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Jerry couldn't fire him for losing badly with Pau out, then gave Mike a few games with Pau back to see if they could start winning.
Memphis Grizzlies President of Basketball Operations Jerry West announced today that Mike Fratello has been relieved of his head coaching duties.
Fratello led Memphis to a 95-83 record after he was hired on December 2, 2004 as the Grizzlies’ seventh head coach in team history. He led the Grizzlies to two postseason appearances, and became the franchise’s all-time winningest head coach in April. This season, Fratello led the Grizzlies to a 6-24 record.
“I’d like to thank Mike for the contributions he made to the Grizzlies organization,” said West. “He is a great coach and friend, and he did an outstanding job guiding this team to two playoff appearances in Memphis. We just felt it was time to make a change and move in a different direction based on our record and future goals. We wish Mike the best in his future endeavors.”
“I would like to thank Michael Heisley and Jerry West for the opportunity to come to Memphis and be a part of the Grizzlies organization,” said Fratello. “I came here a little more than two years ago, and in my first season inherited a 5-11 team that we turned around to win 45 games and advance to the playoffs. We built on that record the following year to win 49 games and return to the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Unfortunately, this season has been one of disarray starting this past summer. I am sorry I have not been able to find a way up to this point to turn things around, and I understand why a change needs to be made. Things will get better with both an abundance of home games coming up and the eventual return of Lawrence Roberts and Kyle Lowry from their injuries.”
“I would like to thank the many wonderful people I have met while in Memphis, both in basketball and around the community,” continued Fratello. “I’d like to thank my staff and players for their hard work over the last two seasons. I wish them nothing but the best.”
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Unfortunate. He may not have been a great coach, but at least he understood the importance of slowing the game down.
Jerry couldn't fire him for losing badly with Pau out, then gave Mike a few games with Pau back to see if they could start winning.
So what color commentator will be leaving the booth to coach the team now?
Bill Walton
Lambier, maybe. Maybe not.
I'm sure Steve Kerr is thrilled to hear he might have the Czar back with him.
WHAT??? So who's the intirem???
LMAO!!!!!!
I would think better of West.............. But who knows..........lol
Sean Elliott.
It's gonna be their director of player personnel Tony Barone Sr.
Doug Collins!
they should get Kevin O'Neill
Fratello should go back to TNT.
He's like the Norman Chad of Basketball.
WTF??? TONY BARONEY? Too in funny.
This Guy
Because that kind of mental style will be the only thing to keep any coach of this team sane for the rest of the season.
Fratello was screwed by injuries to Damon Stoudamire last year and Pau this year. Memphis is in a screwed up state... maybe once they win their first playoff game ever...
Which team will get to sweep the Grizz this year?
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Last edited by Amare_32; 09-01-2011 at 02:26 PM.
Grizz are back in the lottery.
As Charles Barkley just said on TNT, the players on Memphis used Pau being out as a crutch, and Fratello took the BS firing for it.
Fratello aint the best coach, but he aint the worst and definately didn't deserve this.
West is aint what he used to be.
Although he still raped the Rockets on that Battier trade.
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