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NBA 2015- 16 Regular Season IOTI - NBA GAF Is Pretty Dead Considering This Fact
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Parmadillo Marshmallow
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There has to be more to this story. Makes no sense. Maybe some scandal or something will come to light soon.
Well, we know LeBron has issues with Kyrie, Love, and Mosgov and that Love has a beef with LeBron.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Blatt pulled a Delonte clearly.
I think the players get along well enough. I meant with the coaching staff and management. Cavs were previously very supportive of Blatt.
Macadinho94
Member
Hmm... Interesting
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Nigga can't even coach the all-star game now
LeBron wasn't having this shit lol
#1 in the conference wasn't enough b
LeBron wasn't having this shit lol
#1 in the conference wasn't enough b
eBay Huckster
Member
okay y'know what, fuck rooting for any sports teams in this city
LyleLanley
Banned
Let him coach LeBron in the all star game anyways!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
30 wins with Kyrie missing basically the whole year, Shump missing a good chunk, Mozgov being total trash and the team generally not playing well overall but having the best record in the conference.
Do not buy for a second Lebron had no idea this was happening. Gilbert wouldn't make that type of call without Lebron's input.
Do not buy for a second Lebron had no idea this was happening. Gilbert wouldn't make that type of call without Lebron's input.
BadAss2961
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victreeb3l
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lol cavs
Its crazy how good Lebron is at multitasking. Dude is GM, Coach and a player.
Its crazy how good Lebron is at multitasking. Dude is GM, Coach and a player.
CassidyIzABeast
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This. They consulted with Lebron on JR Smith and Mosgov but not the coach. Bulllllshit.
LyleLanley
Banned
Isn't Windhorst basically LeBrons personal reporter? I wouldn't trust him saying that Lebron had nothing to do with this.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
He inadvertently says as much anyway when he says Gilbert was Blatt's biggest supporter. Gilbert suddenly turned his back on Blatt after they win 30 games with everything going on? Uh, okay.
slightconfuse
Banned
Woj
Please let this happen
Randolph Freelander
Member
I had a joke post earlier that I didn't enter. "Kevin Love to the Celtics for Brad Stevens, who says no?" But I didn't think Cleveland was actually considering changing coaches.
Ninja Scooter
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Blatt was on borrowed time and wasn't a LeBron guy. I don't think there is all that much to it. It's a combination of bad/unfortunate roster construction and inability to get guys to work together. Cleveland might be 31-11 but they have not shown any chance at beating the top west teams, which means they aren't title contenders which is unacceptable for a team with a star player who is nearing the end of his prime and is spending a ridiculous amount of money. Granted these things aren't all Blatt's fault ( i would argue most of them aren't even though I don't think he's done a great job) but being the immediate fall guy is part of the gig for a head coach. You can't fire the players or the owner. Wouldn't be surprised if they start seriously exploring Love trades. Love for Dwight?
Roland_Gunner
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Bruce Arthur said:
HAHAHAhahahaha
LyleLanley
Banned
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Agree with what you're saying but they beat the Warriors twice in the finals. Warriors have proceeded to only lose 4 games total out of their last 43 games. They've basically had more success against the unstoppable juggernaut that any other team in the league.
Ninja Scooter
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I don't subscribe to the idea that a good record should preclude a coach from being fired. A bad head coach can win a lot of games in the nba by virtue of having talented players. That doesn't mean they deserve to keep their job. See: Jackson, Mark. As a Laker fan I remember De Harris getting canned the year after leading a super young Shaq/Kobe team to 61 wins.
Those games are starting to look more and more flukey the further away we get from them. It was a banged up, unconventional Cavs team against a Warriors team that seemingly needed a couple of games to adjust to the big stage. This season the are not only getting destroyed by the top West teams, but the guy they gave $20 million a year to this offseason looks like a complete liability on the floor in those games. Like I said, not all of that falls on Blatt, but some of it certainly does.
Those games are starting to look more and more flukey the further away we get from them. It was a banged up, unconventional Cavs team against a Warriors team that seemingly needed a couple of games to adjust to the big stage. This season the are not only getting destroyed by the top West teams, but the guy they gave $20 million a year to this offseason looks like a complete liability on the floor in those games. Like I said, not all of that falls on Blatt, but some of it certainly does.
Yeah, but he's not going anywhere.
LyleLanley
Banned
I mostly agree with this but firing the coach of a team leading the conference in the middle of a season is a weird desperate move.
Randolph Freelander
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^
Ninja Scooter
Member
I think it's an honest move at least if they didn't think Blatt was the guy despite his record, but the Cavs are fucked in many more ways than just who the head coach is.
Andrew Korenchkin
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DAVID BLATT TO THE LAKERS CONFIRMED!?!?!?!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Still hard to believe that the Cavs fired Blatt before the Lakers fired Scott.
Randolph Freelander
Member
There's a top 3 pick to keep.
LyleLanley
Banned
That would actually make some sense. He seems like he could be a good fit for a rebuilding team.
Andrew Korenchkin
Member
I sense a backhanded compliment.....nah just joking!
But seriously, I'll take anybody but....you guessed! Byron Scott! Blatt knows what he's doing, but unfortunately when you have such high aspirations for a team, you want to get something even better.
Meh, at least we are tanking and have nothing to lose.
What the fuck
That came out of nowhere
I suppose they kept him after the finals because "Cavs would have won with Kyrie and Love, yall!"
And then they are even worse with those two on the floor for the Warriors.
Why do i have this suspicious feeling they will hire Mark Jackson? Every time he covers Cavs games, he talks them up and defends them.
That came out of nowhere
I suppose they kept him after the finals because "Cavs would have won with Kyrie and Love, yall!"
And then they are even worse with those two on the floor for the Warriors.
Why do i have this suspicious feeling they will hire Mark Jackson? Every time he covers Cavs games, he talks them up and defends them.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Id rather have DAntoni part 2 to be honest. And that's not a knock either I think Pringles would do wonders for Russel, Clarkson and Randle's development. Too bad it ended so badly the first time around.
eBay Huckster
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thatsgood.gif
But yeah, on a team where the biggest problems are
- every single player around LeBron being exceptionally good at one thing and terrible-to-average at everything else (and re: the newcomers, this is as much LBJ's fault as it is anyone else's)
- offensive schemes that amount to "sit around and watch LeBron or Kyrie ISO"
- defensive schemes that amount to "switch even when it doesn't make much sense"
- coaching, otherwise
Blatt's status was and is the easiest to change
I'd suspect this too if they didn't immediately sign Lue to a multi-year deal
eBay Huckster
Member
fam, it's gonna take a lot more than a poorly-fitting coach being fired for toronto to take #1 in the also-ran conference
MetalFearSolid
Banned
Cavs just got better.
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