gonzo13
04-17-2007, 04:23 PM
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Gladiators’ coach, owners part ways
04/16/07
From staff reports
Cabral Huff is no longer the head coach of the Rome Gladiators and the Rome Knights — that much, at least, is for sure.
The details of his exit, however, are a matter of dispute.
Huff and Elena Brown, the co-owner of the Gladiators and Knights, gave conflicting accounts of the situation when the two were reached by phone Monday night.
Huff said he and his entire coaching staff resigned their positions late last week. But Brown said that Huff and his staff were let go.
Huff said on the phone that he and his staff “never got any answers to the questions we had begun asking regarding some things that were taking place in the organization.”
In an e-mail sent out Monday morning, Huff wrote that he and his staff, which was working on a volunteer basis, had resigned “due to the lack of professionalism, and honesty of ownership.”
Brown on Monday night said that Huff and his staff were let go because they “were not getting us where we needed to go.”
Brown said the Gladiators/Knights named Gerald Oliver as the teams’ new coach Thursday morning. Oliver was a former assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Gladiators, the two-time champs of the WBA, are scheduled to open the season in May. The season has been pushed back because of some illness in the league’s front office.
The Knights are members of the ABA, and are scheduled to play their first season in Rome this winter.
On a personal note:
After buying season tickets for the last two season, I have to say that there is 0 chance of me buying them again. And I'm pretty close to throwing in the towel all together.
Gladiators’ coach, owners part ways
04/16/07
From staff reports
Cabral Huff is no longer the head coach of the Rome Gladiators and the Rome Knights — that much, at least, is for sure.
The details of his exit, however, are a matter of dispute.
Huff and Elena Brown, the co-owner of the Gladiators and Knights, gave conflicting accounts of the situation when the two were reached by phone Monday night.
Huff said he and his entire coaching staff resigned their positions late last week. But Brown said that Huff and his staff were let go.
Huff said on the phone that he and his staff “never got any answers to the questions we had begun asking regarding some things that were taking place in the organization.”
In an e-mail sent out Monday morning, Huff wrote that he and his staff, which was working on a volunteer basis, had resigned “due to the lack of professionalism, and honesty of ownership.”
Brown on Monday night said that Huff and his staff were let go because they “were not getting us where we needed to go.”
Brown said the Gladiators/Knights named Gerald Oliver as the teams’ new coach Thursday morning. Oliver was a former assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Gladiators, the two-time champs of the WBA, are scheduled to open the season in May. The season has been pushed back because of some illness in the league’s front office.
The Knights are members of the ABA, and are scheduled to play their first season in Rome this winter.
On a personal note:
After buying season tickets for the last two season, I have to say that there is 0 chance of me buying them again. And I'm pretty close to throwing in the towel all together.