Raptors fire coach Sam Mitchell; Triano takes over
Posted Dec 3 2008 5:40PM
TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors have fired coach Sam Mitchell one day after the team absorbed an embarrassing loss at Denver.
| Raptors' Official Release |
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| Toronto Raptors President and GM
Bryan Colangelo announced Wednesday that Sam Mitchell has been relieved
of his duties as the team's head coach. Read Full Article |
Raptors general manager
Bryan Colangelo says assistant Jay Triano has been promoted to interim
coach. Triano's first game as coach is Friday night at Utah.
Colangelo calls Wednesday's move a difficult but necessary step.
| Sam Mitchell Coaching Record |
| Season |
W |
L |
W-L % |
| 2004-05 |
33 |
49 |
.402 |
| 2005-06 |
27 |
55 |
.329 |
| 2006-07 * |
47 |
35 |
.573 |
| 2007-08 |
41 |
41 |
.500 |
| 2008-09 |
8 |
9 |
.471 |
| Career |
156 |
189 |
.452 |
|
| *Named NBA Coach of the Year |
Toronto is 8-9 after it lost 132-93 at Denver on Tuesday night -- the fifth-worst defeat in franchise history.
Mitchell
was 156-189 in four-plus seasons as Raptors coach. He was honored as
the NBA's coach of the year for the 2006-07 season.
Triano is in his seventh season on the Raptors' coaching staff. He becomes the seventh coach in franchise history.
što li će to značiti za roka?taman nakon tekme u kojoj je 'proradio' trener odlet....toronto je mogao više,ali ne puno više...možda 3-4 pobjede max ostvarit..po meni je bezveze što su ga otpustili...izgleda su čelnici raptorsa malo previsoko postavili 'letvicu' i pomislili kako toronto može daleko dogurat,ali nemože sve bosh sam