<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Brian Hill is no longer guaranteed of keeping his job as head coach of the Orlando Magic, and might not know his fate for two to three weeks, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. "People ask me if Brian Hill will be back as our coach. All I can say is that I have no answer for that right now," Magic President Bob Vander Weide told the Sentinel on Wednesday. The Magic had said after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Detroit Pistons that they expected Hill to be back, but Vander Weide said on Wednesday, "Sometimes there are no quarantees in life." Vander Weide said there are some philosophical issues between management and Hill, chiefly among those is the team's style of play. "We have to see if there wasn't the opportunity to run the ball more. Style of play is one of the key things," Vander Weide said. Hill could not be reached for comment. Hill, 59, has two years remaining on a four-year contract he signed in May of 2005. Vander Weide said he wants to take "two to three weeks" to "go through the process" of evaluating his team's past season and the job that Hill did. Hill led the Magic to their first playoff appearance since 2003 after the young, erratic team finished 40-42. The Magic started the season strong at 13-4 and were 22-14 in early January. But they slumped badly, partly because of injuries and losses to sub. 500 teams before rallying to clinch a postseason berth. As the No. 8 seed, they drew the No. l seeded Pistons, but were no match despite some competitive games. "I can tell you there is a certain level of frustration the way we limped into the playoffs," Vander Weide said. The Magic had said even while the team struggled that they still had confidence in Hill. General Manager Otis Smith told the Sentinel before the Magic faced the Houston Rockets on March 11 that he expected Hill to "fulfill his contractual obligations" through 2009. Although he became a target of fan criticism --- one launched a FireBrianHill.org Website --- Hill had said he was not worried about "my job security."</div> Source MAKE IT HAPPEN!
So who are you guys interested in to take his place? Definitely someone who would see Dwight as the first option on the team. I can't stress enough, how important that is.
<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">So who are you guys interested in to take his place? Definitely someone who would see Dwight as the first option on the team. I can't stress enough, how important that is.</div> Anyone. Rick Carlisle would be nice.
<div class="quote_poster">Swish Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Anyone. Rick Carlisle would be nice.</div> What are your thoughts on Adelman? I'm kinda interested, and I'm sure Legacy is too.
<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What are your thoughts on Adelman? I'm kinda interested, and I'm sure Legacy is too.</div> For sure. The Kings firing him was the biggest mistake ever. I think Carlisle would be a great fir for Orlando. Dwight would be the first option for sure.
Carlisle would probably be my #1 option. Although from this article it sounds like we want to push the ball more, so maybe we're looking at Adelman. I wouldn't be opposed to it, just not sure if Darko could play the Chris Webber passing role. (very intriguing though)
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Brian Hill is deserving of another year Published May 2, 2007 The caller on the sports talk radio show called Brian Hill "the worst coach in the NBA" Monday and said Hill must go. The e-mailer writes that Brian Hill "must be replaced" if the Magic are to progress as a franchise. Even Magic President Bob Vander Weide, when asked following the season-ending playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons if Hill would return as coach, gave a resoundingly vague vote of non-confidence. Answered Vander Weide without really answering: "Let me just say I'm satisfied with where we are right now." And let me just say: ARE YOU PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR MINDS? Fire Brian Hill? The Magic ought to be begging Brian Hill to come back next season and coach this mediocre team back into the playoffs. Please, Coach Hill, come back and we promise we'll get you a shooting guard who's had less than five surgeries on his ankle. We promise we'll get you a point guard who is taller than Danny DeVito. We promise we'll draft a player who actually wants to play on this continent. </div> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/bask...?coll=orl-magic Mike Bianchi's column on his take about the Magic. While I will agree with him that we do need continuity with our coaching staff, we do not need it with Brian Hill, get a proven coach such as Rick Adelman or Rick Carlisle and stick with them.
There's a lot of great coaches out there to replace Brian Hill. You have proven coaches like Larry Brown, Rick Carlisle, Stan Van Gundy, Paul Silas and Rick Adelman. Then you have a group of talented Assistan head coaches, PJ Carlisemo, Mario Elie, Kurt Rambis, and Marc Iavoroni.
