: The timing did. Jerry Stackhouse is a smart guy. But it’s not like D-Fish is making my fourth year deal or out there getting my extension. It comes down to how you play, regardless. Everyone knows that. Some guys get overpaid, but they worked to get overpaid and it’s a general manager who decided to pay them that money. It comes down to having a great general manager who knows what he’s doing and having a great system within your organization to build a winner. HoopsHype

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On Wednesday, 16-year NBA veteran Jerry Stackhouse, who most recently had a cup of coffee with the Miami Heat in 2010-2011, torched Fisher in a ESPN radio interview, delivering arguably the harshest critique of the union president to date. "Not to say anything against Derek Fisher, it's not that I don't think he's a great guy," Stackhouse said, "But I don't want him negotiating my contract. I want an agent who knows the lingo negotiating my contract. Derek Fisher, he doesn't negotiate his own contract. He has an agent. So why would I want him negotiating something even bigger than his contract? This [Collective Bargaining Agreement] is something more important to everybody." CBSSports.com

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If that wasn't clear enough for you, Stackhouse went on to leave no doubt that he feels Fisher is outmatched in the current negotiation. "David Stern, he's made this league what it is," Stackhouse said. "He's one of the greatest commissioners in sports. He's got that title, he's got the NBA at the place where it is because he's a shrewd businessman and knows how to work his way, play the media, play things up to get what he wants. We don't do that. Players are emotional. Players get emotional. So no, I don't necessarily, particularly want Derek Fisher or any of the executive committee negotiating a contract for me." CBSSports.com

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While Stackhouse sounded reluctant to outright accuse Fisher of disloyalty to his members, he clearly left the possibility open. "I don't know [if Derek met with the NBA]," Stackhouse said. "I would hope not. I don't think Derek is that kind of guy from what I've seen. But at the same time, he does have aspirations to possibly be a G.M. one day. If he can be the guy to bring the sides together in whatever way, maybe there would be an oppportunity for him to be a G.M. I'm not saying that he has an ulterior motive but the possibility lies there." CBSSports.com

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Michael Lee: Jerry Stackhouse is on fire talking to @jimrome. Said he doesn't want Derek Fisher negotiating his contract, let alone the new CBA Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Derek Fisher, CBA, Lockout, Jerry Stackhouse, NBPA 

Jerry Stackhouse has been offered to Virtus Bologna, but the club rejected the overtures because the player wanted an NBA out and was concerned about his physical conditions. BolognaBasket.it

Lockout, Jerry Stackhouse, Italy 

Now, the team is in limbo and its value has taken a sharp decline. The Pistons' value dipped 25 percent according to a recent report by Forbes Magazine, from $479 million last year to $360 million. The team could miss the playoffs for the second straight season and an internal squabble between one-time star player Richard Hamilton and head coach John Kuester has players picking sides and NBA observers remarking on what happened to the once-proud franchise. "Right now, they are in limbo," said Jerry Stackhouse, a former Piston and current NBA TV commentator. "When new ownership comes in, they can decide what direction they want to go in. If they say, 'We don't want the coach anymore,' he's gone. If they say they don't want the current general manager, then he's gone. "The change in ownership is going to change the fabric of what the Pistons are, for better or for worse." Detroit News

Detroit Pistons, Richard Hamilton, Karen Davidson, Jerry Stackhouse, John Kuester 

Stackhouse -- possessing the Heat's lone non-guaranteed contract after only joining them on Oct. 23 -- says he can accept the reasoning behind Miami's choice. "I never really got a chance to have any impact on what was happening one way or the other," Stackhouse told ESPN.com via e-mail. "They know that. "I really feel they had full intentions of [providing that opportunity], but the injury to [Udonis Haslem] coupled with being outrebounded and losing the paint game in all of the losses -- and even a few of the wins -- put the onus on addressing those issues as opposed to finding out how I could complement what was going on, which I fully understand. "The business is the business. I have no complaints. I thank Pat Riley and the Miami Heat organization for giving me the opportunity, which allowed me to get in NBA condition [and] will definitely benefit me when another opportunity arises." ESPN.com

Miami Heat, Pat Riley, Udonis Haslem, Jerry Stackhouse 

Heat just waived Jerry Stackhouse to sign Erick Dampier, sources say Twitter

Miami Heat, Erick Dampier, Jerry Stackhouse 

Once it became clear that swingman Mike Miller’s thumb injury was going to keep him out for a while, it apparently took the Miami HEAT – conveniently in town to play the Hawks Thursday – hours, not days, to contact Stackhouse. “I got a call Wednesday night saying Mike Miller banged up his hand, ‘Can you come work out Thursday?’ “‘Can I come work out?’ he repeated, incredulous. “I’m like, ‘Yeah. I’m ready to go, I can come work out tonight if you want me to.’” NBA.com

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