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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11789526/what-cleveland-cavaliers-opening-act
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James called Blatt's offense unlike any other system he has run during his previous 11 seasons in the league. Love found it too radical, pleading for more traditional sets to be put into the mix so he could feel more comfortable.
Blatt has proved to be adaptable.
"We are doing some different things and I hope that it helps us," Blatt said. "But we've also tried to put in some things that are common, more common, to the guys and get them in a quick comfort zone, I like to call it. Because they've run these things before and they know what to do and how to take advantage of it."
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Blatt is strapped in, readying himself for the turbulence that will surely come. "Some coaches even try to create [adversity] so as to prepare for the onset of the inevitable," Blatt said. "That's the world that we live in. I don't necessarily believe in creating things that aren't real, on the other hand I'm very cognizant of the fact that adversity is part of the growth process for any team and how you work on a daily basis and how you prepare guys mentally and emotionally is the manner in which you deal with it."
The expectations are to dominate, not just deal.
"We got a lot of work to do," Blatt said. "We are honestly a new team. There's going to be highs, there's going to be lows. We got to keep ourselves in proportion. We got to work hard and improve on a daily basis and not get ahead of ourselves. Just play the day in front of you."
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James called Blatt's offense unlike any other system he has run during his previous 11 seasons in the league. Love found it too radical, pleading for more traditional sets to be put into the mix so he could feel more comfortable.
Blatt has proved to be adaptable.
"We are doing some different things and I hope that it helps us," Blatt said. "But we've also tried to put in some things that are common, more common, to the guys and get them in a quick comfort zone, I like to call it. Because they've run these things before and they know what to do and how to take advantage of it."
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Blatt is strapped in, readying himself for the turbulence that will surely come. "Some coaches even try to create [adversity] so as to prepare for the onset of the inevitable," Blatt said. "That's the world that we live in. I don't necessarily believe in creating things that aren't real, on the other hand I'm very cognizant of the fact that adversity is part of the growth process for any team and how you work on a daily basis and how you prepare guys mentally and emotionally is the manner in which you deal with it."
The expectations are to dominate, not just deal.
"We got a lot of work to do," Blatt said. "We are honestly a new team. There's going to be highs, there's going to be lows. We got to keep ourselves in proportion. We got to work hard and improve on a daily basis and not get ahead of ourselves. Just play the day in front of you."
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