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Thanksgiving Massacres Continue: Jordan Fired
Thanksgiving Massacres Continue: Jordan Fired
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 got the boot on Thanksgiving Day, with the ...
Jordan Fired, Tapscott to Take Over
voices.washingtonpost.com — 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 ... (more) Jordan Fired, Tapscott to Take Over
Eddie Jordan Fired by Wizards
voices.washingtonpost.com — According to Washington Post (more) Eddie Jordan Fired by Wizards
Eddie Jordan Out as Wizards Head Coach
Eddie Jordan Out as Wizards Head Coach
blog.ingamenow.com — After losing to the lowly Knicks, the Wizards fired Eddie Jordan this morning. Wiz started 1-10 and... have yet to play an injured Gilbert Arenas who they recently re-upped for $110M. (more) Eddie Jordan Out as Wizards Head Coach
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Two Reasons I'm Surprised Eddie Jordan Was Fired
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Not to mention, Jordan -- who took over a bad Wizards team, and coached them to 26 playoff games -- got consideration for Coach of the Year just last season. Few Washington D.C. coaches in any sport have done better over the last decade. And all kinds of players, from Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison to Brendan Haywood and Larry Hughes, have played better under Jordan than they ever did for anyone else. ...

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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jordan fired, not that Jordan
nbaobsessed.com 11/29/2008 — Jordan was in his sixth season with the Wizards and led the team to the playoffs each of the past four — the longest postseason streak for a Washington coach since Dick Motta did it from 1976-80. Under Jordan, though, the team made it past the first round only once.
Two Reasons I'm Surprised Eddie Jordan Was Fired
myespn.go.com 12/2/2008 — 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?  ...
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 ...
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 ...
If the Wizards Were to Fire Eddie Jordan...
stetsports.com 11/8/2008 — This team has severe problems, but depite all of the intuition and motive in the world, you can’t put the blade to Eddie Jordan’s coaching career just yet. Too few games, a missing superstar, and too much inconsistency from the best players won’t let it happen. But just for speculation, let’s ...
Eddie Jordan, A Week Later
truthaboutit.net 12/3/2008 — Initial reflection on the departure of Eddie Jordan...plus the web.
Wizards Replace Coach Jordan After Poor StartNYT > Pro Basketball 11/24/2008
Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Washington Wizards on Monday after opening the season 1-10 without injured starters Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood. >
Wizards fire Jordan, make Tapscott interim coachThe Seattle Times: Sports 11/24/2008
Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Washington Wizards on Monday after opening the season 1-10 without injured starters Gilbert Arenas and Brendan Haywood.
Wizards Fire Jordan During Team's Turkey DriveBleacher Report - NBA 11/24/2008
HAPPY HOLIDAYS. No wonder the Wizards are one of the NBA have-nots. Bad Karma. Today, Eddie Jordan was fired as coach of the Washington Wizards after opening the season 1-10 without oft-injured starter Gilbert Arenas and starting center ...
Deveney: Wizards will miss Eddie Jordan ... if they're ever healthyLatest Sporting News Articles for NBA 11/24/2008
Eddie Jordan won't be out of work for long and the Wizards will miss him as their coach if the team can ever get back to 100 percent healthy.
Chris Mannix: Eddie Jordan doomed by Wizards' vanishing defenseSI.com - NBA 11/24/2008
Eddie Jordan's fate with the Wizards was sealed by the team's vanishing defense, says Chris Mannix.