If only Eddie Jordan had some leaders, things would be different.
If only the players had a little bit of passion, Eddie Jordan's team would be in the running.
If only Ed Stefanski had gotten competent players, Eddie Jordan wouldn't look so bad.
Watching the game last night, many possible story lines floated in my head. Jrue Holiday's career night was the story coming out of the first quarter, but by the third quarter that was quickly overshadowed by the porous team defense. Iverson's reported break from the team was big, as was Brand missing last night with a game-time decision due to what was at the time reported as a calf strain, but has since turned into Achilles tendinitis.
All of that became a side-show to Jordan's post-game press conference.
If there's any value Jordan's providing to this ballclub, it's to be a lightning rod. Should Marreese Speigths and Thaddeus Young turn the corner on their disappointing seasons -- both of whom certainly have the chance to do so considering they're only 22 and 21 years old, respectively -- they can thank Eddie Jordan for shielding his players from the venom and vitriol of a largely apathetic fan base, who are now focusing their attention on the coach instead of the underachieving players.
In all my years of watching sports, never have I run into someone more infuriating than Eddie "pass the buck" Jordan.
In another effort to distance himself from the players and management for this 22-37 debacle, Eddie Jordan let out a series of infuriating, despicable and deplorable tirades after last night's 105-126 embarrassment.
"We lost the passion to compete. We saw some poor body language and in a couple of timeouts we addressed it. I wasn't going to have it. I addressed it a couple of times, I addressed it just now [after the game]"
But that was only the beginning.
Continue reading "The plight of Eddie Jordan"
If only the players had a little bit of passion, Eddie Jordan's team would be in the running.
If only Ed Stefanski had gotten competent players, Eddie Jordan wouldn't look so bad.
Watching the game last night, many possible story lines floated in my head. Jrue Holiday's career night was the story coming out of the first quarter, but by the third quarter that was quickly overshadowed by the porous team defense. Iverson's reported break from the team was big, as was Brand missing last night with a game-time decision due to what was at the time reported as a calf strain, but has since turned into Achilles tendinitis.
All of that became a side-show to Jordan's post-game press conference.
If there's any value Jordan's providing to this ballclub, it's to be a lightning rod. Should Marreese Speigths and Thaddeus Young turn the corner on their disappointing seasons -- both of whom certainly have the chance to do so considering they're only 22 and 21 years old, respectively -- they can thank Eddie Jordan for shielding his players from the venom and vitriol of a largely apathetic fan base, who are now focusing their attention on the coach instead of the underachieving players.
In all my years of watching sports, never have I run into someone more infuriating than Eddie "pass the buck" Jordan.
In another effort to distance himself from the players and management for this 22-37 debacle, Eddie Jordan let out a series of infuriating, despicable and deplorable tirades after last night's 105-126 embarrassment.
"We lost the passion to compete. We saw some poor body language and in a couple of timeouts we addressed it. I wasn't going to have it. I addressed it a couple of times, I addressed it just now [after the game]"
But that was only the beginning.
Continue reading "The plight of Eddie Jordan"
