Eddie Jordan, It's Not Your Fault

Eddie Jordan led the Wizards to the playoffs each of the past four seasons—the longest postseason streak for a Washington coach since the 1970's. He won more than forty games in four straight years. He was the longest tenured coach in the East. Does this sound like a stat line of a fired coach? I don't think so. Last year, the Wizards won 43 games without a player scoring over 21.4 points per game, and the leading assist man gained a mere 4.9 per game. More importantly, the Wizards' "Big Three" was actually the big 1.5- All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler missed important games last season. First, Gilbert Arenas missed 69 games, and benched himself during the playoffs. Second, Caron Butler missed 24 games, which may not seem like much, but he missed these games during the last month of the season. If Caron had been able to play those last 24 games, maybe the Wizards would have gotten a higher seed, and would not have had to play the dreaded LeBron Cavaliers. Last, Antwan Jamison ... (link)