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Mistake Corrected: New Thunder Coach Brooks Moves Kevin Durant to Small Foward

Most in-season coaching moves in the NBA do little more than signal to upset fans that losing is unacceptable or perhaps shift moods in the locker room. But as we argued Saturday, the change in the Oklahoma City foretells larger concerns. Analysts expected Scott Brooks to slow down the fast but ugly Thunder attack when...

Kevin Durant Seems Pleased With the Coaching Switch in Oklahoma City

Most players appear diplomatic when a coach gets fired midseason, sure to share hope for tomorrow while careful of stomping on the grave of the unemployed. As Kevin Durant is even-handed/spirited at all times, his comments on the sacking of P.J. Carlesimo and simultaneous promotion of Scott Brooks are not surprising."Not...

P.J. Carlesimo's Coaching Career Ends, While Scott Brooks' is Just Beginning

I think it is safe to say that P.J. Carlesimo will never be an NBA head coach ever again. It took so long for Carlesimo to overcome the stigma of being the coach that Latrell Sprewell choked -- and when P.J. did eventually get a head job, it was one of the least desirable gigs in modern memory. The Sonics/Thunder weren't...

Donyell Marshall Embraces Role as Kevin Durant's Friend

Donyell Marshall wasn't exactly excited about leaving the playoff-bound Cavaliers for the basement-dwelling Sonics, but in the weeks since being traded he's warmed up to his new team. In the latest entry on his blog, Marshall explains how he found out about the trade (from a reporter calling his cell phone), his...

Carlesimo, Donyell Are Cool Like That

Fear not, Sonics fans! Donyell Marshall and P.J. Carlesimo might have gotten into a tiff Wednesday night, which resulted in benchside expletives and a thrown (or kicked) Gatorade. But it's all good, because the pair go back. Or at least that's what Marshall tells Percy Allen of the Seattle Times. "The little disagreement...