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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Jordans throw going-away party in DC

New Sixers coach Eddie Jordan and wife Charrisse threw a going-away party Saturday for 150 friends and neighbors at  "Jordan Arena" -- their home in Potomac, Md.

"We have a lot of great relationships in Washington," Charrisse said. "The way things ended [with the Wizards], there was no closure. It's a celebration of friendship."

A nice touch -- the invitations looks like Sixers game tickets. Among the guests was Ed Tapscott, the Wizards' coach after Jordan was fired, but no Wizards players.

The Jordans plan to buy a home in Philadelphia, but also keep the place in Maryland.

"It's the nature of the business," Eddie said. "You don't really think about it. You try to do your best on a daily basis, then make it last 20 years."
 

Posted by Daily News staff @ 2:40 PM  Permalink | 12 comments
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Posted 03:03 PM, 06/30/2009
JB215
I bet they are celebrating. A failure of a coach that continues to get jobs. Looks like the next few years will be a waste for the Sixers.
Posted 03:41 PM, 06/30/2009
xivitale22
Give the guy a chance, since you can predict he will be a failure. Give me the powerball numbers since you know it all. Stop the negative slants, they guy took a losing Wizards team to the playoffs 4 times. He is a good coach.
Posted 03:58 PM, 06/30/2009
tdk2343
I wish people would stop complaining about Eddie. No coach could win with this team, not much talent here.
Posted 04:03 PM, 06/30/2009
philly4sure
I truly understand keeping the Potomac Maryland property, it is a premier address in the DC metro area equal to Moorestown or Gladwyn. Keep in mind the nature of that business is extremely uncertain. Does Cheeks still reside in the Philly area? He may hire Moe as an assistant/advisor. Give the new guy a chance, he may be the one to turn the club around.
Posted 04:52 PM, 06/30/2009
rodney517
he's going to stink. We should yhave Doug Collins as our coach. We hired a coach with a career losing record and he's installing this Princeton offense...and to make matters even worst we don't have pure shooters for this offense...hopefully Stefanski and Jordan will be outta here soon. Hey Ed Snider...get a real GM in here. geez!!!! Elton Brand will be a bust this year too...
Posted 05:16 PM, 06/30/2009
xivitale22
LOl, Doug Collins are u kidding me, he did nothing in Chicago nothing in Detroit, he a retred who is high maintenance and needs constant baby-sitting. He was not the answer at all, plus he hasnt coached in years and belongs in the booth. Also Ed Stefanski did reach out to him, and Collins changed his mind at the last minute. Obviosuly u know nothing about basketball, Eddie Jordan inherited bad teams and turned them around. Check Eddie Jordan's record for the pst 5 years with the wizards and it was a winning record with a team that had limited resources, multiple injuries and no big man. Also this team just acquired a shooter in Jason Kapono and will make more moves. Give me the powerball numbers since you can predict the future and know Brand is going to be a bust. Take you negative slant out of town. Give the guy a chance.
Posted 05:16 PM, 06/30/2009
xivitale22
LOl, Doug Collins are u kidding me, he did nothing in Chicago nothing in Detroit, he a retred who is high maintenance and needs constant baby-sitting. He was not the answer at all, plus he hasnt coached in years and belongs in the booth. Also Ed Stefanski did reach out to him, and Collins changed his mind at the last minute. Obviosuly u know nothing about basketball, Eddie Jordan inherited bad teams and turned them around. Check Eddie Jordan's record for the pst 5 years with the wizards and it was a winning record with a team that had limited resources, multiple injuries and no big man. Also this team just acquired a shooter in Jason Kapono and will make more moves. Give me the powerball numbers since you can predict the future and know Brand is going to be a bust. Take you negative slant out of town. Give the guy a chance.
Posted 05:17 PM, 06/30/2009
xivitale22
LOl, Doug Collins are u kidding me, he did nothing in Chicago nothing in Detroit, he a retred who is high maintenance and needs constant baby-sitting. He was not the answer at all, plus he hasnt coached in years and belongs in the booth. Also Ed Stefanski did reach out to him, and Collins changed his mind at the last minute. Obviosuly u know nothing about basketball, Eddie Jordan inherited bad teams and turned them around. Check Eddie Jordan's record for the pst 5 years with the wizards and it was a winning record with a team that had limited resources, multiple injuries and no big man. Also this team just acquired a shooter in Jason Kapono and will make more moves. Give me the powerball numbers since you can predict the future and know Brand is going to be a bust. Take you negative slant out of town. Give the guy a chance.
Posted 05:20 PM, 06/30/2009
xivitale22
LOl, Doug Collins are u kidding me, he did nothing in Chicago nothing in Detroit, he a retred who is high maintenance and needs constant baby-sitting. He was not the answer at all, plus he hasnt coached in years and belongs in the booth. Also Ed Stefanski did reach out to him, and Collins changed his mind at the last minute. Obviously u know nothing about basketball, Eddie Jordan inherited bad teams and turned them around. Check Eddie Jordan's record for the pst 5 years with the wizards and it was a winning record with a team that had limited resources, multiple injuries and no big man. Also this team just acquired a shooter in Jason Kapono and will make more moves. Give me the powerball numbers since you can predict the future and know Brand is going to be a bust. Take you negative slant out of town. Give the guy a chance.
Posted 05:27 PM, 06/30/2009
xivitale22
LOl, Doug Collins are u kidding me, he did nothing in Chicago nothing in Detroit, he a retred who is high maintenance and needs constant baby-sitting. He was not the answer at all, plus he hasnt coached in years and belongs in the booth. Also Ed Stefanski did reach out to him, and Collins changed his mind at the last minute. Obviosuly u know nothing about basketball, Eddie Jordan inherited bad teams and turned them around. Check Eddie Jordan's record for the pst 5 years with the wizards and it was a winning record with a team that had limited resources, multiple injuries and no big man. Also this team just acquired a shooter in Jason Kapono and will make more moves. Give me the powerball numbers since you can predict the future and know Brand is going to be a bust. Take you negative slant out of town. Give the guy a chance.
Posted 07:52 AM, 07/01/2009
langx
xivitale22: Doug Collins took the Bulls to 2 Eastern Conference Finals. Nothing hun. He took a young Grant Hill when Detroit stunk to the playoffs twice. You should stop posting. Jason Kapono. You have got to be kidding me. There is no Dwayne Wade or Shaq on this team to get him open shots. The last time the motion offense worked in the NBA the team had Chris Webber and Vlade Divac. Two big men that know the game. In Philly you have Brand who can't move and Dallembert who can't catch or knows the game. His offense won't work with this team. Stop posting You sound like an idiot.
Posted 11:11 AM, 07/01/2009
DMC5
advice to Jordan....don't buy here rent.. you won't be here long - guaranteed
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Phil Jasner joined the staff of the Daily News in 1972. He has covered the 76ers and the NBA on a full-time basis since 1981. He won the 2004 Curt Gowdy Media Award, presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to the sport during his career; he was a finalist for the award in 2001, when he also received a lifetime achievement award from the Professional Basketball Writers Association during the NBA Finals. He is a past president of the Professional Basketball Writers Association and the Philadelphia College Basketball Writers Association. Along the way, he has covered high school sports, the Big 5, the Eagles and the NFL, the World Football League, the North American Soccer League and what was then the Major Indoor Soccer League. He is a proud graduate of Temple University, and spent his early professional days at the Pottstown (Pa.) Mercury, Montgomery Newspapers (Fort Washington, Pa.), the Norristown (Pa.) Times-Herald and the Trentonian.

Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for almost 20 years, working in the sports department the past 12 years. This is his first season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he has been the La Salle beat writer for the past six seasons.

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