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Billy Donovan Heading Back To Florida?

by Kenneth Watkins

It looks like the love affair with the NBA isn’t what Billy Donovan wanted after all. Donovan is going to be let out of his contract with the Magics according to different sources so he can go back the Florida and coach basketball. I have no problem with that, but if you had any problems with leaving Florida than why go through all this.

Donovan has disappointed alot of Magic fans and made alot of Florida fans happy. Either way Donovan will be paid well, but the way this has played out it has only hurt the fans and no one else. Donovan wasn’t really happy leaving Florida and probably should have just stayed their in the beginning, but ego and money got in the way. Now it looks like Donovan will be coaching the Gators after all and try for a three peat.

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2 Responses to “Billy Donovan Heading Back To Florida?”

  1. Bruno Chu Says:

    I think the realization that he wouldn’t have full control over the roster in Orlando scared the heck out of him.

    In the NBA, teams go from good to bad before you can blink. Without control over the roster, he’s a sitting duck, and if the team doesn’t improve his roster, doesn’t matter how good of a coach he is, he could end up like Brian Hill.

  2. SEC Talk » Blog Archive » Gators Basketball Gearing Up for Repeat? Says:

    [...] I also found it interesting how Billy Donovan danced around the whole Orlando Magic fiasco, Kentucky flirtation and his big fat contract extension. He is clearly still bothered by some of [...]

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