May 7, 200421 yr From ESPN, The Atlanta Hawks have decided to fire coach Terry Stotts following a season in which the Hawks tied for the league's fourth worst record at 28-54, ESPN's David Aldridge has learned. Stotts compiled a 52-85 mark since taking over for Lon Kruger for the final 55 games of the 2002-03. His dismissal would end his stint as the NBA Eastern Conference's longest tenured coach. No word on when an announcement will be made or who the candidates to replace him will be.
May 7, 200421 yr Author Tim.....Ber! NEW ORLEANS -- Tim Floyd was fired by the New Orleans Hornets on Friday after one season as their coach, the Associated Press learned. A team source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the AP that Floyd was given the news in a meeting Friday morning. The Hornets planned a formal announcement later Friday, the source said. Floyd was hired last summer with the expectation of guiding the Hornets deep into the playoffs in the team's last year in the Eastern Conference before switching to the tougher West. But a combination of injuries and chemistry problems that Floyd struggled to control contributed to a 41-41 regular season and a first-round loss to the Miami Heat in the playoffs. The Hornets were eliminated in Game 7 Tuesday night; general manager Bob Bass stepped down Wednesday. Floyd's overall NBA record, including playoffs, is 93-235. He replaced Phil Jackson as the Chicago Bulls' coach in the post-Michael Jordan era and went 49-190 before resigning in December 2001. Floyd, a successful college coach, got another chance in the pros with the Hornets, replacing Paul Silas. He referred to his hiring as a dream opportunity with a talented, veteran club in a city he loved. Some of those talented veterans, however, were unsure about Floyd, who not only came in with one of the worst win-loss records in NBA history but never played professionally. Then came injuries before the season started to All-Star Jamal Mashburn and top reserve Courtney Alexander. Alexander missed the entire season, and Mashburn missed all but 19 games during the regular season then was left off the playoff roster. David Wesley also missed a long stretch of the season with a toe injury, while All-Star guard Baron Davis sprained his ankle late in the season and played through pain in the playoffs.
May 7, 200421 yr Tim.....Ber! NEW ORLEANS -- Tim Floyd was fired by the New Orleans Hornets on Friday after one season as their coach, the Associated Press learned. A team source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the AP that Floyd was given the news in a meeting Friday morning. The Hornets planned a formal announcement later Friday, the source said. Floyd was hired last summer with the expectation of guiding the Hornets deep into the playoffs in the team's last year in the Eastern Conference before switching to the tougher West. But a combination of injuries and chemistry problems that Floyd struggled to control contributed to a 41-41 regular season and a first-round loss to the Miami Heat in the playoffs. The Hornets were eliminated in Game 7 Tuesday night; general manager Bob Bass stepped down Wednesday. Floyd's overall NBA record, including playoffs, is 93-235. He replaced Phil Jackson as the Chicago Bulls' coach in the post-Michael Jordan era and went 49-190 before resigning in December 2001. Floyd, a successful college coach, got another chance in the pros with the Hornets, replacing Paul Silas. He referred to his hiring as a dream opportunity with a talented, veteran club in a city he loved. Some of those talented veterans, however, were unsure about Floyd, who not only came in with one of the worst win-loss records in NBA history but never played professionally. Then came injuries before the season started to All-Star Jamal Mashburn and top reserve Courtney Alexander. Alexander missed the entire season, and Mashburn missed all but 19 games during the regular season then was left off the playoff roster. David Wesley also missed a long stretch of the season with a toe injury, while All-Star guard Baron Davis sprained his ankle late in the season and played through pain in the playoffs. 5th in the conference and a tough 7 game series loos gets you fired, that's f***ed.
May 7, 200421 yr He was also coaching some of the most talent deficient teams in NBA history. When Toni Kukoc is your best player and Khalid El-Amin gets playing time you have issues. The best player he coached Ron Artest never developed as a Bull, and Elton Brand=overrated (he should be a #3 scoring option).
May 7, 200421 yr All this tells you is how bad the Eastern Confrence is. Hopefully soon things will start to balance out again, because there is a lot of bad basketball being played in this half of the country.
May 7, 200421 yr All this tells you is how bad the Eastern Confrence is. Hopefully soon things will start to balance out again, because there is a lot of bad basketball being played in this half of the country. With the exception of that team in our state.... B)
May 7, 200421 yr 5th in the conference and a tough 7 game series loos gets you fired, that's f***ed. When the Hornets should have been so much higher than they were that's what happens. The Hornets should have won 50 games, instead they were .500. Plus his history with the Bulls probably had him on a short leash.
May 7, 200421 yr When the Hornets should have been so much higher than they were that's what happens. The Hornets should have won 50 games, instead they were .500. Plus his history with the Bulls probably had him on a short leash. And didn't he have Jamal Mashburn pissed at him anyway? Never a good thing as a coach to have your best player cheesed off at you.
May 7, 200421 yr When the Hornets should have been so much higher than they were that's what happens. The Hornets should have won 50 games, instead they were .500. Plus his history with the Bulls probably had him on a short leash. Tough to win 50 games with all those problems especially when you don't have a great team to begin with. I disagree. With a healthy roster, yes the Hornets should win 50 games. However, he had Mashburn out for all but 19 games, Alexander missed the season, Baron Davis was banged up down the stretch, and David Wesley had a ton of injury problems this year as well.
May 7, 200421 yr Yeah, but as ss2k4 said you can't have your stars pissed off at you if you are the coach.
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