May 14, 2010

Mike Woodson fired as Atlanta Hawks head coach: Woodson coached the Hawks for six seasons. The team improved its record in each of the last five years, including a 53-29 record this season that was fifth-best in franchise history, but GM Rick Sund decided the team needs a new leader. “It was a hard decision,” Sund said. “When I analyzed and looked at it, I went round and round. Finally I think it got to the situation where the compelling thought is, ‘Maybe change is good for everybody.’ That happens quite a bit in the NBA. Maybe the players need to hear another voice, and maybe Mike needs to talk to another group.”

posted by tommytrump to basketball at 07:57 PM - 2 comments

Maybe change is good for everybody.' That happens quite a bit in the NBA.

Especially in the Eastern Conference. Six years is a really good run there. Now Doc Rivers is now alone in the catbird seat as the longest-tenured coach in the East (six years), with Mike Brown right behind (five as of right now).

posted by apthomason at 12:53 AM on May 15, 2010

I think Mike Brown will be absent from that list fairly quickly...

posted by The_Black_Hand at 01:15 AM on May 15, 2010

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