After a 1-10 start, the Washington Wizards have fired head coach Eddie Jordan. The team has been without Gilbert Arenas all season, but still should have more than one win at this point.
Ed Tapscott, the Wizards’ director of player development, will replace Jordan on an interim basis, running his first practice as the team’s new head coach Monday morning, a team spokesman said.
Jordan was in his sixth season with the Wizards and led the team to the playoffs each of the past four. In September, shortly before the start of training camp, the Wizards picked up a one-year option to keep him under contract through the 2009-10 season.
He leaves as the Eastern Conference’s longest-tenured coach and No. 3 in the NBA behind Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs.
Clearly, the Wizards are off to a frustrating start. Their chances of rebounding and making the playoffs this year get worse with every loss.
