The Thunder management fired Scott Brooks. The coach did his best for the team but he was fired due to the fact that the Thunder could not win a championship. Brooks was a former NBA coach of the year who led the team to three conference finals in four years only to falter this season as his players were hit hard by injuries.
Brooks had many achievements in coaching the Thunder. Starting in 2010-11, he led the team to the Western Conference finals three out of four years, and the Thunder reached the NBA Finals in 2012. The Thunder failed to make the playoffs this past season, as injuries limited them to a 45-37 finish.
Brooks was the 2009-10 NBA Coach of the Year with a 338-207 (.620) percentage. He said last week that he expected to be the coach next season.
The bad start led to the management’s disappointments and eventually they fire the coach who made huge accomplishments in the team. The Thunder stumbled to a 3-12 start this season as injuries took their toll. As the season progressed, Brooks became annoyed with speculation and doubters.
The two All Stars namely Durant and Westbrook had said Brooks did a good job this past season under the circumstances. Durant played just 27 games this season after breaking a bone in his right foot. Serge Ibaka, the team's defensive anchor, missed the final month of the season after right knee surgery. Several other players, including Westbrook, missed significant time with injuries. I think the Thunder made a bad decision on firing Brooks. The question is that what will happen to the Oklahoma City Thunder next season?
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