Strange times in the NBA. The Thunder fired Scotty Brooks in April. Foreman Scotty exited with a regular-season record of 338-207. Among coaches with at least 400 games, Brooks ranks eighth in NBA history for coach winning percentage.
Sounds harsh. Then came Thursday, when the Chicago Bulls fired Tom Thibodeau, who is not on the list with Brooks. Not because he hasn’t won enough, but because Tibs hasn’t coached enough. He’s only coached 394 games.
But Thibodeau won 255 of those games; his record was 255-139, a winning percentage of .647. Even if Thibs was to lose his next four games, his winning percentage would be .