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Green Lantern said:
It's only garbage to you because you don't like what I said.
FYI , I'm not the only one who's said it.
Next you agreed with me while using MB as a example. ..he wasn't going to challenge Lebron when he was here. He was too busy praising him which made him look like a fan instead of a coach.

You had people with leadership qualities in Miami which Cleveland doesn't have and the main person Lebron listens to is Wade.
Your examples about Wade don't have a place in this.
This isn't about BB skills and outplaying the opponent.

Lebron is not a leader in terms of personality.
He can lead on the court with his play but being an authority figure is not him.
And what I devote my time to, has little to do with this board, so don't pat yourself on the back.
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Lebron showed plenty of leadership when he was here under Brown. He led totally inadequate teams deep into the playoffs year after year. There was no one on earth who was going to win a championship with that supporting cast.

Once again, there is one guy involved with this franchise who has proven capacity to be a winner in the NBA. Making up a bunch of excuses why none of his past successes count as proof of 'leadership' is silly.
 
priceFTW said:
This board goes through the biggest mood swings.

First it was all about James playing ISO and fucking everything up. We were a fucked up 4th best offense in the league. Why won't fucking James run Blatt's sets????? If he did, all would be good!
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This gets blown way out of proportion. These complaints only starting popping up after our terrible losses to Atlanta and Detroit when the offense was running smoothly until the opponent started coming back, then we reverted to LeISO, and it was all downhill from there.
 
cavsfever said:
Lebron showed plenty of leadership when he was here under Brown. He led totally inadequate teams deep into the playoffs year after year. There was no one on earth who was going to win a championship with that supporting cast.

Once again, there is one guy involved with this franchise who has proven capacity to be a winner in the NBA. Making up a bunch of excuses why none of his past successes count as proof of 'leadership' is silly.
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Come off of the glorius praise for Lebron.
What I said about him has been observed by numerous people, on this board , in the media, etc.
I said he doesn't have a leader type personality.
He doesn't .
He's said several times this is his team ,yet he plays indifferent a lot.
He knows the team follows whatever mode he's in..
BTW a leader doesn't say "I'm in chill mode"..
I have never heard any of the greats ever say that.
Those guys had a fire to win all the time.

Lebron played his best ball after he left Cleveland and was regarded more as a villain.
He was angry, he didn't like the way he was viewed and he had a chip on his shoulder, as he had something to prove.

His way of showing leadership is if he likes where he's playing he does what he needs to.
If he doesn't, he cops a attitude (more like pouting)which shows on the court and his off the cuff remarks when he's being interviewed.
His play has been regarded as he doesn't like the HC..well he certainly hasn't played like he has the coach's back.

I don't need to make things up, it's out for everyone to see.
If you feel that way , then you need to go to every beatwriter,fan and some NBA people and tell them to stop making things up..ha...
 
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For all the talk about Lebron undermining Blatt, I think Love might be just as big of a culprit. While he keeps his mouth in check, his effort level shows an iceberg like level of frustration with the play calling. And Lebron might stay regardless of the coach, but Love? If he bolts, it's going to be worse for the franchise than letting Boozer walk in 2004. Love is the guy that can sink Blatt.

http://www.fearthesword.com/2015/1/15/7543705/roundtable-so-whats-up-with-kevin-love

I don't understand why David Blatt is using him the way he is. Keeping Love at the elbow has its issues - for one thing, wings have to be in the corner to provide spacing and cutters, which hurts transition defense on missed shots - but to use Love as a floor spacing big roving around the perimeter on the weak side sort of feels like using a yacht to troll around to fishing spots on a tiny lake. You have a friggin' yacht, David Blatt - take that thing to the ocean (er, Lake Erie, I guess). Maybe if his offensive confidence improves, his defensive effort will as well.

In a perfect world, players would give maximum effort and focus on one end of the floor no matter what's happening on the other end, but that's just not how it works in the NBA. Some guys feed off getting stops or blocking shots, others off of getting buckets. Love definitely falls into the latter category. I'm not saying the Cavs ought to copy the Wolves' playbook from last season, but if they bumped Love's elbow touches up to seven or eight per game, it'd do wonders for both their offensive efficiency and Love's individual confidence.

I said all that so I can say this: if this is how Blatt plans to use Love, then the franchise is at a crossroads and has a bit of a decision to make. If Love isn't an ideal fit for Blatt's offensive scheme, and is unwilling to be content molding his offensive game to fit what he's being asked to do, maybe they'd be better served to look for someone else who would share the coach's vision (and plays better defense).

Do I think this is a plausible scenario? Not really. Coaches have been proven to be eminently more replaceable than players, and Blatt's got way more problems than just his relationship with / usage of Kevin Love. Provided Love is used correctly and has a rim protecting center alongside him, I have no doubt in my mind he could be the third banana on a team that contends for a title.​
 
Douglar said:
For all the talk about Lebron undermining Blatt, I think Love might be just as big of a culprit. While he keeps his mouth in check, his effort level shows an iceberg like level of frustration with the play calling. And Lebron might stay regardless of the coach, but Love? If he bolts, it's going to be worse for the franchise than letting Boozer walk in 2004. Love is the guy that can sink Blatt.

http://www.fearthesword.com/2015/1/15/7543705/roundtable-so-whats-up-with-kevin-love

I don't understand why David Blatt is using him the way he is. Keeping Love at the elbow has its issues - for one thing, wings have to be in the corner to provide spacing and cutters, which hurts transition defense on missed shots - but to use Love as a floor spacing big roving around the perimeter on the weak side sort of feels like using a yacht to troll around to fishing spots on a tiny lake. You have a friggin' yacht, David Blatt - take that thing to the ocean (er, Lake Erie, I guess). Maybe if his offensive confidence improves, his defensive effort will as well.

In a perfect world, players would give maximum effort and focus on one end of the floor no matter what's happening on the other end, but that's just not how it works in the NBA. Some guys feed off getting stops or blocking shots, others off of getting buckets. Love definitely falls into the latter category. I'm not saying the Cavs ought to copy the Wolves' playbook from last season, but if they bumped Love's elbow touches up to seven or eight per game, it'd do wonders for both their offensive efficiency and Love's individual confidence.

I said all that so I can say this: if this is how Blatt plans to use Love, then the franchise is at a crossroads and has a bit of a decision to make. If Love isn't an ideal fit for Blatt's offensive scheme, and is unwilling to be content molding his offensive game to fit what he's being asked to do, maybe they'd be better served to look for someone else who would share the coach's vision (and plays better defense).

Do I think this is a plausible scenario? Not really. Coaches have been proven to be eminently more replaceable than players, and Blatt's got way more problems than just his relationship with / usage of Kevin Love. Provided Love is used correctly and has a rim protecting center alongside him, I have no doubt in my mind he could be the third banana on a team that contends for a title.​
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You opened up another can of worms,although I was reading another article on Love.
But in it he was saying he was not going to opt out he wanted to return.
Now my issue is how Blatt is using him.
Oddly enough every coach the Cavs had never runs plays for their bigs.
I find that odd considering other teams do.
I think(at this time) Love is confused on how he's being used or doesn't know how to play the way Blatt is using him.
I'm not saying he isn't part of it,I just don't know.
Seems like at the beginning of the season I saw him attempt to play some D, but as of late, nothing.
 
To my eyes while watching the Golden State game, Love was getting abused by Morris and was then frustrated. Blatt took him out and the team came back behind Lebron and took the lead with 4 minutes left! Should Blatt have then put Love back in or just continued the ride the train that got them the lead?? Ask yourself if end up winning then everyone piles on Love that he sucks and he's not a "max" guy, etc. but since we lost its instead we need to fire Blatt...
 
Green Lantern said:
You opened up another can of worms,although I was reading another article on Love.
But in it he was saying he was not going to opt out he wanted to return.
Now my issue is how Blatt is using him.
Oddly enough every coach the Cavs had never runs plays for their bigs.
I find that odd considering other teams do.
I think(at this time) Love is confused on how he's being used or doesn't know how to play the way Blatt is using him.
I'm not saying he isn't part of it,I just don't know.
Seems like at the beginning of the season I saw him attempt to play some D, but as of late, nothing.
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It's because he came from a losing culture to what became a losing culture when Lebron got hurt

He's just doing what he knows
 
GimmieKyrie said:
To my eyes while watching the Golden State game, Love was getting abused by Morris and was then frustrated. Blatt took him out and the team came back behind Lebron and took the lead with 4 minutes left! Should Blatt have then put Love back in or just continued the ride the train that got them the lead?? Ask yourself if end up winning then everyone piles on Love that he sucks and he's not a "max" guy, etc. but since we lost its instead we need to fire Blatt...
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Don't come out and act like you respect a guy as a franchise player then bench him for James Jones.

Idc what Loves shooting stars were but we needed his rebounding and IQ in that quarter and Blatt shit the bed

At one point I saw both Miller and Jones in and niether were hitting threes or playing defense so go figure
 
So Blatt denied the Lue time out stuff which means everything else by the media is basically sensationalized . Thus it just comes down to the fact that Blatt isn't getting it done as the head coach. Everybody blamed Lebron for sabotaging the team he goes out Cavs go 1-8. Everybody is blaming Lue for undermining Blatt and then Blatt comes out and says that nonsense. So whats the real problem ? The only consistent factor that has been here for every game this season is Blatt on the sideline. Lebron has missed games and Lue is an assistant which means he only has but so much power. I'm tired of the excuses with Blatt and people differing blame on everybody else but him. Has Love looked effective on offense posting up even though he isn't a low post player? No but we throw it done low to him.
 
Rob said:
I didnt think so either...

So this is just another case of Windy making shit up, got it
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No, not really...

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I was just watching ESPN and they had a former GM on from the NFL and they asked him what do you look for in a head coach he said its two things fundamentally that most GMS look for in a coach who has never been a head coach. 1- The ability to earn and get respect of the players . 2- His communication style and does he come off as somebody that players and people want to relate to.

Windy reported that after the Bulls win in the locker room the team were congratulating him on his first NBA win and he kind of came back like I have 700 wins etc. Players could have been taken a back like dude do you think you are better than anybody this is NBA not euroleague. His communication style if its anything like his press conferences or meeting with the media when he tries to be too cute with media and his responses giving off the I'm smarten than you vibe I don't think he can communicate properly with his players and it seems to be the case.
 
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