Scott Brooks fired by the Thunder

[benji]

Oklahoma City has fired coach Scott Brooks, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

Thibs time? Kevin Ollie?

[I Hate Mondays]

What the hell. That was random. Thibs 100 % if he gets fired

[bowdown]

Good.

[[Q]]

Oklahoma City has fired coach Scott Brooks, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Twitter @WojYahooNBA

Thibs time? Kevin Ollie?

Billy Donovan

[Lamrock]

Mediocre coach who they were stuck with due to the team being so stacked they couldn't help but be a perennial top 2 seed. I bet Kevin Ollie takes over.

[Mandich]

We all saw it coming.

College coaches taking over.

[shadowgrin]

Hand down, man down. Mama, there goes that man.

[Andrew]

Supposedly, Ollie isn't interested in the job.

I thought Brooks was at least a decent coach. Good, not great, someone who could helm a talented team to respectable success, but certainly not in the same class as a Phil Jackson, Gregg Popovich, or Red Auerbach, or for that matter a Jerry Sloan or Lenny Wilkens. Still, it wasn't a bad run for the Thunder, and I've always admired his speech in the closing moments of Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals.

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[[Q]]

Was it really fair to fire him with guys injured all year long?

[benji]

It's called we wanted to fire him ages ago but the team was too successful before now.

[NovU]

Seems to me coach's lifespan depends on Westy and KDork's health in Oklahoma.

[air gordon]

Durant will be senior consultant on the hiring. Jeff van Gundy will be sure to endorse Thibs next time he's behind the mic