Sam Mitchell is fired from the Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors walked with a 8-8 when Denver Nuggets endorsed him a painful defeat of 39 points of difference. Brian Colangelo was firm: Sam Mitchell is fired.

The new coach Jose Calderon will be the assistant coach Jay Triano. To see how the team is given the new coach, and get right the direction of Canadians.

Sam Mitchell led the Raptors in playoffs the past two seasons, but did not get past the first round. Two years ago, was named Coach of the Year Award. However, the fifth largest single defeat in the history of the franchise has been the trigger for the Raptors decide to dispense with his services, in a move to try to fix the poor performance of a team that should not have trouble getting into the playoffs this year.

Brian Colangelo, explained it: "Obviously, the last match was only the tip of the iceberg. When you look back, is a culmination of many things. Expectations are high. We want to win."

Sam Mitchell becomes the third coach fired so far this season after the Oklahoma City and Washington Wizards.

Jay Triano will be the first Canadian coach in NBA history. Want to make your computer faster.

Sam Mitchell spoke well of his end: "I have many things to be thankful. They gave me the opportunity to do coaching career, I have always wanted to do after playing (Mitchell played 13 seasons in the NBA)." Furthermore, Sam Mitchell will take a chunk, as even he had contract for two seasons (about four million).

Source | ESPN
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