Links: Eddie Jordan Is At Carroll High, John Wall Explains His Glasses

by Mike Prada on Dec 5, 2011 5:13 PM EST in Links

A bunch of links for you, both serious and funny.

Remember Eddie Jordan? You'll never guess what the former Wizards coach is up to these days. [Josh Barr, Washington Post].
That same story in video form. It's really amazing that Jordan is not only a high school coach now, but also the freshman team coach.

If you were watching Kentucky-North Carolina, you saw John Wall hanging out wearing these goofy green glasses. He explained today that they were actually a good-luck charm. [@MrMichaelLee]
Speaking of Wall, he and Shelvin Mack were practicing at the Verizon Center at 3:30 in the morning. Awesome! [@craigstouffer]
Of course, a certain former Wizard star was known to do similar things. [@jakewhitacre]
Highlights of Wall's return to the Verizon Center court, including an awesome block at the 15-second mark. [Wizards.com]
Josh Howard is meeting with four teams this week starting on Tuesday: the Wizards, Bulls, Nets and Spurs. [Chris Broussard]
Othyus Jeffers says he's closer to returning from a torn ACL than he originally thought, and his agent says the Wizards have talked about bringing him back. Bet none of these things are true if he wasn't a free agent. [Michael Lee]
Sizing up the Wizards' roster, by Frank Hanrahan of CSN Washington: [John Wall | Andray Blatche]
One of the teams rumored to be interested in Nick Young are the Chicago Bulls, but do they really need him? Beckley Mason says no. [Hoopspeak]
Sacramento Kings bloggers don't seem to want Young either. [Sactown Royalty]
A look at all those prospects in that UK-UNC game for the draft gurus out there. [Painted Area]
We're now reviving our Facebook page, thanks to the efforts of Jake Whitacre. Here's a poll for your interest.
You're going to want to bookmark this for all your free agent needs. [SBNation.com's StoryStream]

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Really classy move by Eddie Jordan

And an awesome opportunity for those kids…being coached by an NBA coach when you’re in 9th grade!

by HIBACHI GOLD on Dec 5, 2011 5:20 PM EST reply actions

I also coach freshman basketball

Eddie, Welcome to the fraternity of untapped potential. Maybe we’ll switch and I will coach in the NBA. Haha

by jmpalomo on Dec 6, 2011 12:00 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Idk if you have a kid in there or not (and it really doesn't matter)

But that is just as admirable in my opinion…doesn’t matter if you are an ex-NBA coach or a regular guy, giving back your time is what counts

by HIBACHI GOLD on Dec 6, 2011 7:50 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

What a way to give back!

This is a great thing Eddie is doing for those kids, instead of sitting on his butt for a year (while still getting paid) he decides to help those kids out. What i like the most is that its the freshman class so he has only a one year commitment . I wish my freshman coach was a former NBA coach and just coached in the league the year before..

by junn99 on Dec 5, 2011 7:32 PM EST reply actions

This caught my eye

The Chinese teams could still face the forfeiture of games if the players they’ve released re-sign in the NBA before the end of the season. Smith was the league’s most recent Player of the Week after a 52-point, 22-rebound performance. Chandler is second in the league in scoring with 32 points per game, trailing American Lester Hudson(notes) (33.7), according to EuroBasket.com.

http://yhoo.it/rJxGfD

Not quite FanShot Worthy but…

by Emmet O'Neal on Dec 5, 2011 8:35 PM EST reply actions