Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. -- Johnny Davis was fired Thursday as coach of the Orlando Magic, who have lost six straight games and are on the verge of falling out of playoff contention. Assistant Chris Jent was named interim coach.
That franchise is in a complete tailspin. As long as Weisbrod is the GM, they will continue to struggle and won't get the new arena.
Too funny ... On many levels Chris Jent as coach Weisbrod trading Tmac then shipping Mobley for Christie It's all karma
Yao's first season with the Rockets? RudyT is out temperarily and Mr. Mean took over. No playoff for Francis again. Damn.
For Weisbrod being a total ass, of course. I think most people in here wish failure upon the Magic because of Weisbrod, not Steve. I, for one, hope Steve gets traded to a team I can cheer for.
Wow, Chris Jent. He out-Bullard'd Matt at his own game in 94, signed a 10-day contract and proved he could defend and shoot better as a backup forward. Got limited playing time in the Finals, won a ring, and then disappeared off the face of the Earth. I hope he does well. This is like finding out that Zan Tabak was named GM of the Knicks, just a weird blast from the past.
It just shows how stupid to mess with team chemistry on the part of GM. They were doing just fine before they traded Cat for Christie (not that Christie is a bad player).
You have to fire a coach when your so called superstar player publicly disrescpets the coach the way Steve Francis did during his last game against the Kings. If anybody missed it, The Kings had a 9 point lead with about 8 minutes to go and the camera panned over to Steve Francis sitting in the stands next to a lady and admiring her brand of clothes in her shopping bag. I bet Johnny Davis feels relieved to get away from that team.
Does anyone remember in which game Jent was elbowed in the nose in the 94 finals? I think it was when he came in for like 20 seconds right before halftime. For some reason, I have this image of him etched into my memory of trotting into the lockerroom holding a towel to his face. I don't think he ever came back from this injury. Can anyone clarify? (PS - Anyone else have the 94 World Championship shirt with the cariacatures of all the players on it? I still remember Chris Jent and Earl Cureton in the back row of the drawing! Classic! Wish I still fit into that shirt.)
Chris Jent appeared in 3 regular season games for the '93-'94 Rockets and 11 playoff games. In the regular season, he averaged 19.1 points/48 min. Not bad. His career did not end in Houston though. He showed up with the '96-'97 Knicks for 3 more games. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jentch01.html
