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Magic fires Hill. Yeah, again.

Posted by Fired Fred on May 23, 2007 5:10 PM
I would have thought the Orlando Magic figured it out ten years ago when they fired Brian Hill the first time. The players hated him so much, I figured it would be inevitable that they'd find him in a shot-up burning car some night outside Downtown Disney, his lifeless hand clutching a torn piece of a Penny Hardaway jersey.

Didn't happen, and Brian got bounced. That was 1997. Eight years and five coaches later, they rehired Bouncing Brian, but it didn't work out...
But by the end of the season, Hill was receiving lukewarm endorsements from President Bob Vander Weide and Otis Smith.

There was speculation that Hill and Smith had some philosophical differences, most notably with the style of offense and Hill's use of certain players.
Probably non-use of certain players, like Darko and Reddick, was the reason. They went 40-42, it's not like they would have been much worse with either of those guys on the court more often.

So who will be the next washed-up former coach to step up and try to motivate a bunch of millionaires to make a few free throws in a meaningless game in February in Orlando?
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