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Published: November 23, 2008
OKC Thunder: Carlesimo lost team first, then job
The horrendous record didn’t get P.J. Carlesimo fired.
Ditto for the blowout losses and the atrocious stats.
There is but one reason why the Thunder decided to fire its coach in the wee hours of Saturday morning — Carlesimo lost his players.
"There’s obviously a number of factors when making a decision like this,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said.
Still, many of ...
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