thesportscorner.ca - 12/4/2008
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In a surprising move the Toronto Raptors today announced head coach Sam Mitchell had been fired in the wake of the Raptors 39-point thrashing in Denver. Mitchell was in his fifth season as the Raptors coach and won the 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year Award after leading the team into the ...
Breaking News! Sam Mitchell Fired!
hoopheadsnorth.blogspot.com 12/3/2008 — According to Yahoo! Sports, Sam Mitchell has been fired and Jay Triano (Canada Represent!) will be coaching in the interim. More to come...
Raptors Fire Mitchell
hoopsaddict.com 12/4/2008 — Less than two years after winning Coach of the Year honours, Sam Mitchell has been fired as head coach of the Toronto Raptors.
It’s always been a love-hate relationship between Mitchell and the media and fans in Toronto, but this year things ...
Sam Mitchell Fired By The Raptors
totalprosports.com 12/4/2008 — It was only a matter of time before Sam Mitchell was fired . The sooner the better for the Toronto Raptors with all their expectations this year they are definitely struggling to put everything together. Assistant Coach Jay Triano will take over as the interim head coach ...
R.I.P Sam Mitchell, We Hardly Knew Ye —
The Howeva Files
I knew as soon as you won coach of the year in the 07-08 season that the writing was on the wall, so I wish the best for now-fired coach Sam Mitchell . You may have elevated a crappy Toronto franchise named after a Jurassic Park-inspired character to heights previously unheard-of, but you could ...
yoonew 12/3 Chart of the Day: Toronto Raptors —
yoonewverse
The Toronto Raptors are today's chart of the day witha 48% drop. Why? Sam Mitchell got fired and an 8-9 start don't help things for this struggling franchise.
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Five reasons why the Raptors fired Sam Mitchell. —
yoonewverse
#1 When you have J.O, one of the top 6 point guards in Jose Calderon, and the best PF numbers wise in basketball at this point in Bosh, and you can only muster 8-9? #2 Those four piece Steve Harvey collection suits are no place for the sidelines of a basketball court. In addition, unless he ...
Raptors fire coach Mitchell —
Cleveland Cavaliers News
Only 17 games into the season and another team pull the trigger and fire their coach. Today, the Toronto Raptors fired coach Sam Mitchell one day after an embarrassing (132-93) loss at Denver.
“Obviously, last night’s game was just an absolute kick to the gut,” General ...
You're Fired! —
Vent About Sports
Today was a day Donald Trump would be proud of. Three head coaches in three different leagues got the boot today, and I think it's safe to say more heads will roll. Tommy Tuberville - Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville was fired today after going 5-7 this season and therefore not being bowl ...
TFD: Sam Mitchell? —
Randball
Proving the shelf life of coaches just isn’t that long, former Timberwolves player Sam Mitchell was fired as head coach of the Raptors today. We’ve long been a big fan of Mitchell, for his throwback style on the court (he basically called his own fouls, like he was playing a rec game ...
Raptors fire Sam Mitchell —
Dime Magazine
The day after getting cracked by 39 points in Denver, the Raptors (8-9) have fired coach Sam Mitchell, who just two years ago won the NBA's Coach of the Year award. Jay Triano has been named the interim.
More to come..
Source: Yahoo! Sports
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Breaking: Sam Mitchell Fired! —
SLAM Online
by Lang Whitaker
One of my favorite coaches in League history, if only for his fiery press conferences and stubborn insistence on running the same play over and over and over, has been fired. According to Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!! Sports , the Toronto Raptors have ended the Sam Mitchell era ...
Mitchell Fired —
The Rap
Wednesday December 3 2008 - 3:04pm Mountain
Sam Mitchell has been by the Toronto Raptors.
More to come
E. Smith
Sam Mitchell Fired —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Sam Mitchell has been fired by the Toronto Raptors, General Manager Bryan Colangelo announced this afternoon.
After three straight wins to open the season, the Raptors have dropped to below .500 with an 8-9 record.
Toronto suffered their most ...