Don’t place the blame on P.J. Carlesimo for the Thunders’ League-worst 1-12 start. Well, at least not all of it.
The team’s list of needs runs longer than a NASA expense report, but the ousting of the coach is usually were personnel changes have to begin. From The Oklahoman:
The Oklahoma City Thunder has fired coached P.J. Carlesimo, according to league sources.
Assistant coach Scott Brooks is believed to have been named the interim coach.
The Thunder are not good. A coach could not have prevented a 105-80 loss to New Orleans or even an 88-108 loss to the Clippers a game before that. Carlesimo isn’t necessarily the scapegoat, but rather his firing is a sign of many changes to come.
GM Sam Presti spent enough time locking up draft picks and acquiring expiring contracts. It’s time to put his game plan into action.
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The Lakers beat the OK Thunder….”
Pro coaches do very little in my estimation.
Btw, I watched the finals series Chicago-Seattle with a couple of friend last night….wow that was bb….that was fun!
3.1 boards.
.8 assists
.24 steals
.63 blocks
and 7.4 ppg. He shot 43% from the floor, 36% from 3 and 77.3% from the line.
For Durant, you can double every single one of those statistical categories (except rebounds and games played) and he would STILL be above Bender in every category.
For the record Bender was 21/22 that year while Durant was 19/20.
Bender played PF while Durant plays half the game at shooting guard.
nba.com had Bender’s height at 7 foot by the way.
Of course you’re going to have poor shooting nights. Thats what happens when your team is made up of (basically) scrubs and you are expected to carry a team by yourself from day one. What else can you expect?
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