There are two articles on the Orlando Sentinel website today concerning the possibility of Billy Donovan joining the Orlando Magic (here and here). If you just read the headlines, you’d think Donovan is halfway out the door. But the quotes tell a different story.
“I think the speculation is unfair because it’s not like I’m sitting here saying, ‘Yeah, I would really be interested in doing that, I want to go do that.’ I want to coach at Florida,” Donovan said.
In response to the possible Memphis Grizzlies job, Donovan says, “I had a phone call and conversation with the Grizzlies, but in terms of job offers, contract negotiations, none of that happened.”
Which is turned into this on this guy’s blog.
We contacted Florida Gators Coach Billy Donovan on Friday night, and while he said the Magic haven’t contacted him, it’s clear that he’ll listen. Billy said he remains “intrigued” by the idea of coaching in the NBA. Heck, he already has talked to the Memphis Grizzlies.
First of all, douches at the Orlando Sentinel cannot call Donovan ‘Billy’. That is reserved for UF students and his family. Second, it’s clear to me that the Orlando Sentinel doesn’t give a damn about accurate reporting. Donovan’s problem is that he keeps answering his phone, which is automatically taken as interest, when it could be just politeness. (Or, as the Dick Vitale mess taught us, he is seeing where his players fall in the NBA.) As for the Orlando Sentinel, enjoy the Arena Football season, fuckers.
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