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Loved this line:

Put simply, if LeBron wants to stand at the left wing break dribbling and feinting with the ball for 15 second before initiating a move, calling off any attempts by his big men to set a pick for him, just what in the hell does anyone expect Blatt to do? Go Great Santini on him?

That's the reality that every single coach who ever coached a superstar must face. What frosts me so much is that so many in the media who comment negatively on the coach know there's nothing he can do about it. But they make it a big deal anyway.

Hey Chris, something that was said awhile back just won't leave my head -- it's that LBJ does those ISO's because he's tired and is controlling the ball to get a breather. Ever since I heard that, I can't help but see it on the floor. We wish he wouldn't, but the amount of energy/explosion he generates at his size must be incredibly tiring....

Anyway, ever given thought to an article on the "LeISO,", and what role fatigue may/may not play in it? I know it's been mentioned in asides, but maybe it bears more focus.
 
Great article - very logical and concise points.

The biggest problem that I have with how the game unfolded is that nobody is talking about THE GAME. It's all about pro/anti-Blatt commentary, with a sprinkle of LeBron's poor decisions followed by heroics. There's no talk of what plays were working, how fouling Mozgov on that in-bounds play with 1 second left on the shot clock could have been the difference, our incredible FT shooting throughout the series, how we are going to adjust to being chased off of the 3 point line, Gasol's injury and how the Bulls adjusted (what worked and didn't), can Kyrie find his mid-range stroke, etc. I just wish that we could get back to basketball x's and o's, especially at RCF, and not worry about who said what about our coach.

We have an enormous game tomorrow and the last thing on the players' minds is this media circus. I hope that we can be the same way.
 
Brilliant, Chris! This closing line had me chuckling:

"This ain’t no cakewalk, and as LeBron said, they win as a unit, they can take the shame and blame as one too. Except Tyronn Lue, he saved our bacon and is honorary man of the year!"

:chuckle:
 
Another fine piece. Thanks for attempting to fill the void of balanced takes that come from the herd of drama drones who report on this team.
 
CavsSimmy said:
Brilliant, Chris! This closing line had me chuckling:

"This ain’t no cakewalk, and as LeBron said, they win as a unit, they can take the shame and blame as one too. Except Tyronn Lue, he saved our bacon and is honorary man of the year!"

:chuckle:
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Unless of course Lue was the assistant who was supposed to track timeouts, and he failed to make sure everyone knew we were out of them until it was almost too late.
 
Jon said:
Unless of course Lue was the assistant who was supposed to track timeouts, and he failed to make sure everyone knew we were out of them until it was almost too late.
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Blatt admitted to dropping the ball. Said it's never happened in his career. Can't see how we can put this on Lue.
 
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Blatt admitted to dropping the ball. Said it's never happened in his career. Can't see how we can put this on Lue.
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As the head coach, the bottom line is that it's his responsibility; but that doesn't mean someone else in the chain didn't drop the ball first. If that person was Lue, then suddenly the narrative goes from Lue as hero, to Lue as the guy who almost sabotaged his head coach and the team in order to possibly advance himself as Blatt's replacement.

For the sake of damage control, better to just call it a dumb mistake and take the blame - even if something similar has never happened before in Blatt's 20 something years of coaching.

Here's the deal. We don't know who tracks timeouts on the Cavs bench, but it's typically an assistant not the head coach What we do know is that Lue was aware of the situation. What we do know is that Lue has been responsible for helping Blatt decide when to take timeouts. What we do know is that it's the coaching staff's job to inform the players of foul and timeout situations.

What we don't know is whether Lue (or the assistant in charge of tracking fouls) failed to do his job - or whether Blatt simply tuned it out.
 
Jon said:
What we don't know is whether Lue (or the assistant in charge of tracking fouls) failed to do his job - or whether Blatt simply tuned it out.
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I think that's an odd way to frame the situation. Even my wife tracks timeouts while we watch the game. I think most folks on the floor knew how many timeouts we had, both the Cavs and Bulls players and fans.

I get what you're saying, but without any factual evidence to support it, it seems odd to cast suspicion onto Lue who seemingly single-handedly saved Blatt's bacon.
 
Blatt owned the screw-up and he admitted it. It's on him and to his credit, didn't try to throw anyone else under the bus.

Jon said:
As the head coach, the bottom line is that it's his responsibility; but that doesn't mean someone else in the chain didn't drop the ball first. If that person was Lue, then suddenly the narrative goes from Lue as hero, to Lue as the guy who almost sabotaged his head coach and the team in order to possibly advance himself as Blatt's replacement.

For the sake of damage control, better to just call it a dumb mistake and take the blame - even if something similar has never happened before in Blatt's 20 something years of coaching.

Here's the deal. We don't know who tracks timeouts on the Cavs bench, but it's typically an assistant not the head coach What we do know is that Lue was aware of the situation. What we do know is that Lue has been responsible for helping Blatt decide when to take timeouts. What we do know is that it's the coaching staff's job to inform the players of foul and timeout situations.

What we don't know is whether Lue (or the assistant in charge of tracking fouls) failed to do his job - or whether Blatt simply tuned it out.
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Chris, maybe you apply to the Cavs coaching staff next year? You have good relationship with Blatt, and you analyze the game so well...
 
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