Games Notes: Miami vs Washington
hoopsaddict.com 11/19/2008 — - Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan made an excellent observation about Dwyane Wade and the rest of the NBA players who played on the Olympic Team in Beijing this past summer. Jordan said that all of the players on the squad have come into ...
Wizards vs. Miami Heat: Game 8 Blog, Things Fall Apart
bulletsforever.com 11/19/2008 — Well, the Verizon Center certainly looks excited (sarcasm, there's nobody there).....and I'm sure to the chagrin of all, Eddie Jordan is going with the same starters (Dixon in for the injured Antonio Daniels). Hey, the Wiz win a tip....strong move by ...
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.
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 ...
Kogod Q&A: Eddie Jordan Is Nevermore
misterirrelevant.com 11/24/2008 — Eddie Jordan got canned this morning , so we turn to resident Wiz fan/expert Jack Kogod A.K.A. Unsilent Majority for answers …
1. After making the playoffs four straight seasons, why’d Eddie get canned 11 games into this one?
The ...
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 ...
The End of The Eddie Jordan Era: Say Goodbye to the Fall Guy
truthaboutit.net 11/24/2008 — We now know the scapegoat threshold on an NBA season in the District of Columbia: 10 losses against a solo win. As head coach of the Washington Wizards, Eddie Jordan is no more . If the WizzNutzz only had the foresight to include this among their ...
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 ...
The Wizards coaching change presser
dcprosportsreport.com 11/25/2008 — Wizards GM Ernie Grunfeld held a press conference earlier today with new interim head coach Ed Tapscott to discuss the firing of Eddie Jordan, the hiring of Tapscott, and the sorry state of the franchise. Michael Lee of The Post breaks it down for us, but what it really comes down to is the ...
Scattered thoughts on the Eddie Jordan firing
bulletsforever.com 11/25/2008 — I said earlier that my thoughts on the firing of Eddie Jordan were scattered and to be honest, they still are, but I feel the need to say something so rather than try to collect them all into some garbled nonsense, here are those scattered thoughts ...
Appreciate Eddie Jordan, even if you wanted him gone
bulletsforever.com 11/25/2008 — I don't have much time today to write a ton about the Eddie Jordan firing. The short version, to me, is that it's unfortunate, but necessary considering that, at 1-10 with losses to several bad teams, a high seed in the playoffs was never going ...
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 ...
Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan —
Hoops Addict
The last time I saw Eddie Jordan was Friday evening after the Washington Wizards lost to the Houston Rockets, 103-91.
His tie was undone, his steps were slow and deliberate and about 20 members of the media, including myself, were waiting to ask him why his team lost yet another game. ...
Wizards whack Eddie Jordan —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
No Gilbert Arenas, no Brendan Haywood, no job for the Wizards’ Eddie Jordan . A 1-10 start will cost you, just ask P.J. Carlesimo. Poor guy who takes over is Ed Tapscott. Good luck to him until the pair of starters find their way back into the lineup.
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 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 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 —
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. ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
The Ax Falls on Washington’s Eddie Jordan —
The Big Lead
Adios, Eddie Jordan: We touched on the tenuousness of his tenure two weeks ago, and when we saw that the Wiz didn’t show up against the gutted Knicks Saturday, we knew he was in trouble. And today, he was fired . It was a bloody weekend for NBA coaches, as Choke Carlesimo was also handed ...
Eddie Jordan Out As Wizards Coach —
RealClearSports - Blog
The firing of NBA head coaches began over the weekend with the dismissal of P.J. Carlesimo from the Thunder after a 1-12 start, and it has continued today: the Wizards have axed head coach Eddie Jordan .
A 1-10 start to the 2008/2009 season has cost Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan ...
Grunfeld: "1 and 10 Not Acceptable" —
Wizards Insider
Team President Ernie Grunfeld answered a bunch of questions regarding his decision to fire Eddie Jordan this morning and replace Jordan with Ed Tapscott, but the thing he kept coming back to was the team's 1-10 record. First a couple of notes: - ...
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 ...
Lineup Could Remain the Same —
Wizards Insider
Coach Eddie Jordan said he will likely stick with Dee Brown and JaVale McGee as starters, at least for tomorrow night's game against the Houston Rockets at Verizon Center. Antonio Daniels, who missed four of the last five games with a sore right knee, ...
Jordan Shakes Up Starting Lineup —
Wizards Insider
In an effort to get his team out of its rut, Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan tweaked the starting lineup once more on Wednesday, inserting rookie center JaVale McGee and point guard Dee Brown into the starting lineup and pushing Etan Thomas and Juan Dixon ...
Monday Update —
Wizards Insider
A few notes from today's practice: -It appears that Antonio Daniels will miss his third game with that right knee problem. Daniels did not practice yesterday or today. The team has officially labeled him "day-to-day." -Heat G Dwyane Wade rolled his ...
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