Wizards Fire Eddie Jordan

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• BETCATS Posted: Nov.24 at 11:13 am
  I reported this first (check the post up)

• niQ Posted: Nov.24 at 11:13 am
  i don’t think changing coaches will help this situation.

• B. Long Posted: Nov.24 at 11:13 am
  Did Eddie Jordan injure Gilbert Arenas?

• Gerard Himself Posted: Nov.24 at 11:15 am
  It’s like you said Ryne, this isn’t Eddie Jordan’s fault. I really dislike this move, and am sure this guy will find another head coacing gig in no time.

• NACHOveli Posted: Nov.24 at 11:16 am
  primero! players win, coaches lose. that has always been the rule of thumb. I think the wiz pulled the trigger on this too quick. cant they let him try to salvage the team and possibly make a move after the all-star break? I think coach jordan is one of the better coaches in the L and will have no problem finding another gig within the next year. not so fast thunder fans….

• ber Posted: Nov.24 at 11:16 am
  I have a feeling Gil will get his wish with a last place finish now.

• Simon S.Y Lawy Posted: Nov.24 at 11:19 am
  Gil isn’t worth 100 million…

• Rubens Posted: Nov.24 at 11:20 am
  Man how long has Gil been injured? Is he ever coming back?

• Simon S.Y Lawy Posted: Nov.24 at 11:20 am
  he used to coach the Eastern all star once…

• B. Long Posted: Nov.24 at 11:20 am
  Or maybe the question should be is Eddie Jordan’s firing going to heal Gilbert Arenas?

• BETCATS Posted: Nov.24 at 11:21 am
  i am guessing they did this so they can beat Chicago and OKC for that #1 pick?

• Breeze Posted: Nov.24 at 11:24 am
  well b-long maybe he did injured him..but without jordan this team will be injuered beyond repair…they gaurd mix up and the shot selection of steveson will gaurentee at least a runner uopp for the number 1 pick…

• wiz Posted: Nov.24 at 11:28 am
  Thats crazy this morning when i heard P.J was fired in okc and i thought would they fire eddie jordan because of the bad record, and then dam it happens i really dont think jordan should be fired with gil out and im sure alot of the players are upset wit this move

• rav Posted: Nov.24 at 11:29 am
  “Did Eddie Jordan injure Gilbert Arenas? ” Did Eddie Jordan give him that contract? Ah well, guess they need a scapegoat

• Thebigticket05 Posted: Nov.24 at 11:31 am
  Doc Rivers = Coach Of The Year

• BETCATS Posted: Nov.24 at 11:32 am
  Eddie Jordan, Avery Johnson, Flip Sanders, and Paul Silas all deserve to coach in the L.

• JE Posted: Nov.24 at 11:33 am
  A job in OKC, maybe?

• Sparker Posted: Nov.24 at 11:39 am
  the raps needs a coach

• Captain America Posted: Nov.24 at 11:42 am
  Good points, all. Eddie didn’t deserve being fired.

• Keith Posted: Nov.24 at 11:43 am
  Gutted Eddie Jordan has been fired. He definitely doesn’t deserve this. The Wiz has been far too hasty in pulling this move.
  Sports sucks.

• Keith Posted: Nov.24 at 11:48 am
  And add Dave Cowens to the list of coaches who deserve a job.

• Yknot Posted: Nov.24 at 11:48 am
  P.J yes! E.J. No!! How much sleep do you think Del Negro gets these days?

• TADOne Posted: Nov.24 at 11:49 am
  I expected Eddie to get fired if the Wiz continued to struggle, but I thought he would at least finish the season.

• Josh Posted: Nov.24 at 11:50 am
  The Wizards made the wrong move, instead of firing Eddie, they should just make a big time trade, get rid of Blatche, he’s a bum anyways, say see yea to either Stevenson, let Nick Young start and get experience, and pick up a legitimate player. Everyone is doing trades right now, get in the market, even put Caron out there even though I love the dude, he’s a sick player, but changing coaches was not the right move, changing player personnel…would have been

• Breeze Posted: Nov.24 at 11:53 am
  well i feel like eddie brought that orginazation out the darkness…they owe him more than that at least the full season..so now that they fire him gilbert needs to return the money tonighttttt!!!!

• Keith Posted: Nov.24 at 11:59 am
  I understand from a management point of view that things were not going as expected and that the manner of the loses (blowing leads late in games), was frustrating. I understand that the number of loses was pinned on EJ. I understand that. But this guy transformed a terrible franchise that had been struglling. okay, so he had 3 all stars and expectations were high, but after turning things around last season and in a conference where being .500 might still get you into the playoffs, I would have thought he would have kept his job.
  Th Wizards definitely didn’t make the right decision here. Well done guys.

• Winslowalrob Posted: Nov.24 at 12:00 pm
  Jesus, I hate to sound so combative, but has anyone watched the Washington Wizards over the past five years? EJ is a decent coach, but the players have tuned him out and he has not managed to instill a decent defense in his tenure, except last year when Etan could not play (thank GOD) and EJ was forced to give Haywood the bulk of PT at C + Jamison was playing for a contract. You will notice that a lot of players get their career highs in 3 pointers against us, or no name scrubs will look like all-stars against our porous D. We run the mythical princeton offense around 15% of the time, and we still pass twice and jack up shots with 14 left on the shot clock. I wish Eddie the best, he is a good guy, snappy dresser, and he knows a lot of Xs and Os, but it was time for this marriage to end. As for the people that think Gibby is the answer, we do not need Gilbert Arenas for the regular season as much as we need Brendan (see: last season) but a healthy Gibby for the playoffs makes us hella dangerous. We will probably not make the playoffs this year, so Gibby’s health is irrelevant. Farewell Eddie.

• riggs Posted: Nov.24 at 12:09 pm
  get del negro out of there, and put jordan in there

• TADOne Posted: Nov.24 at 12:13 pm
  I agree with Winslow; Eddie’s time had come and gone. Eddie knows offense and has coached career years and careers period out of some guys: Larry Hughes, Brendan Haywood, Roger Mason Jr., and Nick Young seems to be making strides. However, Eddie has struggled implementing a defensive identity and also is mediocre with rotations and late game situations. I’m sure Eddie will land on his feet somewhere as a top assisstant, but his headcoaching days seem to be done.

• Simon S.Y Lawy Posted: Nov.24 at 12:21 pm
  bobcat need a coach, sorry bet…

• Breeze Posted: Nov.24 at 12:32 pm
  well i think you all are giving a final thought on something thats has been done ..if i would have asked everyone about 1 month ago ..the tune might have been a bit diffrent..see its obviouly the lost of gilbert that is effecting them…and i do agree they blow leads..but thats what gil did keep them in teh race at the end….when someone scoring 30 …that 20 and 17 starting making a better effect on teams..from caron and jamison..a new coach will have the same luck until gilberts healthy ….

• dsleepy Posted: Nov.24 at 12:32 pm
  cosign on Winslowalrob

• Spaceship Jay Posted: Nov.24 at 12:32 pm
  Meh.

• Zee! Posted: Nov.24 at 12:33 pm
  All this moving and shaking for Tyler Hansborough?

• TADOne Posted: Nov.24 at 12:47 pm
  Breeze: I actually said the same thing when the Wiz started the season 0-5 and even back in training camp. Just from me living in Virginia and following the Wizards pretty closely, I knew they had the same flaws they had the whole time Jordan has been coach; they don’t play consistent D, they are mediocre rebounders, they have no post presence, and thier offense revolves around the big 3 of Gil, Jamison, and Caron. When one of those guys aren’t playing or struggling, it affects the rythym of the whole team. If Jordan had ever developed a defensive identity, then the team would have something to fall back on when the offense struggled. Again, I think Eddie Jordan is a great offensive coach and x and o’s coach, but he may be best suited in an assistant coach role. Hell, I know Mike Brown or Mike Woodson could use an assistant with a workable offensive gameplan.

• Breeze Posted: Nov.24 at 12:55 pm
  tadone: except for butler..and haywood whos playing defense…jamison cant guard anyone..now granted if they bring in a more defense minded coach will they score -less 85 a game…but since you from v.a i can see you have a better lense on this team..i just think that eddie was exceptional maybe never confrence finals but playoffs def with everyone in good health…maybe they could have fired eddie assistant brung in someone more on the defensive side of things nfl does it all the time that mesh will make a better team…but a totally new system with players like steveson put you back in the stone age…

• ciolkstar Posted: Nov.24 at 1:16 pm
  Saw this coming. They’ve just been awful on defense and their offense doesn’t do enough in terms of getting the rock to Antwan and caron and surrounding them with shooting. I’m still a big Ja Vale McGee fan though.

• ciolkstar Posted: Nov.24 at 1:20 pm
  Caron alwyas plays hard. But the lack of motivation from guys like Blatche and Nick young when they got a shot to step up was frustrating. This team has had a really entertaining personality, but I fear they worry more about haircuts and after parties than winning games. Can you still have swag when you’re 1-11?

• ciolkstar Posted: Nov.24 at 1:24 pm
  Too bad for Eddie though. I always thought he was cool, sort of a players coach. I don’t think he should’ve been fired yet or that doing so will “fix” their problems. But the team had just lost a lot of discipline on both sides of the floor.
  I wonder if Gil subconciously wants them to bottom out to prove the whole “The-Wiz-might-be-better without-Arenas” Theory to be wrong.

• Josh D Posted: Nov.24 at 1:48 pm
  Why are they sacking coaches so early in the year? The only reason the Wizards are struggling are injuries, and letting Roger Mason go to San Antonio, they overachievied last year.

• Ryne Nelson Posted: Nov.24 at 2:02 pm
  I’m asking the same question myself, Josh. If I recall correctly, everyone was hee hawing about Scott Skiles’ firing which (infamously) landed on Christmas Eve. This season, teams are either giving up early or are hit with the holiday spirit.

• Co Co Posted: Nov.24 at 2:22 pm
  Poor Eddie.

• CARTEL Posted: Nov.24 at 2:40 pm
  i think firing EJ was absolutely unnecessary…he doesnt have his complete roster of talent, tho he does have talent on the floor(BUTLER and JAMISON) when u have a team that functions as a unit and a key component(ARENAS) is capable of playing, it ruins the chemistry of the team…and dnt think hiring a new coach is going 2 do a thing 2 fix this team as a matter of fact, i think it hurts the team even more…

• CARTEL Posted: Nov.24 at 2:41 pm
  i meant 2 say ARENAS is NOT capable of playing…

• jdubbs29 Posted: Nov.24 at 2:46 pm
  1. You’ve got 2 all stars and you’re 1-10.
  2. Coach made excuses about players missing; never do that.
  3. Play some D for once
  It was time for EJ to go. The Wiz can lose and get a great chance at a weak draft class.

• B. Long Posted: Nov.24 at 2:56 pm
  If this team got the top 2 picks next year it wouldn’t get them in the playoffs if Gilbert doesn’t get Healthbaci.

• B. Long Posted: Nov.24 at 2:58 pm
  Barrack Obama couldn’t bring enough change to help this team right now.

• underdog Posted: Nov.24 at 3:06 pm
  I hope some way he lands in Detroit.

• witness Posted: Nov.24 at 3:59 pm
  tom thibedeau time. i called it. its gonna happen. imagine gilbert arenas, caron butler, antawn jamison, blake griffin and jevale mcgee (or brendan haywood).

• Moose Posted: Nov.24 at 4:40 pm
  All these coaches being fired . . . why don’t the fire the players???

• Moose Posted: Nov.24 at 4:40 pm
  witness, Thibodeau ain’t leavin’ my backyard.

• Celts17 Posted: Nov.24 at 4:45 pm
  Where’s Rod Strickland when you need him? Eddie Jordan is a decent guy-it’s not his fault he has no players. And let me tell you, Agent Zero sure seemed to be moving around pretty good in all those Adidas “Brotherhood” spots he filmed all summer. What a dink…

• Celts17 Posted: Nov.24 at 4:47 pm
  That’s right Moose-Thibodeau ain’t goin’ nowhere! You’ll have to pry him from Boston’s cold, bloody hands! Why don’t they just hire Isaiah Thomas and go back to being the Bullets..?

• Jolst Posted: Nov.24 at 4:52 pm
  Like it’s his fault…

• overtime Posted: Nov.24 at 5:52 pm
  Eddie Jordan-Most underated coach in the L

• Jonah Motley Posted: Nov.25 at 2:44 am
  This was a move made out of desperate measures, they will be in the lottery praying for a high pick.

• Jonah Motley Posted: Nov.25 at 2:56 am
  This was a move made out of desperate measures, they will be in the lottery praying for a high pick.I live in the DMV and follow the Wizards closely and have thought of different ways this team could improve, trust me this wasnt one of them. Were gonna need a stud in the draft and a likable and respectable coach to get better.

• SLAM ONLINE | » Lawrence Frank Disagrees With Eddie Jordan’s Firing Posted: Nov.25 at 11:33 am
  [...] When a team loses ten of its first eleven games in the NBA, the general rule of thumb is that someone’s head has to roll. And that someone is usually the head coach. Eddie Jordan learned of this yesterday, and now we get to hear the reaction from some of his colleagues around the L. [...]

• SLAM ONLINE | » Fantasy Basketball, Week 6 Posted: Dec.9 at 2:51 pm
  [...] The slew of firings in the first quarter of the NBA season has been alarming. I’m not going to debate whether the short leashes on coaches is warranted, but it certainly can yield severe fantasy ramifications. Follow this trend closely. [...]

• SLAM ONLINE | » Black And Proud Posted: Dec.18 at 6:50 pm
  [...] begin with. Second and more important—race is an issue here, but in a good way. Even with Theus, Eddie Jordan, Mo Cheeks and Sam Mitchell all out of a gig, it leaves the NBA with nine black coaches (Jordan and [...]