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Tony Dungys coaching success earned him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His ability to identify, hire and mentor assistant coaches adds another dimension to a legacy the NFL will celebrate when the Hall enshrines Dungy and seven others Saturday.Six Dungy assistants have become head coaches. Five of the six were minorities. Along with Dungy, they have accounted for 43 percent of minority head-coaching hires over the past 20 years, including 39 percent since the Rooney Rule took effect in 2003.A quick look at 10 key limbs from Dungys coaching tree provides perspective.Six head coachesHerm EdwardsEdwards was an assistant in?Kansas City?(1992-95) before joining Dungys inaugural 1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff as assistant head coach/defensive backs. Edwards was serving in that role when the New York Jets hired him as head coach in 2001. The Chiefs?hired Edwards as head coach in 2006.Rod MarinelliMarinelli made his NFL debut as Dungys defensive line coach in 1996. He served as the Detroit Lions head coach from 2006 to 08 and remains a highly regarded line coach.Lovie SmithSmith entered the NFL as Dungys linebackers coach in 1996. He reached one Super Bowl as the St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator and another as the Chicago Bears head coach. The Bears ranked ninth in winning percentage and fourth in points allowed under Smith, who would also become a head coach at Tampa Bay and the University of Illinois.Jim CaldwellCaldwell got his NFL start as the Buccaneers quarterbacks coach under Dungy in 2001, notable given the dearth of minorities coaching the position (there are currently no minority quarterbacks coaches in the NFL). Caldwell succeeded Dungy as the Indianapolis Colts head coach in 2009, posting a 26-22 record. Caldwell is 18-14 as the Lions head coach.Mike TomlinTomlin entered the NFL as Dungys defensive backs coach in 2001. He spent five seasons in that role, including four after the Buccaneers fired Dungy. Tomlin became the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach in 2007. The Steelers 92-52 record under Tomlin ranks tied for third in the NFL over that span, matching the record for the Colts, who were coached by Dungy and Caldwell for five of the nine seasons in question.Leslie FrazierDungy hired Frazier as a defensive assistant in 2005 and then made him assistant to the head coach/defensive backs the following season. Frazier collected a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in 2006 before joining the Minnesota Vikings as defensive coordinator. The Vikings named him interim head coach (2010) and full-time head coach (2011-13).Four coordinatorsMike ShulaThe Carolina Panthers current offensive coordinator became a coordinator for the first time when Dungy hired him to his initial Buccaneers staff in 1996.Clyde ChristensenChristensen would become an offensive coordinator for Tampa Bay (2001), Indianapolis (2009-11) and the Miami Dolphins (2016) after making his NFL debut as tight ends coach on Dungys initial Buccaneers staff.Joe BarryThe Washington Redskins current defensive coordinator became an NFL position coach for the first time in 2001, when Dungy hired him to replace Smith.Frank ReichThe Philadelphia Eagles current offensive coordinator entered the NFL coaching ranks on Dungys final Colts staff (2008). Adidas NMD Scontate . U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in Manhattan agreed that lawyers on both sides could make their formal requests by Nov. 8. A hearing is scheduled for a day earlier. 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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Paul Millsap took advantage of a chance to show off his rare versatility.Atlantas 6-foot-8 forward shifted to center because Dwight Howard was out and scored a season-high 30 points, including the go-ahead 10-footer with 12.7 seconds left. He helped the Hawks overcome Russell Westbrooks 46 points and beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-108 on Monday night.It took everything we had, Millsap said. It took everybody stepping up to get this win tonight.After Millsaps late shot, Thunder center Steven Adams rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Westbrook and dunked it, but a review determined that the basket came just after time expired.Westbrook entered the game as the NBAs leading scorer with more than 30 points per game.If he gets his points -- hes going to get that regardless, Millsap said. The game plan was try to take everybody else out of it.Westbrook, who made 16 of 33 shots and had 11 rebounds and seven assists, was unimpressed with his effort.No, we dont have any moral victories around here, buddy, he said.Dennis Schroder scored 31 points and made 10 of 16 shots for the Hawks, who have won four of six after a six-game losing streak.Pretty special effort by the guys tonight, to come in here down Dwight, without him, and to find a way to compete against a great rebounding team and an individual player thats playing just lights-out basketball, Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. I was very proud of our players.Jerami Grant scored a season-high 15 points, and Andre Roberson matched a season high with 14 points for the Thunder.Westbrook scored 18 points in the second quarter to help the Thunder take a 53-48 lead. The Hawks shot 50 percent in the first half, but without Howard, they were outrebounded 27-14, and the Thunder outscored them 10-0 on second-chhance points.dddddddddddd Schroder scored 18 points in the first half, and Millsap added 16.The Hawks closed the third quarter well to take an 81-78 lead into the fourth, then Atlanta held on.They made some tough plays toward the end of the game, Thunder guard Semaj Christon said. We can do better on defense keeping the guys in front of us without fouling.---TIP INSHawks: F/C Mike Muscala tipped the ball into his own basket while trying to grab a rebound in the first quarter. The basket was credited to Oklahoma Citys Enes Kanter. ... F Thabo Sefolosha, a former Thunder player, scored 15 points.Thunder: Shot just 27.3 percent in the first quarter. ... Made 3 of 19 3-pointers in the first half. ... G Victor Oladipo missed his fourth straight game with a bruised right wrist. ... Adams streak of six straight games with double figures points ended. He finished with six points. ... Oklahomas Citys four starters other than Westbrook made 7 of 26 shots and scored 24 points.STAT LINESRoberson scored his 14 points on 5-for-14 shooting. He took five more shots than he had ever taken in a regular-season game.Im just letting it fly, to be honest with you, he said. It wasnt falling for me early, but I stuck with it, and the team needed me to keep shooting, so thats what I was doing. I just go out there and do anything I can.QUOTABLEKyle Korver, on Millsap: Hes just so tough. Hes tough mentally, hes tough physically, and he has been doing that for this team for a lot of years.UP NEXTHawks: Host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.Thunder: Play at the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBruntAP . ' ' '