ESPN also reported this news. Does this mean he has a better chance of ending up here? Or in Orlando, perhaps?lol Basically. KHTK also reported that SVG told the Pacers he doesn't want the job.
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Orlando Magic fire coach Hill[/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ORLANDO — Brian Hill was fired Wednesday as head coach of the Orlando Magic and is expected to be offered a position within the organization.
The Magic are expected to release an official statement later today.
Hill was informed of the decision Wednesday afternoon following a meeting with team president Bob Vander Weide and general manager Otis Smith.
Hill’s firing should rekindle the talk of the Magic pursuing University of Florida head coach Billy Donovan, who guided the Gators to consecutive national championships. He passed up the opportunity to sign a contract extension last summer and has yet to ink a new deal with Florida.
Other potential candidates could include Larry Brown, Paul Silas, Stan Van Gundy, Rick Carlisle, Sam Vincent, Bob Hill, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dwane Casey.
Of course, the same could be said about us...![]()
He might have only got the boot today but everyone knew he was a dead man walking.On the other hand, he surely didn't turn down Indiana in favor of Orlando, since Hill wasn't fired until today. And talk in Orlando doesn't put SVG near the top of their wish list.
So it seems like we could yet end up with Ron Jeremy in town.
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BTW, could any of you kind people that listened to Petrie's interview fill us foreigners in as to what they talked about and what GP said?
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BTW, could any of you kind people that listened to Petrie's interview fill us foreigners in as to what they talked about and what GP said?
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BTW, could any of you kind people that listened to Petrie's interview fill us foreigners in as to what they talked about and what GP said?
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Link?For those of us that live here in Sac(and for those that dont, you can go online and listen there)Carmichael Dave is going to replay the GP interview at 11:30pm(pacific time)
When the season starts, he doesn't even have to have a great year to be a hero, he just has to suck less than Muss did...
You got THAT right! I mean, c'mon, how high(or LOW) did Muss put the bar at when he got canned??Now that's a selling point.
Heck, there are at least a handful of people on this very board who could manage to do that ... and probably would do it for less than what we're paying Musselman NOT to coach.
Heck, there are at least a handful of people on this very board who could manage to do that ... and probably would do it for less than what we're paying Musselman NOT to coach.
One conspiracy theory would be that SVG really liked the way his interview with the Kings went and told the Pacers he doesn't want the job.
Since Petrie's planning on hiring a coach before the draft, he will apparently get input into personnel matters. When the season starts, he doesn't even have to have a great year to be a hero, he just has to suck less than Muss did, which shouldn't be any problem.
I could easily see the next coach having a worse record than Muss:
1) We aren't getting as talented a player as Artest when we trade him
2) It's doubtful we will have as experienced a pg as Mike Bibby (after we trade him).
3) If we blow it up and go young, young players make mistakes and have growing pains ==> Losing
4) We still have Kenny Thomas
5) We still have Brad Miller
6) Brad Miller is due for another injury
7) Our #1 pick is going to be a project; he's not going to make a big impact on winning next year. It will probably take him 1-2 years before that happens.
8) It's a new coach and a new system. Even if the coach is great, it still takes time for the players to adjust to him and he to them.
The way some talk on these boards, you'd think Musselman would be viewed more as a savior for helping expedite the rebuilding process.
I could easily see the next coach having a worse record than Muss:
1) We aren't getting as talented a player as Artest when we trade him
2) It's doubtful we will have as experienced a pg as Mike Bibby (after we trade him).
3) If we blow it up and go young, young players make mistakes and have growing pains ==> Losing
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IF we blow it up this summer (not just trade veterans for veterans), I could also imagine a new coach having as bad a W-L record, or maybe worse. But you're equating that with a failure of the coach, and I'm not. I expect a coach to utilize our players wisely, get all the parts working together, and get the guys playing hard so that it's fun to watch. If he does that with a very weak roster and we continue losing games, then I say: three cheers for the coach! He did all he could, our youngsters improved a lot, we saw some exciting games, and we get another shot at the lottery.
IF we blow it up this summer (not just trade veterans for veterans), I could also imagine a new coach having as bad a W-L record, or maybe worse. But you're equating that with a failure of the coach, and I'm not. I expect a coach to utilize our players wisely, get all the parts working together, and get the guys playing hard so that it's fun to watch. If he does that with a very weak roster and we continue losing games, then I say: three cheers for the coach! He did all he could, our youngsters improved a lot, we saw some exciting games, and we get another shot at the lottery.
But, unless we trade Artest, Bibby and SAR for utterly worthless enders, and get no youngsters out of the deal, I doubt that we'll lose more games. Last year our "team" was much worse than the sum of its players. A bunch of scrubs who were motivated and working together would do at least as well, as some truly horrible rosters showed us last season.
I'll be the first to blame a coach for failure to execute the coach's job description, but I'm not about to blame a coach for shortcomings of the GM and owners, or for the existence of a natural team lifecycle.
I agree that the coach's performance should not be measured solely on the W-L record. That will hold true especially if we do go young. That opinion is not necessarily widely held on this board though, and that's what I was responding to.