GOODBYE EDDIE JORDAN

THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS ORGANIZATIONS BREAKS TIES WITH FORMER HEAD COACH AND D.C. NATIVE EDDIE JORDAN, AFTER A 1-10 START...

ANOTHER HORRIBLE DECISION BY THE WIZARDS, IF I MUST SAY SO MYSELF! I WILL GIVE YOU THREE REASONS WHY,

ONE, FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS JORDAN HAS KEPT THIS INJURY DEPLETED TEAM IN THE PLAYOFFS YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SECONDLY, PERHAPS THEIR BEST OR "FAVORITE PLAYER," GILBERT ARENAS IS LOOKING AT A 3-4 MONTH INJURY. OH YEA, ARENAS WAS AN ALL-STAR/MVP CANDIDATE BY THE WAY...

THIRDLY, THEIR STARTING CENTER BRENNAN HAYWOOD, WHO CAME OFF HIS BEST SEASON IN THE NBA YET, IS INJURED AND HAS YET TO PLAY THIS SEASON!

I MEAN I DON'T THINK YOU CAN BLAME THE 1-10 START COMPLETELY ON THE COACH IN THIS INSTANCE. JORDAN IS A PROVEN WINNER, AND HE HAS BEEN THEIR FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS I THINK. THIS SEASON THE WIZARDS HAVE LOST ALMOST EVERY GAME THE SAME WAY...IN THE 4TH QUARTER. AT SOME POINT THE PLAYERS HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

LAST THOUGHTS
I THINK IF THE WIZARDS DIDN'T MOVE TO THE 2ND ROUND THIS SEASON, IT WOULD BE TIME TO CALL IT QUITS WITH JORDAN, BUT I WOULD ALSO SEND AWAY PLAYERS SUCH AS ETAN THOMAS, DARIUS SONGALIA, DESHAWN STEVENSON, AND ANTONIO DANIELS. THESE PLAYERS ARE GREAT IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, BUT I DONT THINK THEY COMPLIMENTED THE YOUNG AND QUICK ROSTER THAT WE HAVE.

INCREASED CRIME ON PG COUNTY BLOCK

IN PG COUNTY, THE 3300 BLOCK OF WALTERS LANE IN FORESTVILLE HAS BEEN THE LOCATION OF QUITE FEW RECENT CRIMES.

ON THE SHORT BLOCK, THREE MEN HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. A FOURTH DIED THERE MONTHS EARLIER. IN THE PAST YEAR, LOCAL POLICE HAVE LOGGED APPROXIMATELY 2,800 CALLS, INCLUDING ASSAULTS, ROBBERIES, THEFTS, ETC.

POLICE HAVE BECOME MORE VISIBLE IN THE AREA BY PLACING MORE PATROL OFFICERS ON WALTER LANE. THEY HAVE ALSO USED CADETS TO CANVASS FOR WITNESSES AND POST REWARD INFORMATION. THE INCREASED PRESENCE HAS HELPED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO ARRESTS IN ANY OF THE THREE RECENT KILLINGS.

SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST