David Blatt FIRED

[csfansince60s]

Ty Lue's the new coach.

LeBron finally decided to stage a coup.

Yyyyyyyyup.  Hope he gets what he deserves for it.  LeBron's a great player, but I've never seen much indication he'd be a good coach.  Or GM for that matter.

But he's trying hard to be.

Maybe james can go for the superfecta: owner, GM, player-coach.

Heck, The Chosen One can do anything.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bF38rT7et0

[guava_wrench]

https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur/status/690640581056401408

Hilarious tweet about the Cleveland situation:

"Kevin Love tried to defend Blatt, but the firing came in the form of a pick and roll."

 

Oh my. That is genius writing. Thanks for sharing.

[guava_wrench]

Then there's this rumor:

http://www.morningnewsusa.com/nba-trade-rumors-cavs-eye-demarcus-cousins-kevin-love-timofey-mozgov-2353628.html

[mgent]

Brian Windhorst
‏@WindhorstESPN

How surprised were Cavs players today? When team meeting was called, some players speculated Kevin Love had been traded

Wow.  That says a lot.  Guys on the team know it isn't working between LeBron and Love.

Ship be sinking?

Please! Please! Please!

We can only pray the end of LeBron's career exposes him as not a top 5 all-time player.  He doesn't deserve those honors and it would be sickening to see his legacy go down like that.

I want him to go down like Kobe.  I want it to be really, really ugly.  25% from 3 while shooting a career high 7 attempts per game ugly.  I want it to be just as embarrassing as Kobe's last 3 seasons have been.

If LeBron manages to find his "Pau Gasol" (with dashes of Bynum/Odom) and wins another two rings "pretending" to be the best player on the team and winning undeserved Finals MVPs, that would be so sickening to watch.

Kobe might be a Laker and a rapist, but at least he respects the history of the game.  He's an unbelievable competitor (basically the opposite of LBJ) and I respect that.  Also opposite, he honors the greats who came before him, which I also respect.  LeBron's never really done anything I can say I respect.  Who cares if he won the genetic lottery?

[KG Living Legend]

 Haha. I'm glad. Screw Lebron.

[Eddie20]

So Lue will be coaching the east in the all-star game? Lue will have only coached 11 games by then. Interesting. 

[D Dub]

Then there's this rumor:

http://www.morningnewsusa.com/nba-trade-rumors-cavs-eye-demarcus-cousins-kevin-love-timofey-mozgov-2353628.html

Lebron is such a bad GM.  He keeps targeting players who play the same position as him.  First he trades for Mozgov, then trades for Love, then overpays Thompson -- and now he wants Cousins?!?

When is he going to realize he's a big also; and that in today's NBA you only play one big at a time. 

What better answer to Draymond @5 could there be than  ...LBJ at the 5, surrounded by shooters?

Really bad idea for the Cavs to let a kid with no college experience run their basketball operations.   

[The One]

Ty Lue's the new coach.

LeBron finally decided to stage a coup.

Sure seems like it.

They say Lebron  had no Knowledge of the Firing. I have some beach front property in Kansas too.

I love the beach!

[Green4ever]

Brian Windhorst
‏@WindhorstESPN

How surprised were Cavs players today? When team meeting was called, some players speculated Kevin Love had been traded

Wow.  That says a lot.  Guys on the team know it isn't working between LeBron and Love.

Ship be sinking?

Please! Please! Please!

We can only pray the end of LeBron's career exposes him as not a top 5 all-time player.  He doesn't deserve those honors and it would be sickening to see his legacy go down like that.

I want him to go down like Kobe.  I want it to be really, really ugly.  25% from 3 while shooting a career high 7 attempts per game ugly.  I want it to be just as embarrassing as Kobe's last 3 seasons have been.

If LeBron manages to find his "Pau Gasol" (with dashes of Bynum/Odom) and wins another two rings "pretending" to be the best player on the team and winning undeserved Finals MVPs, that would be so sickening to watch.

Kobe might be a Laker and a rapist, but at least he respects the history of the game.  He's an unbelievable competitor (basically the opposite of LBJ) and I respect that.  Also opposite, he honors the greats who came before him, which I also respect.  LeBron's never really done anything I can say I respect.  Who cares if he won the genetic lottery?

I understand that a lot of people don't like Lebron, but come on this is getting ridiculous. LeBron was hands down the best player on all of his championship teams, and definitely deserving of Finals MVPs. I dislike the guy, but you have to respect his complete dominance of the game for the past 10+ years. Also to say that lebrun is not a competitor is just ridiculous. The guy works as hard as anyone else. Sure he's cocky but so are many other superstars. Almost EVERY nba player has won the genetic lottery and there are plenty of great athletes that have not had the impact on the game that LeBron has had. I truly hate Cleveland as an organization and how LeBron is overly praised, but at the same time I can't understand why people go to the extent to say that he isn't a special talent.

[D Dub]

I understand that a lot of people don't like Lebron, but come on this is getting ridiculous. LeBron was hands down the best player on all of his championship teams, and definitely deserving of Finals MVPs. I dislike the guy, but you have to respect his complete dominance of the game for the past 10+ years. Also to say that lebrun is not a competitor is just ridiculous. The guy works as hard as anyone else. Sure he's cocky but so are many other superstars. Almost EVERY nba player has won the genetic lottery and there are plenty of great athletes that have not had the impact on the game that LeBron has had. I truly hate Cleveland as an organization and how LeBron is overly praised, but at the same time I can't understand why people go to the extent to say that he isn't a special talent.

I think he lost a lot of luster that game 5 against us back in 09' when he essentially stopped playing hard.

Remember this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKq5JDIYS4

Then, at the height of his popularity, he adds the offensive flop to his arsenal of moves and throws a tirade at any nearby official after nearly every touch he gets. 

It's annoying to see someone who considers themselves an All Time Great stoup to this level so often, that high school kids pick it up as a practical joke--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L5gO7x39-o

I just don't see him as a great competitor.  In fact, he's so passive aggressive, he's gone out of his way to get his greatest potential rivals to join his team. 

And after all that, BSPN puts this clown ahead of Bird on their All Time list?!? 

 

[LilRip]

After the firing, I thought Pat Riley was gonna be named head coach.

[PhoSita]

I'll bet Blatt is the head coach of the Nets sooner or later.

[Green4ever]

I understand that a lot of people don't like Lebron, but come on this is getting ridiculous. LeBron was hands down the best player on all of his championship teams, and definitely deserving of Finals MVPs. I dislike the guy, but you have to respect his complete dominance of the game for the past 10+ years. Also to say that lebrun is not a competitor is just ridiculous. The guy works as hard as anyone else. Sure he's cocky but so are many other superstars. Almost EVERY nba player has won the genetic lottery and there are plenty of great athletes that have not had the impact on the game that LeBron has had. I truly hate Cleveland as an organization and how LeBron is overly praised, but at the same time I can't understand why people go to the extent to say that he isn't a special talent.

I think he lost a lot of luster that game 5 against us back in 09' when he essentially stopped playing hard.

Remember this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKq5JDIYS4

Then, at the height of his popularity, he adds the offensive flop to his arsenal of moves and throws a tirade at any nearby official after nearly every touch he gets. 

It's annoying to see someone who considers themselves an All Time Great stoup to this level so often, that high school kids pick it up as a practical joke--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L5gO7x39-o

I just don't see him as a great competitor.  In fact, he's so passive aggressive, he's gone out of his way to get his greatest potential rivals to join his team. 

And after all that, BSPN puts this clown ahead of Bird on their All Time list?!?

Hahaha thats fair. I suppose I understand where you are coming from. That "lebroning" thing is hilarious. Trust me I don't like the way Lebron is played off as on of the greatest to ever play the game, but I still see him as a great player and competitor. I think the NBA itself has a lot of problems, in that, players are rewarded for ugly offensive flopping (or flopping in general). The "fines" clearly have not done their intended job. Not to stay off topic for too much longer, but my respect for LeBron is mainly due to the fact that you can put him on any team and they automatically become contenders. I think you need to be a pretty special talent and a competitor to be able to pull that off. Eh who knows lol.

[Moranis]

I understand that a lot of people don't like Lebron, but come on this is getting ridiculous. LeBron was hands down the best player on all of his championship teams, and definitely deserving of Finals MVPs. I dislike the guy, but you have to respect his complete dominance of the game for the past 10+ years. Also to say that lebrun is not a competitor is just ridiculous. The guy works as hard as anyone else. Sure he's cocky but so are many other superstars. Almost EVERY nba player has won the genetic lottery and there are plenty of great athletes that have not had the impact on the game that LeBron has had. I truly hate Cleveland as an organization and how LeBron is overly praised, but at the same time I can't understand why people go to the extent to say that he isn't a special talent.

I think he lost a lot of luster that game 5 against us back in 09' when he essentially stopped playing hard.

Remember this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKq5JDIYS4

Then, at the height of his popularity, he adds the offensive flop to his arsenal of moves and throws a tirade at any nearby official after nearly every touch he gets. 

It's annoying to see someone who considers themselves an All Time Great stoup to this level so often, that high school kids pick it up as a practical joke--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L5gO7x39-o

I just don't see him as a great competitor.  In fact, he's so passive aggressive, he's gone out of his way to get his greatest potential rivals to join his team. 

And after all that, BSPN puts this clown ahead of Bird on their All Time list?!?

Hahaha thats fair. I suppose I understand where you are coming from. That "lebroning" thing is hilarious. Trust me I don't like the way Lebron is played off as on of the greatest to ever play the game, but I still see him as a great player and competitor. I think the NBA itself has a lot of problems, in that, players are rewarded for ugly offensive flopping (or flopping in general). The "fines" clearly have not done their intended job. Not to stay off topic for too much longer, but my respect for LeBron is mainly due to the fact that you can put him on any team and they automatically become contenders. I think you need to be a pretty special talent and a competitor to be able to pull that off. Eh who knows lol.

James has been the best player on a team that has reached 5 consecutive finals.  Only one other man in history can make that claim.  The two seasons preceding the 5 consecutive 5 Finals, James' team had 61 and 66 wins respectively.  Every team he is on, as you say, is a legitimate title contender.  The reason is of course he is just that good.

[BudweiserCeltic]

And here's the story from Woj: How David Blatt never stood a chance with LeBron James and his camp

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-david-blatt-never-stood-a-chance-with-lebron-james-and-his-camp-035612484.html