In response to intense pressure from knowledgable basketball fans everywhere, the Orlando Magic have dismissed (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2880611) head coach Brian "Bob" Hill. Top priorities for the Magic's offseason include re-signing Darko Milicic, and finding the perfect (http://www.pistonsforum.com/members/10.html) replacement for Hill.

Great work lurker.

If Lee was right about Hill, maybe he's right about Blalock...

Hill was stuck on stubborn.

His 3 biggest mistakes/flaws IMO:

1) The Magic were way too turnover prone to play at the slowest tempo in the NBA. He should have opened up the game for his athletic team.
2) Player development. For a team that had zero shot at a title, he was stupid to be so cautious with Reddick and Deiner. These guys showed a lot when they got their chances and then got benched for games at a time.
3) He was too in love with the vets. Even though he gave Darko more PT than any NBA coaches before him, he had an irrational love for Battie and Garrity. Think LB and Darvin Ham. Carlisle and Michael Curry. It was that bad.

I'm just happy that I won't have to hear "Well Darko can't even start over Battie" anymore. There was NO REASON WHATSOEVER WHY DARKO SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STARTING other than Brian Hill being stubborn and pig-headed. I can't imagine the Magic hiring a coach that won't use his players better than Brian Hill.

Like Tayshaun said: You can't play a halfcourt style when you lead the league in turnovers, they had too many athletes to walk it up on every possession.

I can't wait until the next coach doesn't start Darko. This guy chews coaches up and spits them out.

Any chance we could get Brian Hill in Detroit after Flip retires a 3 time champion? :stirthepot:

Hill should have won the Championship last year and this year if he only would have put Darko in the starting lineup. I look at it as two championships thrown away because Coach Hill doesn't like young players. Or old players.

I wonder if Hill had a problem with Darko's work ethic.

I can't wait until the next coach doesn't start Darko. This guy chews coaches up and spits them out.

:stirthepot:

If Larry brown decided to apply for the magic head coaching position, what would Darko's reaction be:
1):messer:
2):gaah:

3):Cry:
4):puke:

5):help:


....:laugh:

If Larry brown decided to apply for the magic head coaching position, what would Darko's reaction be:
1):messer:
2):gaah:

3):Cry:
4):puke:

5):help:


....:laugh:
He would take the qualifying offer and leave as an unrestricted FA the next year.

I can't wait until the next coach doesn't start Darko. This guy chews coaches up and spits them out.

Any chance we could get Brian Hill in Detroit after Flip retires a 3 time champion? :stirthepot:

There will be a violent revolt the likes this country has never witnessed...

He would take the qualifying offer and leave as an unrestricted FA the next year.


You don't give Darko much credit for having matured. I think he has grown up and is no longer the sulking man-child he was on the Pistons. He would welcome his mentor back as a coach.

Hill should have won the Championship last year and this year if he only would have put Darko in the starting lineup. I look at it as two championships thrown away because Coach Hill doesn't like young players. Or old players.

You're being funny right?

Yeah...but the firing is certainly justified.

darko will be most improved player. brian hill singlehandedly destroyed the magic. orlando will be an improved team next year. i think any coach is going to be better than him. darko is going to own everyone in the world championships qualifiers and then take the league by storm next year when a decent nba coach gets a hold of him.

Doesn't mentoring have to occour to be considered a mentor.........

Doesn't mentoring have to occour to be considered a mentor.........

Well...technically I guess it does.

Not bringing back Dennis Scott was the undoing of Hill, I think.

Magic needs someone who can get them running. I wonder who would they look at? And why not look at Laimbeer?

Suns assistant coach Marc Iavoroni (sp?) should be on their list.

It seems like old school, slow down coaches are not finding much success with the young talent. Look at Toney Baloney when he took over memphis and got them running. They whoooped on a bunch of teams before collapsing in the final minutes to tank for oden. Orlando's push at the end of the season was in part to a more open running style that had all the magic fans optimistic about their chances.