Brian Hill Officially Removed As Head Coach

[ball junkie 277]

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Originally posted by masazasm:

schmitz was denying the story to protect the orlando sentinel. then he found out that the orlando sentinel was the ones who posted it on thier site, so he comes back on with jer and shot to confirm it. he also said that magic wouldnt hesitate to sign billy d for 5 yr 30m

 

 

Billy Donovan come on down!! Anybody heard any news on Donovan signing that big extension yet?

[The Solution 0]

Do you think the local print reporters owe the fans an apology for their actions? I do!!! It's practically ruined my relationship with Junkie.

[Big 0]

Grandpa pizzed his pants today

and he don't give a d@mn.

He read Brian Hill had just been fired

and it sure has made him glad!

[ball junkie 277]

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Originally posted by The Solution:

Do you think the local print reporters owe the fans an apology for their actions? I do!!! It's practically ruined my relationship with Junkie.

 

 

Don't worry about it man. I've never been one to hold grudges. It's not good for the soul. We're all here because we love the Magic.

 

I'm just glad it seems to be over cause I'm sick of talking about it and I'm ready to move on. Can't wait to start speculating on the new guy. I hope it's somebody fresh and not a re-tread. Someone we can "ALL" get excited about!!

[ball junkie 277]

Looks like Billy Donovan is back in the equation Marc Acres! This just posted on Denton's blog:

 

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Post subject: BRIAN HILL FIRED AS MAGIC COACH

 

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By John Denton

FLORIDA TODAY

 

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 Wednesday.

 

Hill was informed of the decision Wednesday afternoon following a meeting with team president Bob Vander Weide and general manager Otis Smith. Hill has two years remaining on his contract at approximately $6 million.

 

Hill

[The Solution 0]

Magic looking for new coach

Hill out following first-round sweep in the postseason/Sports Illustrated

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Brian Hill is out as the Orlando Magic's coach after two consecutive losing seasons and a first-round sweep in this year's playoffs, an official in the NBA said Wednesday.

Hill and the club were still negotiating his exit, and it was not clear whether he resigned or was fired, said the official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the situation was not entirely resolved. The Magic were prepared to offer Hill another job with the team, the official said.

In two stints with the Magic, Hill became the winningest coach in team history. He took Orlando to its first playoff appearance in four years this season. Team president Bob Vander Weide said earlier this month he was re-evaluating Hill's status after the quick playoff exit.

The team finished 40-42 before being swept by the Detroit Pistons in the first round.

Some fans have been upset the 59-year-old Hill didn't give rookie J.J. Redick and 7-footer Darko Milicic more prominent roles.

Hill led the club in the 1990s to its greatest heights -- the NBA Finals in 1995 and Eastern Conference finals a year later. The Magic won consecutive Atlantic Division titles those years and in '96 lost to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, the eventual NBA champs.

Orlando was one of the league's premiere franchises under Hill and All-Stars Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway. But the Magic dumped Hill with 33 games left in the 1996-97 season, a locker room coup led by the now-long-gone Hardaway.

Orlando has still not gotten past the first round of the playoffs since Hill left in 1997.

The Magic settled on Hill's return in May 2005, reintroducing him at a news conference with the "Welcome Back, Kotter" theme music. But the arrangement didn't last long.

Orlando made it back to the playoffs this season, but Vander Weide was unimpressed with their showing. Few expected the series against Detroit to be competitive, and it wasn't. Orlando lost each game by an average of nine points.

Hill coached the Memphis Grizzlies after Orlando, but never found the same success there. He inherited a team that won 14 games and went a combined 31-123 from 1997-2000, getting fired 22 games into the 1999-2000 season.

Hill is 298-315 overall as an NBA head coach and was 267-192 with Orlando. He was an assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets and New Orleans Hornets between head coaching jobs with Orlando and Memphis.

[Tough Break There 96]

Happy days are here again....Let us make sure we get an up-tempo coach...

[ags_pr 0]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it!!!!!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[MilitaryMagic 0]

Sweet! We'll see if we pick up a marquee coach or not - it'd be a bad move to hire a coach that was just FIRED (read jvg, carlisle, brown, other old farts that play slowdown basketball).

[ball junkie 277]

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Originally posted by MilitaryMagic:

Sweet! We'll see if we pick up a marquee coach or not - it'd be a bad move to hire a coach that was just FIRED (read jvg, carlisle, brown, other old farts that play slowdown basketball).

 

 

I agree Military, it's either Donovan or Ivaroni for me.

[Marc Acres 3:16 418]

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Originally posted by ball junkie:

quote:

Originally posted by MilitaryMagic:

Sweet! We'll see if we pick up a marquee coach or not - it'd be a bad move to hire a coach that was just FIRED (read jvg, carlisle, brown, other old farts that play slowdown basketball).

 

 

I agree Military, it's either Donovan or Ivaroni for me.

 

LOL, I thought you didn't want to play run and gun! SVG, Carlisle, Iavaroni, those would all be ok by me. If the past couple of days has taught us anything it's that reporters know about as much as we do.

[ball junkie 277]

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Originally posted by Marc Acres 3:16:

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Originally posted by ball junkie:

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Originally posted by MilitaryMagic:

Sweet! We'll see if we pick up a marquee coach or not - it'd be a bad move to hire a coach that was just FIRED (read jvg, carlisle, brown, other old farts that play slowdown basketball).

 

 

I agree Military, it's either Donovan or Ivaroni for me.

 

LOL, I thought you didn't want to play run and gun! SVG, Carlisle, Iavaroni, those would all be ok by me. If the past couple of days has taught us anything it's that reporters know about as much as we do.

 

Very true! But on Ivaroni, some guys have been posting that Ivaroni is actually the defnsive coordinator for the Suns. I know he would be great on the offensive side of the ball but I don't want us to be a run-n-gun team. It won't work once you get to the playoffs.