http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23471720/toronto-raptors-fire-head-coach-dwane-casey-7-seasons
Dewane Casey, the most successful coach in franchise history, lost his job after consecutive second-round playoff sweeps to the Cleveland Cavaliersand being named the coach of the year in a vote of the NBA's 30 coaches.
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Professional sports is a tough business. Mike Mularkey took a team that had won just five games in two seasons to back to back 9-7 records. Canned. He took the Titans to the playoffs where they had not been in forever and his team won a playoff game. Mularkey went 5-1 in his division. Toronto's problem is they can't beat LeBron James, already a NBA all-time great. The Titans lost on the road to the Patriots. The Patriots are maybe the greatest dynasty, greatest coach and greatest QB all-time.
JRob has made a gutsy move. If the Titans don't make the playoffs for a couple of years no matter why, I think we may lose one of the best GMs in the business. GMs usually get one shot. JRob knows that and he still put his head on the chopping block.