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Because he was responsible for his team losing TWO Big leads two games in a row
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I didn't agree with all of Brooks' decisions in those games. I thought he could have done better. But the
entire team could have done a heck of a lot better, too. The Thunder folded, plain and simple. Experience trumps youth in those kinds of crunch situations, and the Mavs played like pros when it counted.
Realistically, I think Scott Brooks played a big role in getting the Thunder where they are right now. Do adjustments need to be made? Sure. But there is a lot of potential across the board in OKC and I think their performance this year was more than any fan could have expected given recent history.
In my opinion, firing the coach who built this Thunder team would be an incredibly bad idea at this juncture. The team is young and not emotionally grounded. A lot of players are probably upset about the way their season ended - as they should be. But the fundamentals are still solid, and with a little work I think they can be a championship-caliber team next season. Completely disrupting the existing order is not a good move here because the results are very unpredictable and there is more to lose than to gain.