That is hillarious. I'd love to coach in a league with that sort of job security - where you can be sacked mid-game. Great for keeping you on your toes.

I don't question the board at all, in fact :

the team is 17-7, and they actually won this game with their coach getting sacked midway through. So the lady can coach, and the team can play.

I do question the sanity of this Sally Anthony character, you can read more about her and the entire hilarious episode here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/chris_ballard/01/31/daily.blog/index.html

It also namedrops Kobe's dad Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, who still plays in the ABA, and in fact scored 23 points in a game earlier this season...AT AGE 50.

Only you Satish can find something that obscure!

P.S. Howz the Golf game comming along?

Funny you should ask that, MAd Dog - I was enjoying a hit of golf the other week and was about halfway through my round when all of a sudden...Sally Anthony came out onto the course and sacked me.

Hahaha, I guess she has some free time on her hands now.

All we need is a Sally Anthony costume so someone can dress up and storm onto court during the Taipans game on Sunday. Guy Molloy is probably expecting her to visit...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ashley McElhiney is remaining as coach of the Nashville Rhythm, after the ABA team said Thursday that a co-owner didn't have the authority to fire her.

We understand any disappointment and anger our fans felt from the incident," general manager Daniel Bucher said in a statement. "But we now ask them to please put this in context with the whole season and show their support for our coach and the team. The Rhythm needs our fans to help us finish the season successfully."

McElhiney is the first female to coach a men's professional basketball team.

Co-owner Sally Anthony fired McElhiney Saturday night during the third quarter of the Rhythm's 110-109 victory over Kansas City after the coach ignored demands to bench a player. Security guards had to escort Anthony off the court.

Anthony is one of three owners of Nashville's first-year American Basketball Association franchise. But her husband, Tony Bucher, is replacing her as the Rhythm's chief executive officer.

Daniel Bucher declined to discuss his sister-in-law, who was taken to a hospital hours after the firing for mixing Xanax and alcohol, according to a relative on a tape of the 911 call. He said she would remain part of the ownership group but declined to comment further.

"She gave Ashley a great opportunity and every one of these players to play in the United States. We think that's a very positive thing," the general manager said.

McElhiney, 23, had no coaching experience when hired last May, but she has led the Rhythm to an 18-7 record.

"I am committed to moving forward with the Rhythm and ask our fans and the city of Nashville to continue to support our team," McElhiney said Thursday.

The Rhythm are scheduled to play St. Louis on Saturday night in McElhiney's hometown of Gleason. The game will be at her old high school, where the gym holds 1,450, which would be a good crowd for the ABA team.

Center Adam Sonn, sidelined with a broken foot, said Thursday's decision came as a relief.

"I'm glad she's back as the coach for sure," Sonn said. "This is the best answer."