Billy Donovan Bails On Florida, Then Bails On NBA and Goes Back to Florida

After leaving his job as the men's basketball coach at the University of Florida to become the new coach of the NBA's Orlando Magic, Billy Donovan has backed out of his commitment to Orlando, and returned to Florida.

Drive and Dish has historically disliked Donovan. We think that he's an outstanding coach (although it's taken him quite a few years to achieve this distinction), but that he borders on being an egotistical narcissist.

Donovan's jilting of Orlando does nothing to dissuade us from our previous perception of him.

By accepting the Orlando job, then backing out days later, Donovan screwed around with the livelihoods of Orlando's players and front office and Florida's players and athletic department.

Edit:

At least Orlando has landed on their feet with the hiring of Stan Van Gundy.

By the Way:

Despite our feelings about Billy Donovan's career as a basketball coach, we've always admired his work from his earlier career as a child actor. He was just priceless as Eddie Munster.