"After interviewing Avery Johnson and Dwane Casey in Dallas on Tuesday, new New Orleans Hornets owner Gary Chouest and other team officials involved in the coaching search interviewed former NBA coach Mike Fratello in Cleveland on Wednesday. After Fratello, the Hornets are expected to interview Boston Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau and former NBA player Mark Jackson by Saturday, according to league sources. Chouest, who purchased George Shinn's remaining interest in the Hornets on Monday, was supposed to be officially introduced as the team's majority owner later this week. But his involvement in the coaching search has pushed back the formal announcement of the transfer of ownership to next week. Joining Chouest in Wednesday's interview of Fratello was team president Hugh Weber and General Manager Jeff Bower. All three conducted Tuesday's interviews with Johnson, former coach of the Dallas Mavericks, and Casey, an assistant with the Mavericks. When contacted Tuesday, Fratello said he would love to talk to the Hornets. "I'm just sitting here hoping that somebody, somewhere, thinks I'm the right person,'' said Fratello, who coached in the NBA for 16 years. "I'd love to talk to somebody about potential jobs that are out there.''" http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2010/05/new_orleans_hornets_interview.html
