Blatt fired.

[baseline bum]

He's going to bail with Cleveland.... sorry... it is a complete dead end. They exhausted all their bullets.

LeBron is moving to NYC!!!

Either that or Spurs pull the trigger and offer up Lamarcus "Diva" Aldridge in a trade.

LeBron isn't leaving. Look how much power he has with the Cavs and how much money he's making for his boy Rich Paul.

[baseline bum]

That Love trade is going to haunt Cleveland for the next 15 years. It was a bad move with Lebron and an even worse move if he leaves. While Wiggins has top 5 potential.

Wiggins looks kind of ty this year.

[SuperCam]

That Love trade is going to haunt Cleveland for the next 15 years. It was a bad move with Lebron and an even worse move if he leaves. While Wiggins has top 5 potential.

Wiggins is one of the worst shooting guards in the entire league
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/rp...RPM/position/2




White NBA fans seem to be the only one on his nuts, tbh

[Spurs9]

I'm suprised Rich Paul wasn't annouced as coach tbqh

[TheMulletMan3000]

That Love trade is going to haunt Cleveland for the next 15 years. It was a bad move with Lebron and an even worse move if he leaves. While Wiggins has top 5 potential.

wiggins is far away from being useful and lebron is 31.

[TheMulletMan3000]

Leading the conference is a "disaster area"?

lol

more like wtf

[skulls138]

Yes, le Ron is mentally weak. His hand picked sidekicks suck, as always, and delinquent west got with his momma

Dwayne Wade sucks? Hmmm didnt know that.

[Spurs9]

So Cavs reach finals in Blatts first season with a busted lineup winning some against the Warriors, next season he has #1 east record and they fire him
Pistons just smoked the Warriors, would they get rid of Walton after that loss?

[Knoxxx]

This is hard to believe. Guess they just didn't like the guy. Is he really a bad coach too?

[Neurosis]

One bad decision after another for Cleveland. Hilarious really.

The only reason they did it is because the Warriors and Spurs are having historic seasons, so they're desperate to do anything they can to try and get some kind of boost to their performance to catch up. In any other year they wouldn't have fired a coach when they're at a 30-11 record.

So funny watching all these other teams melt down because Spurs/Dubs are so insanely good this year compared to everyone else

[cd98]

I thought he kissed up well to the Cavs GM..er Lebron James.

[Rain Man]

Cavs did the right thing. Not that it is going to be any kind of difference. Lebron is still the coach of the team and they just needed a new figurehead. They did the right thing to keep the fans thinking that they are doing everything in their power to catch the Warriors and Spurs. Nothing is going to change. They will still end up with the same record they would have had with Blatt. The only difference now is Cavfan saying "Wow, he was really holding us back. We would have had a record equal to the Warriors or at the very least the Spurs with Lue at the helm." They are just manipulating the fanbase the way generic Spurfan manipulates themselves.

[spurs10]

Lebron is looking real good here!

[Old School 44]

I always thought this was a bad fit. Although, Blatt may be an excellent coach, he didn't sign up for the team he ended up coaching. He was signed before LeBron and had this promising young team with top draft picks etc. LeBron came back and changed everything. Whether it was true or not, Blatt became a figure head. When you saw Blatt on the sidelines, he tried to give this stern look, like "I'm the coach, I'm in control", but no one was buying it, and sadly no one was listening.

LeBron's one of the best ever, but he's not the most coachable. I think the only reason Spoelstra survived was because of Riley.

[letmk]

Can't blame it on the coach, the lineup isn't constructed well enough to be a winner.

The Heat could not only score, but they could defend. Cavs have both Irving and Love as liabilities in defense.

GSW exposed them and they are pretty much history.

Plus, LeBron himself has regressed a lot as a defender. When he played against DRose in '11 and Durant in '12, he was a great defender. Now he just cruises on that end as he ages.

[BillMc]

I always thought this was a bad fit. Although, Blatt may be an excellent coach, he didn't sign up for the team he ended up coaching. He was signed before LeBron and had this promising young team with top draft picks etc. LeBron came back and changed everything. Whether it was true or not, Blatt became a figure head. When you saw Blatt on the sidelines, he tried to give this stern look, like "I'm the coach, I'm in control", but no one was buying it, and sadly no one was listening.

LeBron's one of the best ever, but he's not the most coachable. I think the only reason Spoelstra survived was because of Riley.

Agree. Didn't Spo have a finals loss in his first year with LeBron just like Blatt? In fact, it was worse because the Heat were expected to win, while no one thought the injured Cavs would beat the Dubs. So based on that Blatt was even ahead of Spo...

LeBron isn't really coach-able anymore, He chafed even under Riley. He's got complete control over the Cavs. I doubt he'd listen (long term) to even Pop or Phil Jackson.

[YGWHI]

What's the record of teams who fired a coach in the middle of the season? It's likely the results are quite similar even with a different coach...

[99 Problems]

Maybe the rise of Curry & Kiwi starting to push people over the edge around the league.

[Old School 44]

Agree. Didn't Spo have a finals loss in his first year with LeBron just like Blatt? In fact, it was worse because the Heat were expected to win, while no one thought the injured Cavs would beat the Dubs. So based on that Blatt was even ahead of Spo...

LeBron isn't really coach-able anymore, He chafed even under Riley. He's got complete control over the Cavs. I doubt he'd listen (long term) to even Pop or Phil Jackson.

Yes, that was when the Mavs beat them coming back from 2-0 to win 4-2. Spo was Riley's hand-picked successor, and Riley still had/has lots of clout. I really wonder if LeBron would have turned out different with say someone like Pop when he first came into the league. He just ran over Mike Brown, in his first stint with the Cavs.

[skulls138]

Agree. Didn't Spo have a finals loss in his first year with LeBron just like Blatt? In fact, it was worse because the Heat were expected to win, while no one thought the injured Cavs would beat the Dubs. So based on that Blatt was even ahead of Spo...

LeBron isn't really coach-able anymore, He chafed even under Riley. He's got complete control over the Cavs. I doubt he'd listen (long term) to even Pop or Phil Jackson.

Cant stand Lebron James. Always wanting to do everything but his job. He wants to be coach, GM, point guard, shooting guard, everything but a regular small forward. Its like he does everybodys job for them because he doesnt trust them.

[ceperez]

Cavs did the right thing. Not that it is going to be any kind of difference. Lebron is still the coach of the team and they just needed a new figurehead. They did the right thing to keep the fans thinking that they are doing everything in their power to catch the Warriors and Spurs. Nothing is going to change. They will still end up with the same record they would have had with Blatt. The only difference now is Cavfan saying "Wow, he was really holding us back. We would have had a record equal to the Warriors or at the very least the Spurs with Lue at the helm." They are just manipulating the fanbase the way generic Spurfan manipulates themselves.

I agree that this may be just politics to appease the fan base. After that humiliation against the Dubs in their home court, management had to come up with some fall guy.

Changing the coach isn't going to change the makeup of the team.

Rumor has it that they want to get rid of Mosgov, however with the league going small ball, I doubt there will be any takers.

[tholdren]

Dude your racist

[Aztecfan03]

Can't blame it on the coach, the lineup isn't constructed well enough to be a winner.

The Heat could not only score, but they could defend. Cavs have both Irving and Love as liabilities in defense.

GSW exposed them and they are pretty much history.

everyone knew getting rid of wiggins in the love deal was a terrible mistake. GM Lebron is horrible.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Fify.

Lebron is a .

Since when has Cincinatti ever won anything? (Don't think anywhere else in the state has a major pro sports team)

[Aztecfan03]

Since when has Cincinatti ever won anything? (Don't think anywhere else in the state has a major pro sports team)

maybe referring to ohio state.