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Charlotte Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said Friday the team is getting closer to making a decision on their next head coach, but no one has been offered the job. ESPN.com

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Higgins said two finalists -- Indiana Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw and Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Quin Snyder -- had a second round of interviews this week that included Bobcats owner Michael Jordan. Higgins confirmed that Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan told the team he was withdrawing from consideration for the job. ESPN.com

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Nonetheless, Higgins would not rule out the possibility of the team interviewing another candidate. "Maybe," Higgins said. "I want to be as transparent as possible but at the same time there are certain things we want to keep private." Either way, it appears the Bobcats' coaching search will continue into next week and possibly longer. ESPN.com

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Rod Higgins and Rich Cho understand that the Bobcats need more than just a talented rookie, whether it be Bradley Beal, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Harrison Barnes, Thomas Robinson or even Andre Drummond -- to make the Bobcats competitive from their laughingstock of a season. CBSSports.com

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Higgins and Cho share front-office duties. Though he is too modest to admit it, Cho is the point man on virtually everything, including the draft, free agency, putting together a summer-league team and the hiring of a coach. "Rod has been wonderful to work with," Cho says. "We complement each other really well. He has a smart basketball mind." Cho is mindful of not trying to take credit for Charlotte's front-office decisions. He wants everyone working toward a common goal. "It was a team effort in OKC," he says. "One of the things Sam always preached -- and I really believe in, too -- is teamwork. That's something I've instilled here with the Bobcats." Portland Tribune

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The Charlotte Bobcats have narrowed their list of head coaching candidates to Jerry Sloan, Brian Shaw and Quin Snyder, according to league sources. After going through an initial interview with Charlotte executives Rod Higgins and Rich Cho, each of the three candidates will meet with Bobcats owner Michael Jordan within the next week or so. ESPN.com

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Wasn't Adam Morrison Michael Jordan's pick though? Rod Higgins: "No. From my gathering, because I wasn't here at that particular time, I thought it was Bernie Bickerstaff. … It's a fair question and I'm sure every market and every team has to kind of go through that process because you can second guess. I'll sit here and tell you guys that we're fairly equipped to make sound decisions. You can go back and forth and always say what if, but at the end of the day, I think that Kemba Walker and Bismack are going to be pretty good at the end of the day. I think Gerald Henderson is going to be pretty good." Deadspin.com

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Rod Higgins: "Anytime when you, not expect, but everybody in this organization wanted to get No. 1 and then having No. 2. Disappointment? Nah. It's just one of those things that happens and you basically have no control over it. Would we have liked to have No. 1? Absolutely. But at the end of the day, we all came to work this morning. All of our staff came to work and we're back at it." Deadspin.com

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Higgins confirmed a Yahoo report that Bobcats owner Michael Jordan told Orlando Magic assistant Patrick Ewing he likely would not be getting the job. The Bobcats have interviewed at least eight candidates and are expected to interview at least two more – Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw and Los Angeles Lakers assistant Quin Snyder. Charlotte Observer

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Asked if it was a given the Bobcats would have chosen Davis – consensus college player of the year – Bobcats president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said, “It’s hard to say he wouldn’t be the guy.’’ Charlotte Observer

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Higgins said the Bobcats would work out at least six players for the No. 2 spot. He also said they anticipate trade interest in the pick from other teams. "Some other teams are going to call us about No. 2,’’ Higgins said. “We’re going to get some interest there until the pick is called’’ on draft night. Charlotte Observer

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"Why should you be stressed?" Higgins, Charlotte's president of basketball operations, told Yahoo! Sports. "What can you do? You have no control over it. You stress over things you have control over. The stress comes June 28 [draft day] if you don't have the top pick." Yahoo! Sports

Charlotte Bobcats, Draft, Rod Higgins 

Bobcats general manager Rich Cho is representing the franchise at the draft lottery in New York City. Higgins said he left Cho with the words, "Go get him," before he departed. Yahoo! Sports

Charlotte Bobcats, Draft, Rich Cho, Rod Higgins 

Deliberate is the key word in the Charlotte Bobcats’ coaching search; the front office isn’t under any time pressure to replace Paul Silas, so don’t expect any imminent decision. President of basketball operations Rod Higgins told the Observer Monday that he’s taking a “nice, slow pace’’ to make sure they consider everyone worthwhile. Part of that is about arranging interviews with coaches who just finished up, either with the close of the regular season or the end of the first round of the playoffs. Charlotte Observer

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But here are two things I found telling: General manager Rich Cho said he wants a coach who sees this rebuild as an “opportunity,” not a burden. And president of basketball operations Rod Higgins said he feels no time pressure to find the right coach. That got me thinking: Is it possible the longer they wait, the better their options? Charlotte Observer

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Rick Bonnell: Rod Higgins says Paul Silas will continue in some sort of consultant role. Higgins says Stephen Silas will get an interview for HC. Twitter

Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan, Coaching, Paul Silas, Nate McMillan, Rod Higgins 

LB says Jordan’s people didn’t have a “clue’’ and made him “sick’’ and were “spies.’’ Here’s what I saw: Rod Higgins (who I’ve had more than a few battles with) put up graciously with hundreds of hours of all the garbage that comes with being Larry’s personnel guy. Ask Billy King. Ask Donnie Walsh. You think I haven’t? Larry is a magnificent maniac. He has a savant quality when it comes to basketball, but he’s loopy; overreacts to whatever he last saw. Like a crab in the sand, searching for the next feed. Charlotte Observer

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It used to be that “Good Larry’’ dynamic lasted five seasons (Indiana, Philly). Lately (New York, Charlotte) the exasperation exceeds the genius way too quickly. Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson were true believers, and then the day before the start of training camp two years ago Larry told them the front office had sold everyone out and they’d be terrible. That’s probably not the best message to send to your two key players entering a season. Whatever purpose LB intended, Wallace and Jackson saw this as renouncement. Imagine your parents telling you, “You’ll be nothing….uh, sorry.’’ Charlotte Observer

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Jordan’s decision to give the assignment of rebuilding to Cho means that Rod Higgins, his long-time president of basketball operations who goes back to when he ran the Wizards, is on the outs. Jordan told Cho, the Thunder’s former assistant GM who arrived in Charlotte last June, to “follow the Oklahoma City model.” New York Daily News

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Rick Bonnell: #Bobcats Rod HIggins: No way they'd accept an "older player past his prime with an $8-$9M number'' just to say they made a trade, Twitter

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