Eddie Jordan Fired
stetsports.com 11/24/2008 — You knew it had to come at some point.
The Washington Wizards were 1-10. They were not responding to the pleas and degrading comments of the man who brought respectability and excitement to professional basketball in Washington.
And now, that man has been fired.
The Wizards next 71 games
dcprosportsreport.com 11/25/2008 — The Washington Wizards fired Coach Eddie Jordan yesterday and replaced him with Ed Tapscott, a long-time confidant of GM Ernie Grunfeld. It remains to be seen how the players will react to this change, but team captain Antawn Jamison appears to have the right attitude, as usual:
The Wizards Will Break Your Heart
stetsports.com 11/22/2008 — With an appearance on national television at home against the Houston Rockets, the Washington Wizards had every opportunity possible to show the world they were better than their 1-8 record.
Instead, they showed the world that they are every bit as bad, and then some.
When Do The Wizards Become A Late Night Punch Line?
truthaboutit.net 11/24/2008 — Not to say the Washington Wizards aren't already a punch-line among NBA circles, but how long until NBA-oblivious Ma and Pa Kettle are watching the last days of Jay Leno as he screeches out a joke in a sporadic high tone involving approval ratings and the names of George W. Bush and Eddie Jordan?
Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan
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 ):
According ...
Warriors @ Wizards
dcprosportsreport.com 11/25/2008 — The Washington Wizards welcome the Golden State Warriors to town tonight in Ed Tapscott’s first game as Head Coach. Expect to see Dee Brown and Deshawn Stevenson starting as the NBA’s worst backcourt duo. Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and Javale McGee will be in the frontcourt, rounding out the ...
Wizards fire Jordan, hire Tapscott
dcprosportsreport.com 11/24/2008 — After a miserable 1-10 start, the Washington Wizards have fired Head Coach Eddie Jordan and replaced him with Eddie Tapscott. Eddie Tapscott held the post of Director of Player Development, but he travelled with the team and served as a kind of extra assistant coach. He’ll handle his first ...
Breaking news: Eddie Jordan fired
sports.yahoo.com 11/24/2008 — Check your pocket, Eddie ... According to sources familiar with the situation (see: Majority, Unsilent ), the Washington Wizards have relieved Eddie Jordan of his coaching duties. Team President Ernie Grunfeld handed E.J. his pink slip in a meeting ...
Why fire Eddie Jordan now?
dcprosportsreport.com 11/24/2008 — Why did the Wizards fire Eddie Jordan 11 games into the season? [By the way, Jordan's pal and head assistant Mike O'Koren was also fired. Randy Ayers was promoted to head assistant coach.]
Well, for starters, the team lost 10 of those 11 games and coaches with that sort of winning percentage ...
Thanksgiving Massacres Continue: Jordan Fired
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/24/2008 — Eddie Jordan signs his contract in June of 2003. (By Kevin Clark - TWP) Four quick observations on the morning that Eddie Jordan was fired. 1) You really don't want to be a struggling pro coach in D.C. come Thanksgiving week. Last year, Glen Hanlon ...
Wizards fire coach Eddie Jordan —
NBA Noise
It's a cold, cold world in the NBA - which is leading this year's bottom-feeders to go scrounging for their winter jackets. Eddie Jordan is the most recent coaching casualty , as he was fired after leading the Washington Wizards to an abysmal 1-10 start. While such a record would typically ...
The Other Jordan Fired from the Wizards —
The DC Sports Page
The Washington Wizards did what people have been asking for years days. When will Ernie Grunfeld fire Eddie Jordan. That day has finally come. After a 1-10 start, the team had enough. The big question is, was it really Jordan's fault?
The Wizards have played this season so far without star ...
Wizards fire Eddie Jordan —
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
After a 1-10 start, the Washington Wizards have fired head coach Eddie Jordan. The team has been without Gilbert Arenas all season, but still should have more than one win at this point.
Ed Tapscott, the Wizards’ director of player development, will replace Jordan on an interim basis, ...
Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan After 1-10 Start —
Slam Dunk Central
The Asssociated Press reported Monday that the Washington Wizards have fired their head coach Eddie Jordan, after the team got off to 1 -10 start to begin the 2008-2009 NBA campaign. Jordan was in his sixth season as bench boss for the Wizards compiling a 196-214 record during his tenure. ...
Eddie Jordan Fired —
RightFielders Women in Sports
Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan has been fired after the team started off with a 1-10 record this season. Ed Tapscott, the former Director of Player Development for the team, has been named as the new coach in the interim.
Gilbert Arenas: Injury proving costly?
Jordan, who’s ...
Nov 25: Wizards 124, Warriors 100 —
InsideHoops
The AP reports: The Wizards notched season highs in points, rebounds (54), matched their season high in assists (27), and forced a season-high 20 turnovers as Tapscott experimented with different lineup combinations and ran more isolation plays and less of Jordan’s Princeton-style attack. Butler ...
Studs and Duds: 11/25/08 —
NBA Noise
Stud: Andray Blatche, Washington Wizards Apparently having interim head coach Ed Tapscott at the helm lit a fire under (the enigma otherwise known as) Andray Blatche. In 29 minutes off the bench, Blatche contributed 25 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, five blocks and two steals. For a guy ...
Eddie Jordan’s Firing and How it Pertains to Gilbert —
Gilbertology
As you’ve probably heard, Wizards coach Eddie Jordan is out in Washington . Eddie Jordan is the only coach that Gilbert has played for in his time in Washington. With Eddie as a coach, Gilbert turned into a 3 time All-Star and helped lead the Wizards out of the dregs of the NBA. ...
Two Reasons I'm Surprised Eddie Jordan Was Fired —
ESPN.com - TrueHoop
If there's a memo to NBA head coaches from the last few days, it's certainly this: Do NOT lose to the New York Knicks. That seems to have sealed the fate of Eddie Jordan, who is, surprisingly, no longer a Wizard. Is Anyone Better Available? Interim coach Ed Tapscott is respected, but I don't ...
Wizards fire coach Eddie Jordan —
InsideHoops
Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has relieved Head Coach Eddie Jordan of his duties. Ed Tapscott will lead the team as interim head coach beginning immediately.
“This was an extremely difficult decision because I’m personally very fond of ...
Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan After 1-10 Start —
Full of Sports
The Asssociated Press reported Monday that the Washington Wizards have fired their head coach Eddie Jordan, after the team got off to 1 -10 start to begin the 2008-2009 NBA campaign. Jordan was in his sixth season as bench boss for the Wizards
Is coaching the problem here? —
The Globe and Mail - From Deep
Sam Mitchell will be fired eventually. Unless your name is Jerry Sloan, all NBA coaches get fired. Eddie Jordan just got fired. His team started 1-10. Was it fair? Over the past three seasons Jordan has a 45-26 record when he's had Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, Caron Butler and Brendan ...
I hate to say I told you so; Wizards fire coach Eddie Jordan. —
yoonewverse
I told you a few weeks ago that the Wizards should fire Eddie Jordan, and after losing to an 8-man lowly Knicks team on Saturday, the Wizards pulled the plug on the EJ era. You can take a peek at the article below to understand why I said the Wizards should have fired EJ a few weeks ago and ...
Washington Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Eddie Jordan fired by Wizards The World Famous LayupDrill Rumor Mill 11/24/08
News out of DC isn’t good if you are a fan of Eddie Jordan. The underachieving Wizards, who we said Friday would tank the season , fired head coach Eddie Jordan ...
Eddie Jordan, It's Not Your Fault —
Bleacher Report - NBA
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. ...
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