We really to decide what we're doing about this whole Brian Hill situation. Are we keeping him? Are we replacing him? We need to decide soon because coaches are already starting to interview with other teams and test the market. Great coaches are already being pursued by other teams and we're missing out. Rick Adelman (Houston), Stan Van Gundy (Indiana and Charlotte) and Mike Fratello (Charlotte) have all already started interviewing with other teams. Not to mention, Billy Donovan, the hottest coach in basketball right now, already said he would talk to the Magic if they were interested in hiring him. Which leads me to ask, what the hell are we waiting for? Brian Hill has been seen in his office working, not clearing it out. Why tell the media that you're going to decide on his fate in 2-3 weeks and then just act like it never happened? Have you heard anything new from the Magic since making that announcement? Me neither. Make a decision already otherwise this is just another example of how our franchise seems to mess up simple tasks. Fire one coach and hire another, it's not that difficult guys.
<div class="quote_poster">Kidd Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'm actually waiting on this as well. Swish, so why don't you take over?</div> Because we would be even more screwed with Swish running the show. (which says a lot)
Brian Hill blog about Brian Hill: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Brian Hill held hostage, Day 17. Our local nightmare is not over. On May 2, we broke the story quoting Magic team prez Bob Vander Weide, "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." How about now? Vander Weide said it might take "two to three weeks" for him to evaluate Hill and the team. It has been about two and a half weeks. The Magic are in media lockdown mode that rivals any White House emergency. Vander Weide did not return a call from the Sentinel on Friday, which is his perogative. GM Otis Smith isn't talking. Hill is saying little, although he is operating as if he will return as coach. Will this be the week Hill is removed from limbo? Or is it the week the coach and the Magic part ways and a coaching search begins? Have the Magic already contacted some candidates? Does Hill know his fate and is simply being the good company man? Is he headed to the front office? What do the players think --- and did any have a hand in Hill's current predicament? Can the Magic match the Bull Gators' war chest for Billy Donovan's services? If the Magic are interested in Phoenix assistant coach Marc Ivaroni, will he bring Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire with him? Speaking of the Suns, has Hill agreed to borrow their playbook to change the offense? Does everything now have to get Dwight Howard's approval now? Will Jordan win American Idol? Stay tuned.</div> Source: Sentinel Blog
Kurt Rambis and Brian Shaw may be on the Magic's radar, seeing that you guys haven't shown any interest to the "big name" coaches. Both Rambis and Shaw don't have much, if any experience as a head coach
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Orlando, we have a problem. It has been 19 days since the Magic began evaluating their coaching situation. They said it would take a while, but come on. What more do they need to find out about Brian Hill? Is he in or out? The poor guy is drifting in space. It reminds us of Apollo moon shots, all of which were completed in far less time than this mission. No. 13 went so awry you'd have sworn Steve Francis was in command, but NASA still managed to get Tom Hanks safely home in six days. Magic boss Bob Vander Weide said on May 2 the franchise needed to "go through the process." We don't know what that involves, but we suspect it has included trying to set up a Swiss bank account for Billy Donovan. Failing that, perhaps Otis Smith has been holding seances trying to contact Red Auerbach to see if he's willing to come back. It seems that if the Magic were running the space program, we'd still be sending up chimpanzees in Mercury capsules. For a little perspective, consider what all has or could be done in 19 days. And be grateful we didn't have to wait this long to see if Hanks and his coaching staff survived re-entry. Christof Wandratsch holds the record of 7 hours, 3 minutes swimming from Dover, England, to Calais, France. At that pace, the German could have navigated the English Channel 65 times since May 2. In fairness, he probably would have stopped once or twice to lobby for a new arena. Going into tonight's season finale of 24, Jack Bauer has been released from Chinese prison, killed about 79 terrorists, cut off the pinkie of one Russian diplomat, defused one atomic bomb, saved his long-lost love and taken no bathroom breaks. All in 22 hours. Imagine what he could do in 19 days. Takeru Kobayashi is famous for eating hot dogs, but his greatest feat may be devouring 17.7 pounds of cow brains in 15 minutes. At that rate, he could have downed approximately 32,000 pounds of cow brains since May 2. Maybe if the Magic had a good taste they wouldn't be worried about eating Hill's contract. God created the heaven and the earth -- including night, day, water, firmament, food, moving creatures, man, woman, the Nextel Cup, fantasy leagues and possibly Dennis Rodman. If he hadn't taken every seventh day off, he could have created two more universes in the time Hill has been in limbo. Cher and Gregg Allman set the unofficial land-speed record for shortest celebrity marriage in 1975. Ten days. According to the Magic bridal calendar, Cher Vander Weide would have had enough time remaining to marry Dickey Betts while planning her elopement with Butch Trucks. The ninth president of the United States completed almost two-thirds of his term in 19 days. Like Hill, William Henry Harrison undoubtedly would have liked to have spent more time in office. But he caught pneumonia at his inauguration, got swept by Detroit and was a goner in 31 days. In 1967, the Israelis and Arabs got into one of their little tiffs. In six days, Israel seized the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, the Golan Heights and the rights to Elvin Hayes. While we don't condone violence, it's too bad retired Israeli generals don't teach a management course to NBA execs. If you've heard it once at NBA games, you've heard it till you want to seriously evaluate the public address coordinator. It's Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part Two." HEY! At 3:18, Glitter could have sung his anthem 8,290 times in 19 days. Maybe they should have piped it into the executive offices at RDV.</div> Source
