Sitting in on his final press conference after last night’s 105-80 loss, I could see that the end was near. P.J. had lost this team at some point in the last couple of weeks, and Wednesday’s poor exhibition in the home loss to the Clippers (15 points up in the second quarter….25 down in the second half) and last night’s pathetic effort against a team that OKC fans fell in love with BECAUSE they hustled and played the game the right way, were the final two nails in the coffin.
I felt that some of the younger players had quit playing for P.J. and that some of the veterans were frusterated because they couldn’t do anything about it. I might be wrong, but I know this team needs a change.
Scott Brooks has been named the interim coach and hopefully he will bring some attitude to the sidelines. As I was watching last night’s game, I couldn’t help but wonder how ugly tonight’s rematch in New Orleans could possibly be. Now, it will be interesting to see if the change will light a fire under someone’s behind.
There is still time to turn this thing around and work their way back to respectability. After last night’s nationally televised debacle, it won’t happen overnight.
