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Kuester, 58, returned to the NBA the following season as Brown's lead assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was relieved of his duties after one season and became an advance scout. So, does he want to get back in the league? Sources are torn whether he'll join Brown's staff. He was an assistant under Brown with the Cavs in 2007-09. News-Herald

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Cavaliers coach Mike Brown is piecing together his coaching staff in Cleveland. One of his first calls likely went to former offensive coordinator John Kuester. Brown would like to add him to his staff. However, sources say he might be reluctant to return to the NBA. Morning Journal

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Sam Amico: Mike Brown adding ex-Pistons coach/Cavs assistant John Kuester to staff, and keeping Jamahl Mosley from Byron Scott's staff, source says. Twitter @SamAmicoFSO

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Mike Brown, Jamahl Mosley, John Kuester 

Long gone is Phil Jackson, with his Zen-driven cajoling and triangle offense. Gone, too, is former offensive assistant John Kuester and concepts that made the Lakers too predictable last season. If nothing else, Brown asserted himself as not simply Jackson’s replacement but as the new sheriff in town when he invited Jordan, his former playoff rival, into the fray to build an offense that will work for a team with new parts and diverse talents -- not to mention competing egos. “It's a lot of reading and reacting, a lot of connectivity,” Nash said. “You have to read the guy in front you and there's kind of limitless possibilities out there. But that's good. I think everyone is open and optimistic about it.” CBSSports.com

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Chris Mannix: LA's pending hire of Eddie Jordan puts assistant John Kuester in a tough spot. Kue's been Mike Brown's de facto offensive coach since CLE Twitter

Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, Mike Brown, John Kuester, Eddie Jordan 

"I have to talk to Mike and Mitch (Kupchak, the Lakers' general manager)," said Messina, who has an option on his contract for next season. "I would (like to be an NBA head coach), but it is something that's out of my control. "The good thing is I have the security to go back to Europe to coach. That's my security blanket." Brown said he wouldn't be surprised if Messina, John Kuester, Chuck Person and Quin Snyder receive offers elsewhere. Kuester coached the Detroit Pistons for two ill-fated seasons before being fired and joining Brown's staff. Los Angeles Daily News

Los Angeles Lakers, Chuck Person, Coaching, Mike Brown, Ettore Messina, John Kuester, Quin Snyder 

Assistant coach John Kuester missed his fourth game to attend to family matters after the death of his mother last week. It's uncertain when he'll be back with the team. Coaching consultant Ettore Messina replaced Kuester on the bench for the fourth game. Los Angeles Daily News

Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, Ettore Messina, John Kuester 

Lakers assistant coach John Kuester missed the Lakers’ loss to San Antonio on Tuesday night and the game at Golden State on Wednesday night because his mother is ill. Kuester, 57, is extensively involved in the Lakers’ offensive planning and has often drawn up key inbound plays during timeouts. Orange County Register

Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, John Kuester 

Players were invited to speak after Lakers assistant coaches John Kuester and Chuck Person left strong impressions. Part of the assistant coaches' message was urging the players to curtail any "external chatter," according to a source. When no player volunteered to speak up, Brown said he requested that "my three leaders" share their thoughts; first Pau Gasol, then Derek Fisher and finally Kobe Bryant. ESPN.com

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John Kuester fired as Detroit Pistons coach last June, rebuffed efforts to interview him today in his return to The Palace of Auburn Hills. Kuester, now an assistant coach on Mike Brown's staff with the Los Angeles Lakers, blew past reporters in the first effort to interview him after the Lakers' pre-game shootaround today. He later returned to the playing floor, and as he departed, shook a few hands, said his daughter was doing well when asked, but did not respond when asked for interviews. Booth Newspapers

Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, John Kuester 

Tayshaun Prince admitted Monday he wishes he would have handled some things differently under former Pistons coach John Kuester. He also wishes he could take back some situations under former coaches Rick Carlisle, Larry Brown and Flip Saunders. He was making the point that while he has some regrets when it comes to the previous two seasons under Kuester, who returns to the Palace tonight as an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers, the competitive nature of players makes it hard to be level-headed when they are in the moment. Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons, Tayshaun Prince, John Kuester 

"Everybody wishes they would have done something different," Prince said. "Not just going on when Kuester was the coach, but what was going on when everybody was our coach. "You always did something and said, 'Man, I wish I would have did something differently.' Even with the one good year I had with Carlisle, the two good years I had with Larry, the three good years I had with Flip. Those years I had times where I wish I could have done something different." Detroit Free Press

Detroit Pistons, Tayshaun Prince, John Kuester 

Brown has also responded to the needs of this situation by deferring less to his assistants during timeouts. Early in the season, he said, he was focusing on the defense during timeouts while assistant John Kuester drew up plays to show the team after Brown was finished discussing defensive issues. "Early in the year I was trying to lock-in defensively because I knew that needed to be right,'' he said. But in recent weeks he has realized that the team needs to focus on him and his voice. This is why he has usually been the sole voice during timeout huddles. The team has been struggling and he has been showing leadership. SI.com

Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, Mike Brown, John Kuester 

Vincent Goodwill: Rip on Kuester: "He was the person in the forefront that people made it seem like he was the problem, but he wasn't." Well who was? #Pistons Twitter

Detroit Pistons, Coaching, Richard Hamilton, John Kuester 

KC Johnson: Rip on last season: "I never had an issue with Coach Kuester." Hmmmm. #Pistons #Bulls Twitter

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Mike Brown hired John Kuester as an assistant coach, the Lakers announced Wednesday afternoon, the first of what figures to be several additions to their coaching staff. Brown and Kuester worked together while with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Chuck Person, who served as an assistant to Phil Jackson the last two seasons, is believed to be on Brown's list of candidates as the new Lakers coach fills out his coaching staff. Jim Boylen, a former University of Utah coach, is another. Los Angeles Daily News

Los Angeles Lakers, Chuck Person, Coaching, Mike Brown, John Kuester 

Philadelphia's Quin Snyder, who was in charge of player development with the 76ers last season, met with Brown last Thursday, much of the conversation about the offense, the official said. Chuck Person, the only holdover from Phil Jackson's staff, has interviewed several times with Brown about a position on the staff, the official said. It already has been reported that former Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester and former Moscow CSKA coach Ettore Messina are also expected to join Brown's staff, but nothing has become official. Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Lakers, Chuck Person, Coaching, Ettore Messina, John Kuester, Quin Snyder 

Brown has already hired famed Italian coach Ettore Messina to serve as a coaching consultant and likewise intends to hire John Kuester, recently fired by the Detroit Pistons, to focus on the Lakers' offense as Kuester did when he coached under Brown in Cleveland. ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, Ettore Messina, John Kuester 

The Pistons' job opened Sunday when new owner Tom Gores officially gave the go-ahead to cashiering John Kuester, as everyone knew would happen once the team all but quit on him during the season. Kuester, a source said Sunday, was "99 percent certain" to wind up on new Laker coach Mike Brown's staff as offensive coordinator, the role he served under Brown in Cleveland before taking the Pistons job. Hornets assistant Mike Malone, who interviewed Sunday for the Warriors' head coaching job, is likely to also join Brown's staff as the defensive boss -- the same role he had with Brown in Cleveland. NBA.com

Detroit Pistons, Coaching, Mike Brown, John Kuester 

David Aldridge: Source: Kuester 99 % certain to join Mike Brown in LA as offensive coor., w/Mike Malone likely Def. Coor. Twitter

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