Bobcats Fire Sam Vincent

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Bobcats fire first-year coach Vincent
Updated: April 26, 2008, 9:20 AM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Charlotte Bobcats have fired coach Sam Vincent after one season.

The team announced the move Saturday. The fourth-year franchise had hoped to make the playoffs for the first time this season. But the Bobcats went 32-50, and that put Vincent's job in jeopardy.

Part-owner Michael Jordan had taken a gamble in hiring Vincent. Vincent had never been an NBA head coach and had spent just one year in the league as an assistant.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8074702?MSNHPHMA

[Amare_32]

Larry Brown book it!

[bdictjames]

MJ for coach.

[Indazone]

MJ would be the worst coach ever. They need to get a guy with at least some coaching experience.

[Tippecanoe]

Larry Brown book it!

i was just gonna say. doesnt MJ have a pretty good relationship with LB??

[manufor3]

Awww im playing sam the world's smallest violin

[endrity]

i was just gonna say. doesnt MJ have a pretty good relationship with LB??

Yeah, the UNC thing.

[ChumpDumper]

Sam wasn't ready, but the Bobcats didn't necessarily underachieve. Jordan needs to stop paying max money to role players and acquiring UNC players like he's running a D-League team.

Provincial.

[PM5K]

Hmm..

I think they did underachieve, but that's to be expected with a rookie coach, my best guess is that if Larry Brown wasn't available Sam Vincent might still have his job.

[Elraptor]

Cya later buddy.

[ShoogarBear]

I'd be surprised that Larry Brown would want a big rebuilding job at this point, but oh well.

[spurscenter]

LARRY BROWN will be named coach of the Bobcats after season ends.