Sam Mitchell Fired

Death Knight · Post #561 » by **Death Knight** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:41 am

Tom Baker wrote:I was in the car on the way back home from the garage and I heard on the radio that the Smitch got the boot, and I said, and I quote:

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I kept repeating that until I got hoarse. Luckily I was alone in the car.

When I got home and got out of the car, I did the Peewee Herman dance. You know, this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lsN39-TUs

(Although it wasn't as elaborate and didn't involve any bike gangs or alcohol.)

Then I sang, "Hi, ho! The witch is dead, the witch is dead, the witch it dead! Hi, ho! The wicked witch is deeeeeaaaaaaaddddd!!!!"

Woot!

Hey, did ya hear? Smitch was fired!

Did this happen to you when you got back home and went into your kitchen?
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PXueO4d1hl4

Guy Smiley · Post #562 » by **Guy Smiley** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:41 am

Tom Baker wrote:I was in the car on the way back home from the garage and I heard on the radio that the Smitch got the boot, and I said, and I quote:

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I kept repeating that until I got hoarse. Luckily I was alone in the car.

When I got home and got out of the car, I did the Peewee Herman dance. You know, this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66lsN39-TUs

I heard about it on my drive home. I couldn't stopped whooping it up. I clapped my hands raw and now I celebrate with the rest of Raptor nation.

(Although it wasn't as elaborate and didn't involve any bike gangs or alcohol.)

Then I sang, "Hi, ho! The witch is dead, the witch is dead, the witch it dead! Hi, ho! The wicked witch is deeeeeaaaaaaaddddd!!!!"

Woot!

Hey, did ya hear? Smitch was fired!

traveller · Post #563 » by **traveller** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:42 am

We still have mediocre talent on the roster ... no other coach will be any better ...

... although smitch deserved to be fired for the way the raps lost against Vince in the dying seconds!

Superboy316KING · Post #564 » by **Superboy316KING** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:42 am

from24ft wrote:That sucks. I really liked Sam.

...than again, its a good chance for a Canadian coach. If the team makes a marked improvment he may get a full time gig.

you liked sam?? what did you like about him, his total lack of creativity or the stupid looks on his face when he calls timeouts.

from24ft · Post #565 » by **from24ft** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:43 am

...this puts more responsibility on Bryan. Too many times I have heard the bad attributed to Sam and the good to Bryan. That is not healthy.

from24ft · Post #566 » by **from24ft** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:43 am

Superboy316KING wrote:
from24ft wrote:That sucks. I really liked Sam.

...than again, its a good chance for a Canadian coach. If the team makes a marked improvment he may get a full time gig.

you liked sam?? what did you like about him, his total lack of creativity or the stupid looks on his face when he calls timeouts.

yah.

Post #567 » by **Rhettmatic** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:48 am

from24ft wrote:...this puts more responsibility on Bryan. Too many times I have heard the bad attributed to Sam and the good to Bryan. That is not healthy.

Grange basically said that during the conference call with Colangelo, though I can't remember Bryan's answer. Does anyone else?

booyah_child · Post #568 » by **booyah_child** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:52 am

Any player reactions yet to the news?

J-Roc · Post #569 » by **J-Roc** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:52 am

Bryan actually answered by saying he's still looking at the roster and any changes that need to be made will be made. He didn't just say the roster is good enough as is, which would have been ballsy.

Troubadour · Post #570 » by **Troubadour** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:54 am

Changing the coach isn't enough. We need Gerald Wallace or Luol Deng BADLY.

TCHOKE · Post #571 » by **TCHOKE** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:57 am

I was on real gm all day, how the hell did i miss this occasion

KRCA · Post #572 » by **KRCA** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:57 am

yeeeeeeeehaw smitch

im still dancin!

from24ft · Post #573 » by **from24ft** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 1:58 am

J-Roc wrote:Bryan actually answered by saying he's still looking at the roster and any changes that need to be made will be made. He didn't just say the roster is good enough as is, which would have been ballsy.

It would have been stupdid to say that.' Very rarely is a roster a finished product. Ballsy 99% of the time means risky.

Bryan better show me the marked improvment after this move. I will be fair.

from24ft · Post #574 » by **from24ft** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:01 am

I really feel that this move has more to do with blame than reality. So Bryan better do a good job finding a replacment and showing me why Sam had to go.

I also feel that if Bryan fails in this firing, it makes him look like any other GM cleaning his tenure with a coach firing and I don't feel that Sam was AS responsible as the perception against him.

J-Roc · Post #575 » by **J-Roc** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:02 am

Hey, Bryan did say this roster should have a better record. We'll see.

KingstonRaptors · Post #576 » by **KingstonRaptors** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:05 am

I was at work all day, just read about it now. Crazy man. I don't think he's a good head coach, maybe an assistant coach would better suit him.

rdtx2005 · Post #577 » by **rdtx2005** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:06 am

from24ft wrote:I really feel that this move has more to do with blame than reality. So Bryan better do a good job finding a replacment and showing me why Sam had to go.

I also feel that if Bryan fails in this firing, it makes him look like any other GM cleaning his tenure with a coach firing and I don't feel that Sam was AS responsible as the perception against him.

correct.. no more excuses now.. it's clearly all on Bryan Colangelo now if the Raptors don't make the post season

Death Knight · Post #578 » by **Death Knight** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:10 am

rdtx2005 wrote:
from24ft wrote:I really feel that this move has more to do with blame than reality. So Bryan better do a good job finding a replacment and showing me why Sam had to go.

I also feel that if Bryan fails in this firing, it makes him look like any other GM cleaning his tenure with a coach firing and I don't feel that Sam was AS responsible as the perception against him.

correct.. no more excuses now.. it's clearly all on Bryan Colangelo now if the Raptors don't make the post season

I'm perfectly fine with that. I want to see this team without Sam Mitchell.

Mad Prophet · Post #579 » by **Mad Prophet** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:11 am

Never thought I'd see on the FAN 3 hours worth of calls on the Raptors.

Guy Smiley · Post #580 » by **Guy Smiley** » Thu Dec 4, 2008 2:12 am

I am glad there finally appears to be some accountability. Sam deserved to be fired and now that is out of the way it is time to assess the rest of the team. Bryan will have some tough questions thrown his way if the team doesn't smarten up.

IL MAGO! NO MORE EXCUSES! Time to bring it!

JO better back up all his talking with some on court production and that goes for our self proclaimed MVP Chris Bosh.

I love it!

One more time for old time sake.

FIRE SAM!