If you remember my previous blog post regarding coaching changes, you may relate well to this latest news. On January 9, the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL fired Scott Arniel after only over a year on the coaching seat.
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Arniel took over the Jackets in the summer of 2010 and finished his first season with a respectable 81 points. However, they fell further down as the season began, despite the trades that brought high-scoring Jeff Carter from the Flyers. When the team fired Arniel, they were only standing at 27 points in the standings, the worst of any team. The Jackets will be handled by former Wild coach Todd Richards on an interim basis.
Speaking of last place, the Washington Wizards are the only winless team in the NBA this season, starting 0-8. The Wizards were bogged down by sloppy play, player miscommunication, and even a Twitter tirade by forward Andray Blatche. I even started calling out on Flip Saunders' head. If the Wizards were to fire Saunders, they'd rather forfeit all the games in protest and go 0-66 rather than hire a coach. That's how bad the Wizards are this season.
In almost every scenario, last placed teams usually go automatic on changing coaches during the season, or after. In that case, bad finishes had to undergo reality checks in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong and how to solve them. In the case of the Jackets and the Wizards, they need to have some soul searching to do after the season in order to right the wrongs and play better next season.
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