Bye Bye Eddie
Bullets Forever —
Bye Bye Eddie
Editor's Note: Well, that happened quicker than I expected, but then again, Ernie Grunfeld's a man who isn't afraid to make bold moves. Ed Tapscott is set to take over, which is really interesting. Ed and Ernie have a history dating ...
The End of The Eddie Jordan Era: Say Goodbye to the Fall Guy
Truth About It - Washington Wizards Blog —
... 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 ...
Breaking news: Eddie Jordan fired
Ball Don't Lie —
... Ivan Carter of the Washington Post reports that Ed Tapscott, who had carried the title of Director of Player Development but traveled with the team and essentially served as an extra assistant coach, will take over coaching duties — and the sexy 1-10 record — starting with a practice that will begin in about, oh, 40 minutes or so. ...
I Leave You People Alone For Five Days...
Hardwood Paroxysm —
... And now the Wizards mercifully put an end to Eddie Jordan's tenure. At this point, this is telling someone on the chain gang who's worked for twenty years trying to get released that you're just going to shoot him. Yeah, it sucks that he'll be shot, but at least he's not diggin' ditches anymore. ...
Wizards fire Jordan, hire Tapscott
MVN RSS —
Redskins/Ravens Game Time Change | Home Wizards fire Jordan, hire Tapscott By Spence | November 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 practice today starting at 11 AM. Jordan was in his sixth season with the Wizards and led the team to the playoffs each of the past four. In ...
Wizards fire head coach Eddie Jordan
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. —
... After a 1-10 start, the Wizards have fired coach Eddie Jordan, replacing him with Ed Tapscott, the former Director of Player Personnel. ...
Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan
SLAM Online —
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 to sources familiar with the situation, the Wizards have relieved Coach Eddie Jordan of his duties. Jordan was informed of the decision this morning.
Ed Tapscott, who had carried the title of Director of Player Development but traveled with the team ...
Breaking - Wizards Fire Head Coach Eddie Jordan, Replace with Ed Tapscott
InGameNow —
... After paying an injured Gilbert Arenas $110M and starting 1-10, the Wizards fired Eddie Jordan this morning. He’ll be replaced with Ed Tapscott, who previously coached American University 20 years ago. ...
Wizards Won't Hang With Ed Tapscott Long
FanHouse —
... The Washington Post's Ivan Carter describes Tapscott's most recent role as being considered an extra assistant coach who traveled with the team, but nothing in Tapscott's accordion file indicates he wants to be back on the sidelines for good. The interim role seems more like Ernie Grunfeld filling a hole with a trusted deputy. ...
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. ...
Shoals Unlimited: The Firing of Eddie Jordan vs. P.J. Carlesimo, a Lesson in Contrast
The Sporting Blog —
Welcome to Shoals Unlimited, where Bethlehem will post a long-form piece on basketball once a week.
Eddie Jordan's gone. He follows P.J. Carlesimo, let go by the Thunder over the weekend. Both the Wizards and Thunder had one victory when their respective coach was fired. But that's where the similarities end.
About a week ago, a piece in Slate made the very Slate-like claim that, more or less, coaches rarely matter. They even brought in tons of Dave Berri, so you know it was for real:
The job of an ...
Outlet Pass 11/24/08
Upside and Motor —
... dear reader: Crazy Pills was put on this planet for two reasons -- to be generally nuts AND, more importantly, to answer your questions in a mailbag format.
The Shaq Twitter saga takes an interesting turn when some dude doubts The Big CacTwitastotle. Bizarre and awesome.
The new Jones is wonderful. Anyone have an idea of how I can turn that video of Tas getting slapped by a Vince-hating Raps fan into my screensaver?
Eddie Jordan is out as the head coach of the Wiz. Expect some lengthier thoughts on the subject later ...
Scattered thoughts on the Eddie Jordan firing
Bullets Forever —
... According to Ernie, Ed Tapscott will be the interim head coach for the rest of the season. I'll take Ernie at his word that that's the case, ...
J.O. - Show or No Show for Wednesday?
Hoop Heads North —
... . The winner will get a prize of $25. Raps have a tough schedule coming up with big team opponents like Denver, Utah, Cleveland, LA Lakers, New Orleans and two more games against VC's Nets (ugh) Speaking of firing coaches, Eddie Jordan has been fired as the Wizards head coach according to the Washington Post. The Wizards are 1-10. ...
