sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 11/24/2008
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Why was Eddie Jordan fired by the Washington Wizards on Monday, just two months after the team picked up his contract option for the 2009-10 season? That's easy: defense. Jordan is regarded by most league insiders as a polished offensive coach. As an assistant, he was credited with developing ...
hoopsaddict.com - 12/1/2008
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hoopsaddict.com —
-Atlanta Hawks Vice President, and 2006 NBA Hall
of Fame Inductee Dominique Wilkins was both in the...
press room and on the court before tonight’s game, and I was unable to get an interview. He was surrounded by fans trying to get an autograph, ...
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Game Notes: Atlanta vs. Washington
stetsports.com - 12/1/2008
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stetsports.com —
Say what you will about the attitudes, the
money, all of that. The Wizards need a scoring...
option off the bench or possibly even starting at the point guard position. The Knicks need to unload a malcontent who would probably redefine himself in another situation. Washington can be that situation.
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Why The Wizards Need Stephon Marbury
washingtontimes.com - 11/30/2008
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washingtontimes.com —
Mike Jones ( Contact ) Sunday, November 30,
2008 The broken record that is the Washington Wizards...
' season continued to play on Saturday night as the downtrodden team fell 102-98 to the visiting Atlanta Hawks after continuing every negative trend ...
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Wizards continue to play same tune
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Chris Mannix: Eddie Jordan Doomed by Wizards' Vanishing Defense
Bullets Forever —
Chris Mannix: Eddie Jordan Doomed by Wizards' Vanishing Defense
Great article by Mannix on EJ's defenisve deficiencies. Two things jump out at me -- Ernie Grunfeld almost fired EJ at the beginning of 06/07, when we started 4-9, and that EJ spends most of his ...
Eddie Jordan, A Week Later
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... [Eddie Jordan's] brilliance, however, did not translate defensively. As disciplined and effective as Washington was on offense, it was equally as disorganized and mediocre on defense. Whether in halfcourt or transition, opponents rarely struggled to score against a Washington team that appeared to have the size and skill to be stingier. [Lack of defensive focus spelled end for latest Jordan era in Washington - Chris Mannix, CNNSI.com] ...
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slamonline.com 11/24/2008 — by Ryne Nelson
The Wizards are headed for the lottery, and Coach Eddie Jordan already received his pink slip. Injuries and bad luck ultimately defined Jordan’s five-year tenure with the team.
From the Washington Post (H/T: BDL ):
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Eddie Jordan fired as Wizards head coach
wtop.com 11/24/2008 — Dave Johnson , WTOP Radio WASHINGTON - A 1-10 start to the 2008/2009 season has cost Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan his job. Team President Ernie Grunfeld informed Jordan of his decision to change coaches in a Monday morning meeting. ...
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Close, but not quite - Outlet - Washington Wizards Commentary
washingtontimes.com 1/7/2009 — So it happened again. Orlando now improves to 51-28 all-time against Washington and 31-9 at home when the Wizards pay them a visit. The Magic gave the Wizards their chances, they committed 15 turnovers, which led to 13 Washington points. They let the ...
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truthaboutit.net 11/30/2008 — I've been a little MIA over the Thanksgiving holiday. It's nice to take a step back from the computer to hang with family...and that's been graciously guided by severely limited internet access. So the Wizards lost games 2 and 3 of the Tapscott ...
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washingtontimes.com 11/23/2008 — Mike Jones ( Contact ) Sunday, November 23, 2008 NEW YORK | If ever a team needed to catch a break this season, it's the Washington Wizards . That break seemed to have come Friday when the New York Knicks traded away their top two scorers, Jamal ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 11/25/2008
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. ...
