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OT: Bobcat's Sam Vincent Fired
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:49 pm
by phoolishly_insane
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3368749
Bobcats fire coach Vincent after one season
Associated Press
Updated: April 26, 2008, 9:38 AM ET
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Charlotte Bobcats have fired coach Sam Vincent after one season.
The team announced the move Saturday. The fourth-year franchise had hoped to make the playoffs for the first time this season. But the Bobcats went 32-50, and that put Vincent's job in jeopardy.
Part-owner Michael Jordan had taken a gamble in hiring Vincent. Vincent had never been an NBA head coach and had spent just one year in the league as an assistant.
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Another MJ's failure.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:52 pm
by cfan79
He should have at least gave Vincent a chance. He only gave him a season to turnaround a team hasn't ever made the playoffs. Some teams put too much blame on the coach. Maybe if they would have drafted better they would have made it in.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:56 pm
by hiphop1
cfan79 wrote:He should have at least gave Vincent a chance. He only gave him a season to turnaround a team hasn't ever made the playoffs. Some teams put too much blame on the coach. Maybe if they would have drafted better they would have made it in.
I agree, I feel somtimes teams have an itchy trigger finger on coaches.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:56 pm
by phoolishly_insane
There's rumours that Larry Brown is interested in Bobcats.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:57 pm
by hiphop1
phoolishly_insane wrote:There's rumours that Larry Brown is interested in Bobcats.
That would be a GREAT job for him. If they could re-sign Okafur, he and Wallace are Brown type of hard nosed defensive players.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:59 pm
by cfan79
hiphop1 wrote:I agree, I feel sometimes teams have an itchy trigger finger on coaches.
Its a players league. You give a coach something to work with and they will win. Doc Rivers had "Fire Doc" chants last season and now he's a possible Coach of the year winner.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:07 pm
by dclock
They didn't fire Doc last year because they were tanking.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:14 pm
by cfan79
dclock wrote:They didn't fire Doc last year because they were tanking.
Good point, Doc did his part.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:02 pm
by UGA Hayes
It probably wasn't a great idea to hire someone with only one year of assistatnt coaching experience, but hey he was really good firends with MJ so thats got to count for something right.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:37 pm
by amcoolio
cfan79 wrote:He should have at least gave Vincent a chance. He only gave him a season to turnaround a team hasn't ever made the playoffs. Some teams put too much blame on the coach. Maybe if they would have drafted better they would have made it in.
The players were asked if Vincent should be back next season. They voted unanimously 14-0 a resounding NO. Vincent threw his players under the bus back in December. Felton said he and Vincent weren't on speaking terms the last couple months of the season.
There is no way Vincent would be back.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:41 pm
by hiphop1
amcoolio wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
The players were asked if Vincent should be back next season. They voted unanimously 14-0 a resounding NO. Vincent threw his players under the bus back in December. Felton said he and Vincent weren't on speaking terms the last couple months of the season.
There is no way Vincent would be back.
Kool, thanks for settin the record straight.
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:21 pm
by Tricky Ricky
well Primoz Brezec must be happy
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:35 pm
by cfan79
amcoolio wrote:The players were asked if Vincent should be back next season. They voted unanimously 14-0 a resounding NO. Vincent threw his players under the bus back in December. Felton said he and Vincent weren't on speaking terms the last couple months of the season.
There is no way Vincent would be back.
So everytime the players don't like someone they can cry and get him fired. That doesn't sound right.
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:46 pm
by Yoshi2kx
^That's just not it i'm pretty sure there's a whole lot more, i've heard some bad things about him; besides it wasn't a good move in the first place, they needed an experienced coach who the players would respect and play hard for, vincent, clearly wasn't.
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:38 pm
by screwedupmaniac
phoolishly_insane wrote:There's rumours that Larry Brown is interested in Bobcats.
if thibodeau leaves us and goes anywhere else to coach, i hope he gets the bobcats. i think it's the best situation for him to come in and develop a defensive mindset in a young and promising team, and get good credit for it as a coach. that team is very long and athletic and they all have the speed and potential to be great team defenders.
and my thinking is thibodeau either stays with us...or he leaves and larry brown signs on as our defensive cordinator next year. remember how he was real close to it last off season before we got thibodeau? that'd be pretty cool...
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:02 pm
by MyInsatiableOne
cfan79 wrote:He should have at least gave Vincent a chance. He only gave him a season to turnaround a team hasn't ever made the playoffs. Some teams put too much blame on the coach. Maybe if they would have drafted better they would have made it in.
Agreed.
However this is only so Larry Brown can come coach, since he and MJ have the UNC connection.