msn.foxsports.com - 11/25/2008
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Even without Gilbert Arenas and another injured starter, the Washington Wizards never imagined they would be as bad as the franchise ever has been. So after opening 1-10 to match the worst start in team history, the Wizards fired coach Eddie Jordan and his top assistant Monday.
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 ...
Wizards fire Jordan after 1-10 start
washingtontimes.com 11/24/2008 — By: rungus Terrible decision. This is a team with only two NBA starter-level players, two more who are injured, and a bunch of rookies and role players. Does management suppose that firing the coach will accelerate the healing process for Haywood and ...
Wizards fire Jordan, make Tapscott interim coach
sports.yahoo.com 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.
Ed Tapscott, the Wizards’ director of player development, will replace Jordan on an interim basis, running his first practice as the ...
Eddie Jordan fired as Wizards head coach
wtop.com 11/24/2008 — Dave Johnson , WTOP Radio WASHINGTON - A 1-10 start to the 2008/2009 season has cost Washington Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan his job. Team President Ernie Grunfeld informed Jordan of his decision to change coaches in a Monday morning meeting. ...
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 ...
Eddie Jordan Out as Wizards Head Coach
blog.ingamenow.com 11/24/2008 — 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.
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 doomed by Wizards' vanishing defense - Chris Mannix
- SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/24/2008 — Why was Eddie Jordan fired by the Washington Wizards on Monday, just two months after the team picked up his contract option for the 2009-10 season? That's easy: defense. Jordan is regarded by most league insiders as a polished offensive coach. As an ...
Wizards Back to Work
voices.washingtonpost.com 10/30/2008 — Practice has ended at Verizon Center, where the Wizards were right back to work applying the lessons learned from last night's season opening loss the Nets. Coach Eddie Jordan reached back to training camp and leaned on some things gleaned from K.C. ...
Eddie Jordan, It's Not Your Fault —
Bleacher Report - NBA 11/25/2008
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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