Sources: Why David Blatt was fired

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@Originalman yea u know bout that buckeye bullshyt too huh:myman:



Ask terrelle pryor and Maurice clarett bout that bullshyt that lingers around here:sitdown:

Breh that Clarett shyt pissed me off. Players were saying they were getting shyt for free even before Clarett yet the media looked the other way.
 

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LMAOOOOOOOO

Yo, if you watch, though, at the end you can CLEARLY see LeBron say the word "job", it's one of the last things he says. :ohh:

But seriously why was this not addressed during the offseason? What exactly did they THINK was going to change about Blatt being timid if no one from upper management never spoke to him about being more forceful and holding his superstars more accountable? I mean did anybody even go to him and say this was a problem? If they knew this since last year, why even bring him back, why not start fresh? That's stupid of THEM. You would think as the owners and managers of the team that they would make that move ON THEIR OWN instead of having their superstar player force them to make the move. It makes them look ridiculously weak. :camby:

Furthermore, IF you fully intended on bringing him back during the offseason and the players KNEW this, then why did Tristan Thompson re-up? Why did Kevin Love stay? So what, LeBron was like "just resign, I promise we bout to shytcan this fukkboi"?...Then why not just NOT bring him back for 2015 - 2016? It's stupid.

That's why I only PARTIALLY believe it. IMO, what’s likely truer to be poppin with LeBron's Cavaliers is that any coach who stands his ground against an overly-sensitive megastar like LeBron could ALSO see himself oustered - so these coaches are basically damned if they do and damned if they don't, either way they'll have to cowtow to the temperament of the star player - so guys like Mike Brown and David Blatt err on the side of caution and are overly congenial and accommodating towards him vs clashing with him (which is probably what he needs more), which gets them fired.

A coach has to find that middle ground with LeBron, mebbe Lue is that guy (UNL alum, stand up!), he seems to have enough of LeBron's respect to mebbe pull it off. :manny:
 
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Wow I never realized things were so dysfunctional. He definitely deserved to be fired :troll: Thanks for the great reporting :troll:
 

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THis asian dude still talking shyt......this the same dude that was tryna have phone sex for people to verify if he was black :laff::laff::laff: nikka went years of ducking only to post when he had his buddy come over :laff: nobody even bet him and he started posting pics when nobody asked for them :laff: Bruh u aint foolin nobody chung li
 

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If anybody on this board thinks Lue is about to be all on Bron back like some Pop-Duncan shyt needs to be slapped to Bolivian. Bron bout to be 31 and been in the league forever now...THE MAN DOES NOT WANT TO BE COACHED. We saw what happened when Spo tried to get on his ass...some of y'all still ain't putting two and two together.

Miami fans saw the bullshyt after they won the chip in 2012. Articles came out saying how LeBron reinvented his game and moved to the post, and how Spo wasn't shyt for not realizing it the first year.

Summer 2011 and the entire year on Riley, Zo, Spo and the entire Heat coaching staff were urging Lebron to play in the post but he refused. It wasn't till they hit the playoffs and he realized going 0-2 in Miami especially after 2011 would be deemed HIS fault. Wade got mad props for 2011 and Lebron finally adjusted. Spo tried but :francis:
 

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That's why I only PARTIALLY believe it. IMO, what’s likely truer to be poppin with LeBron's Cavaliers is that any coach who stands his ground against an overly-sensitive megastar like LeBron could ALSO see himself oustered - so these coaches are basically damned if they do and damned if they don't, either way they'll have to cowtow to the temperament of the star player - so guys like Mike Brown and David Blatt err on the side of caution and are overly congenial and accommodating towards him vs clashing with him (which is probably what he needs more), which gets them fired.

but if LeBron don't like you you're not going to stay and if you hold him accountable and that particular day he has a hair up his ass and he doesn't like it he can hold something against you and he has more power than the ultimate Lee so it's a question of do you kisses ass or not
Exactly. He was fukked from the very beginning, no matter what path he took. He probably delayed the inevitable as much as he could by not actively challenging him.
 

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Not sure why y'all don't believe it. Last year wasn't there some report about how the players were listening to Lue on the sidelines?
 

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This shyt reads like a chapter of Game of Thrones. :wow:

I do believe it, though. Because I 100% believe that LeBron wanted Marc Jackson as coach. Talking about what a great coach Marc is in the media and shyt. Essentially, campaining for him. Dapping him up before games and shyt :mjlol:. It's just obvious to me.

The thing I don't understand about LeBron is that at this point he should easily see team basketball>>>> ISO heavy offense. The Spurs destroyed the Heat with dudes like Danny Green and Patty Mills. And the Warriors chemistry and teamwork is what puts them over the top. They're averaging the most assists per game since 1992, I believe. It's not purely at talent thing that makes a great them. Yet, LeBron seems to prefer ISO ball offenses where he ball sticks. :yeshrug:
 
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