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WNBA's Liberty rehire Bill Laimbeer as coach

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Bill Laimbeer, who is happy to be back as NY's coach, won't have GM duties. (Getty)

The New York Liberty of the WNBA has rehired Bill Laimbeer as coach Thursday, nearly three months after they chose not to exercise the option year on his contract, according to the Associated Press.

"At the end of the season we wanted to take a look and do a full review where we were as a franchise as a basketball team," said Kristin Bernert, who is the senior vice president of business operations for the Liberty. "We started down a path of evaluation and hit a point where we needed to make a decision on Bill's contract option. We weren't ready to make a decision at that point. We continued on the path of diving deep into who we are, where we are and who we want to be. We were on the right path and wanted to bring Bill back as head coach."

The Liberty missed the playoffs the past two seasons and were 26-42 under Laimbeer, who is happy to be back coaching the team.

"They called and said we want to chat about you coming back and being coach, I said I'm all for that," Laimbeer said in a phone interview Thursday. "I knew we were going in the right direction, I thought that it takes time and nothing happens overnight."

Laimbeer led the Detroit Shock to three WNBA titles as the team's general manager and coach from 2002-09. He will no longer hold the role of general manager with the Liberty, with Bernert taking over the role of GM.

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Liberty rehire Bill Laimbeer as coach 3 months after dumping him

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Updated JAN 08, 2015 4:15p ET

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Bill Laimbeer wasn't surprised when the New York Liberty offered him his old job back as coach.

He never wanted to leave in the first place.

"They called and said, 'We want to chat about you coming back and being coach.' I said I'm all for that," Laimbeer said in a phone interview Thursday.

In an unusual move, the Liberty rehired Laimbeer as coach Thursday nearly three months after they chose to not exercise the option year on his contract.

"At the end of the season we wanted to take a look and do a full review where we were as a franchise as a basketball team," said Kristin Bernert, who is the senior vice president of business operations for the Liberty.

"We started down a path of evaluation and hit a point where we needed to make a decision on Bill's contract option. We weren't ready to make a decision at that point. We continued on the path of diving deep into who we are, where we are and who we want to be. We were on the right path, and wanted to bring Bill back as head coach."

The Liberty had missed the playoffs the past two seasons and were 26-42 under Laimbeer when they parted ways in October.

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Liberty Village bus back on the street

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The Liberty Village Express rolls again this month, offering a bus alternative to the TTCs crowded 504 King streetcar for west downtown condo commuters.

Following a pilot in the fall, LineSix Transit OS (operating system), a Toronto start-up, plans to reinstate the service to Union Station starting Jan. 19.

For $4.25 a trip, monthly pass buyers will be able to book a seat on the five trips being scheduled in each of the morning and afternoon rush periods between Union and Liberty Village. If they miss the bus, riders can take the next trip where theres an empty seat.

Theres huge demand in Liberty Village for alternative transit, so were excited to get back to it again, said co-founder Brett Chang.

The pilot attracted between 45 and 50 riders every morning to the mini-bus that ran between Pirandello St. and Union Station. This time, there will be an added stop at the Toronto Carpet Factory, a growing employment hub on Mowat St.

We want to help them get people from the city into Liberty Village as well, said Chang.

He figures about 100,000 people a day are riding Torontos shadow transit system of condo and corporate shuttles, such as those that ferry Porter Airlines and IKEA customers.

Chang said he and partner Taylor Scollon are building operating technology that can be adapted to anyone who wants to set up public or private transit.

LineSix is already using a mobile website to track payments and seat reservations.

The next step will be to build consumer applications.

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Liberty boys basketball big men play big against Nazareth

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Liberty coach Chad Landis told his post players, Andy Hudak and Tony Miller, that if they wanted to score this season, they'd have to learn to pass the ball to each other.

In the first half of Tuesday night's Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game, they took turns retrieving teammates' missed shots and finishing at the rim.

The two then fed each other in the second half with high-low action, skip passes and slick feeds in the paint to keep Nazareth at bay.

Hudak and Miller each posted a double-double and combined for 29 points and 22 rebounds in Liberty's 73-58 victory at Raymond J. Nunamaker Gymnasium.

Playing their third consecutive game without starting guard Jeremy Johnson (team discipline), the Hurricanes (7-2 overall, 7-0 EPC) never trailed as Miller had three consecutive put-backs in the game's first few minutes.

Hudak followed with his first offensive rebound basket and Liberty built a double-digit lead late in the first quarter.

"One of the best ways, if the shots aren't going in, is to fly in and get [the rebounds]," Landis said. "We emphasized that to our kids and they did an awesome job."

Liberty led by 14 points twice in the first half and 13 late in the third quarter, but Nazareth (7-5, 2-5) never went away.

Brett Kline, who scored a game-high 22 points, drove for a deuce to get the Eagles within 53-47 with 6 minutes, 27 seconds left.

Nazareth got the ball back, but missed a layup on its next possession.

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