The problem I have with the David Blatt Firing

[Victim of Racism]

So going from a 2nd round exit to the spurs to a 1st round exit to the clippers had nothing to do with it?

The Spurs have been the best team in the league for at least 4 years now. The league sent the refs to help the Clipps beat the Warriors because of Sterling's prejudice. Just like the Spurs threw the series against that same Clippers' team (wouldn't be the 1st time). I guess people shouldn't defend Gregg had he been fired for that like Mark. Kerr inherited a roster that Jackson greatly improved and they didn't have to play anyone in the playoffs under Kerr. Klay couldn't even play defense before Jackson came on board. Jackson got them to beat stacked teams in their own buildings (the Miami Heat's big 3) by developing their backcourt into the Splash Brothers and improving their defense tremendously. The Warriors were coming, with or without Kerr.

 

[Mr_X]

The Spurs have been the best team in the league for at least 4 years now. The league sent the refs to help the Clipps beat the Warriors because of Sterling's prejudice. Just like the Spurs threw the series against that same Clippers' team (wouldn't be the 1st time). I guess people shouldn't defend Gregg had he been fired for that like Mark. Kerr inherited a roster that Jackson greatly improved and they didn't have to play anyone in the playoffs under Kerr. Klay couldn't even play defense before Jackson came on board. Jackson got them to beat stacked teams in their own buildings (the Miami Heat's big 3) by developing their backcourt into the Splash Brothers and improving their defense tremendously. The Warriors were coming, with or without Kerr.

Warriors went from a 1st round exit to the clippers under Jackson to a ring under Kerr. That's it and that's all.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Nobody adds new guys to existing staffs mid season

If they do so in the offseason, it will be for the same reason they're criticizing a warranted move — the Euro's replacement is brown-skinned.

 

[Victim of Racism]

And where is the coaching mastermind Mark Jackson? Oh yeah, in front of a mic instead of coaching.

Because that means he doesn't deserve to coach. Stranger things have happened. I mean, after all, Blatt was an NBA coach.

 

[LuckyLibra619]

Warriors went from a 1st round exit to the clippers under Jackson to a ring under Kerr. That's it and that's all.

Exactly, breh is arguing some retarded shyt over there. If Jackson was still the Warriors coach those dudes would be stuck losing in the semis and WCF. But don't tell that to some people though

 

[Victim of Racism]

I don't know about everyone else but I don't consider that era an elite era for them...47 and 51 wins and the 2nd round being your deepest run (in the first year) isn't elite. They were a talented team on the cusp. If that's the case teams like the Pistons and Bucks, they've got talent and are 2 of the Warriors 4 losses. Has Van Gundy made them elite at this point?

Also Jackson was at least fired after completing his full second season. Blatt was literally halfway through a season as the runaway favorite in his conference. Furthermore Steph and Klay bought into Jackson's philosophies which led to being good while LeBron hasn't and the Cavs are winning off sheer talent not execution. I don't think Mark Jackson deserved to be fired either but these situations are pretty different.

The GSW's won 47 and 51 in a brutal West. The league sent the refs to help the Clipps beat the them because of Sterling's prejudice. Their next season most likely would have been even better, just like they're better this year than last year because they're more familiar with the system.

No, the Bucks and Pistons aren't elite. Bucks are just a matchup problem for them. Pistons might be too. Spurs have their matchup problems, doesn't mean they aren't the best team in the league. Every team has matchup problems. Spurs have the fewest of any team.

Blatt never should have been hired as an NBA coach. The most talented team in the Association should be the run away favorites in a weak and injured East.

If a player doesn't buy in, you bench them. Spo even benched Wade at times (a guy who literally stops playing in the middle of games to instruct the refs to call a foul for him and refs obey). Blatt would likely never do something like that. Not only that, there's nothing to "buy in to" with with a coach who had Love spotted up in the corner for most of his possessions when he's a great post player, had Shump spotted up in the corners where he is horrible and is better at the midrange and slashing, and has a team full of athletes who are 2nd in efficiency in transition, playing the 2nd slowest pace in the Association and getting beaten by running teams simply because the Cavs aren't used to running, couldn't fix the fact that Love was better offensively with Kyrie out, couldn't fix the defensive disaster of Kyrie and Love on the floor together, called time outs he didn't have and in a playoff game, needed Lue to draw up the plays, and needed Lebron to call the plays.

 

[Victim of Racism]

LeBron James undermining Blatt every chance he could get doesn't mean that Blatt wasn't a good coach.

Sure it does. Spo benched Wade at times (a guy who literally stops playing in the middle of games to instruct the refs to call a foul for him and refs obey). Blatt would likely never do something like that.

 

[Victim of Racism]

That's what you want to believe because it fits your narrative. You have 0 proof of that.

The fact is, Warriors went from a 1st round exit to the clippers under Jackson to a ring under Kerr. That's it and that's all.

Sure, I have proof. It's on video. Just like so many games that the refs manipulate the outcome of.

The Spurs also lost to the Clipps in the 1st round because they threw the series (isn't the 1st time). I guess that means Gregg is a weak coach.

And the GSW's didn't have to play anyone in the playoffs under Kerr.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Warriors went from a 1st round exit to the clippers under Jackson to a ring under Kerr. That's it and that's all.

And they didn't have to play anyone in the playoffs under Kerr.

 

[Shadow King]

The GSW's won 47 and 51 in a brutal West. The league sent the refs to help the Clipps beat the them because of Sterling's prejudice. Their next season most likely would have been even better, just like they're better this year than last year because they're more familiar with the system.

No, the Bucks and Pistons aren't elite. Bucks are just a matchup problem for them. Pistons might be too. Spurs have their matchup problems, doesn't mean they aren't the best team in the league. Every team has matchup problems. Spurs have the fewest of any team.

Blatt never should have been hired as an NBA coach. The most talented team in the Association should be the run away favorites in a weak and injured East.

There's nothing to "buy in to" with with a coach who had Love spotted up in the corner for most of his possessions when he's a great post player, had Shump spotted up in the corners where he is horrible and is better at the midrange and slashing, and has a team full of athletes who are 2nd in efficiency in transition, playing the 2nd slowest pace in the Association and getting beaten by running teams simply because the Cavs aren't used to running, called time outs he didn't have and in a playoff game, needed Lue to draw up the plays, and needed Lebron to call the plays.

And it was still 6th in the Conference. If every team in a conference wins 50 games are they all elite? No because at the end of the day there's 2 maybe 3 teams anybody sees as legit championship contenders. They were not in that space in those years. Maybe my definition of elite is different though.

I agree that Blatt shouldn't have been hired, especially with the potential for LeBron to come back. The East isn't weak this year though.

Edit: That portion about the Clippers didn't really make sense if aNY thing they'd try to get the Clippers out.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Exactly, breh is arguing some retarded shyt over there. If Jackson was still the Warriors coach those dudes would be stuck losing in the semis and WCF. But don't tell that to some people though

How do you know that the same isn't true under Kerr? They didn't have to play anyone in the playoffs under him.

 

[spliz]

SOOOOOOOO much caping for this Cac Jew. It's really illuminating...


The Coaches/Owners/Managers/etc have ZERO issue trading, cutting, or waiving players, potentially shifting the course of lives and careers. This has been standard practice on winning teams, losing teams, middling teams, teams on the cusp and teams in the trenches.

And it was all just "business". To help the team be better, to put the team in a better position to "win it all".

Dominique Wilkins was traded away from a team he'd spent his entire career on, in the middle of a season in which the Hawks were Number 1 in the east, to the fukking CLIPPERS for a player no one remembers the name of now (Danny Manning). He was not told before-hand, despite leading the Hawks to 4 straight 50 win seasons during his career...

Michael Jordan retired because the bytch ass Bulls owner wouldn't come out of pocket to keep the team together, a team which has JUST won the title. The GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME was told to sit his black ass down by a Cac who didn't give a fukk


Lamar Odom was traded away from the Lakers and was never the same player again, the trade plus his own personal demons have haunted him ever since


Dozens of examples of players taking it all in the name of the "team" but when the "team" fires America's overnight favorite Cac coach, a coach who had PROVEN he wasn't ready to get a team over the jump towards a championship, all of a sudden it's a national tragedy and coaches want to bytch because now they think the big boogie man super ****** Lebron has overstepped his plantation boundaries

fukk outta here. It's BUSINESS right? Lebron doesn't need to spend the last remaining years of his prime attempting to carry the Cavs and baby sit his coach while he figures out to how to properly coach a CHAMPIONSHIP team. We can hear all the whining and tirades about him being originally signed to coach a young team and how the plan was for all of them to grow together and all that bullshyt, but guess what? Who gives a fukk? It's BUSINESS.

So if the coaches want to whine about what they've been effectively doing for years or if Blatt wants to to cry foul then


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I don't agree with how the shyt went down but I definitely appreciate this perspective. I think it's fukk shyt on both ends to be honest. I don't agree with any of it.

 

[Victim of Racism]

And it was still 6th in the Conference. If every team in a conference wins 50 games are they all elite? No because at the end of the day there's 2 maybe 3 teams anybody sees as legit championship contenders. They were not in that space in those years. Maybe my definition of elite is different though.

I agree that Blatt shouldn't have been hired, especially with the potential for LeBron to come back. The East isn't weak this year though.

Nope. They're not all elite. The GSW's are elite because Jackson got them to beat stacked teams in their own buildings (the Miami Heat's big 3) by developing their backcourt into the Splash Brothers and improving their defense tremendously. Jackson is largely responsible for the contracts Klay and Draymond got and the 1 Curry will get.

It doesn't matter who people see as contenders. The GSW's weren't seen as that until they won.

While the East isn't weak, it is average and not nearly as good as the West has been in recent years. The Cavs are head and shoulders above every team in the East. The West is trash this season.

 

[Victim of Racism]

Edit: That portion about the Clippers didn't really make sense if aNY thing they'd try to get the Clippers out.

If they did that, their racism would really show. It was a "great story" for the NBA for the Clipps to win a series "after what they went through".

 

[Mr_X]

And they didn't have to play anyone in the playoffs under Kerr.

Glad the Warriors avoided the powerhouse that are the clippers in their champioship run

Kerr 1 > 0 Jackson