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NBA-worst Thunder fire Carlesimo after 1-12 start
The Oklahoma City Thunder, off to a league-worst 1-12 start in their new home town, have fired coach P.J. Carlesimo, according to multiple media reports.
Counting Down the Five Worst Teams in the Western Conference - Oklahoma City Thunder
Counting Down the Five Worst Teams in the Western Conference - Oklahoma City Thunder
emptythebench.com — On any given night this season the Oklahoma City Thunder may well be the worst squad in... the Western Conference. But they are not the worst franchise out West because of two things: hope and potential. The Thunder have compiled a young core of perimeter talent with legitimate star potential. (more) Counting Down the Five Worst Teams in the Western ...
The Thunder Rolls...Its Coach: Carlesimo Out, Brooks In by Kevin Pelton
basketballprospectus.com — Don`t judge Scotty Brooks by wins and losses, because Oklahoma City is going to be a bad... team. Judge him by how Kevin Durant develops on his watch. (more) The Thunder Rolls...Its Coach: Carlesimo Out, Brooks In ...
12 Reasons to Miss P.J. Carlesimo
12 Reasons to Miss P.J. Carlesimo
blueblitz.net — Well, this is kind of overdue, since we are 3 games into the Brooks era. Still, I... think it was time to give P.J. a proper sendoff. In the spirit of Golden State of Mind's 44 Reasons Why giving Mike Dunleavy 44 Million wasn't a good idea, I present you with this: 12 Reasons to miss P.J. ... (more) 12 Reasons to Miss P.J. Carlesimo
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What P.J. Carliesimo Will Be Thankful for this Thursday
Hardwood Paroxysm — ... The Thunder couldn't make it til December. Today, they give "coach" P.J. Carlesimo the sweetest release this side of death - he is no longer their coach. So, instead of 4 more months of failure, cold weather and Robert Swift, P.J. gets to go back to wherever he came from, chillax and drink a few martinis (not that he didn't have to imbibe a few of those over the past year and a half). No more cowboy hats or Clay Bennett. It's Christmas in November for Carlesimo. ...

Oklahoma City Thunder Fire Head Coach P.J. Carlesimo
MKRob's Sports Blog — ... In the wake of a 105-80 home loss to the New Orleans Hornets and their tenth straight loss, the Oklahoma City Thunder decided to fire head coach P.J. Carlesimo. The Thunder’s record is 1-12 and is considered the worst team in the NBA. Assistant Coach Scott Brooks will fill in as interim head coach. ...

The Scapegoat - PJ Fired by Thunder
SonicsCentral.com - Massive Monkeys Representing — ... In NBA news today, the OKC Thunder fired head coach PJ Carlesimo after getting off to a league worst 1-12 start.  Assistant coach Scott Brooks has been promoted to interum head coach. ...

Ballin’: Thunder Just 10 Back of Lakers in West
The Big Lead — ... a 3 with .8 seconds in regulation. Stephen A. Smith is currently petitioning David Stern to trade Chris Bosh’s 42 points to the Knicks provided he signs with New York in the offseason. Bulls 115, Warriors 110: Larry Hughes scored 26 points, dropped four assists and hauled in four rebounds and Derrick Rose scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half. Drew Gooden added 18 points and 16 boards. P.J. Fired: The Oklahoma City Thunder fired P.J. Carlesimo after a 1-12 start to the season.

Oklahoma Thunder fire PJ Carlesimo after 1-12 start
Canis HoopusOklahoma Thunder fire PJ Carlesimo after 1-12 start PJ gets the boot after running OKC to a 21-74 record in over just over 1 year of work. Carlesimo has a career winning percentage of .408. For those of you keeping track at home, PJ had a .221 ...

Saturday Quick-Hitters
Straight Bangin' — ... 2) I saw P.J. Carlesimo on the bench, and I immediately wondered something that often comes to mind: "Why is this man an NBA head coach?" Guess I wasn't the only one. ...

NBA Weekly: New York Knicks Trade Jamal Crawford & Zach Randolph
Hip 2 Da Game — ... - The Oklahoma City Thunder fired head coach P.J. Carlesimo and named Scott Brooks interim coach. Not sure what the managment was looking for Carlesimo to because this team is just not that talented and also very young. However, I don't think Carlesimo is that great of a coach as it is, so it's probably best to can him now and get someone in there who can start a foundation and grow with this team. ...

Off to NBA’s Worst Start, Thunder Fire P.J. Carlesimo
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network — ... The Oklahoma City Thunder, who are off to a league worst 1-12 record, fired head coach P.J. Carlesimo last night following their loss to the New Orleans Hornets 105-80. The loss was the Thunder’s 10th straight loss. Assistant Scott Brooks has been promoted to head coach after the firing. As reported by ESPN: ...

Good Luck with Your Layoffs, Alright. I Hope Your Firings Go Really Well
Both Teams Played Hard — ... PJ Carlesimo got canned last week as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder (I still can’t type that name with a straight face…Thunder? Really?) and now ...

The 5 Most Reliable GMs in the NBA
Sir Charles In Charge | An NBA Blog — ... to come. 2. Sam Presti – Oklahoma City Thunder Presti, a Buford disciple, has been GM of the Thunder since June 2007. In that short time, he has elevated the Thunder from the laughingstock of the NBA to the league’s most dangerous sleeper. Presti has built a solid young core in Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, while maintaining enough cap space to make a run at significant free agents in 2010. Though he initially made a mistake by hiring P.J. Carlesimo ( a colossal disappointment ) as head coach in 2007, Presti redeemed himself by replacing ...

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thesportshernia.typepad.com 11/22/2008 — The announced firing of Oklahoma City Thunder coach P.J. Carlesimo should come as no surprise to anyone who was foolish enough to catch last night's game. Even if they didn't lose by 25 points to the Hornets, it was clear...
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Even for a team with relatively low expectations, a 1-12 start isn't acceptable by anyone's standards in the NBA. After an 80-105 blowout loss to the New Orleans Hornets at home, the Oklahoma City Thunder fired their head coach P.J. Carlesimo ( according to sources ). Assistant Scott Brooks ...
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After getting a 25-piece Chicken McNugget in front of their home crowd at the hands of the Hornets last night, the Thunderous management decided to can P.J. Carlesimo. In some ways, we didn't even think that P.J. was on the hot seat because everyone knew that Kevin Durant's team was going to ...
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The Oklahoman (Darnell Mayberry) reports: The Oklahoma City Thunder has fired coached P.J. Carlesimo, according to multiple league sources. It’s unclear who will replace Carlesimo on the bench on a permanent basis, but assistant coach Scott Brooks is believed to have been named the interim coach ...
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Yahoo! is reporting that the Oklahoma City Thunder has fired coach P.J. Carlesimo . Adrian Wojnarowski has the details on Carlesimo being told before boarding a plane with the team to New Orleans following Friday night’s 105-80 loss to the Hornets. Assistant Scott Brooks will fill in ...
Thunder fire Carlesimo after 1-12 startThe Seattle Times: Sports
The Oklahoma City Thunder fired coach P.J. Carlesimo, with the team off to an NBA-worst 1-12 start in its new city.
Thunder fire Carlesimo after 1-12 startNBA.com: News
The Oklahoma City Thunder have fired coach P.J. Carlesimo, with the team off to an NBA-worst 1-12 start in its new city.
Report: Thunder fire Carlesimo after 1-12 startSI.com - NBA
The Oklahoma City Thunder have fired coach P.J. Carlesimo, just 13 games into the franchise's first season away from Seattle, according to a published report.
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