Game Thread | 2021-2022 Season | Game #65 | Cavs @ Pacers | March 8, 2022 | 7:00 p.m.

[backstreet hooper]

Yes fans are an emotional and passionate bunch. But I don’t understand all the criticism against JBB here, the talk about firing him and all that. We just have to look at what the Cavs have been able to achieve this season. When JBB saw what he had on his team at the start of the season, he came up with the big 3 idea and said to himself ok the only way this team can succeed is to concentrate on defense (Mobley coming in was an important part of that). He saw the energy, enthusiasm, chemistry this young group had and was able to make them play hard defense. JBB is the architect of this team’s identity. We should give him credit for that. Plus also consider that it is easy to criticize any coach after games. When something didn’t work, we say, JBB should’ve done this instead of doing what he did. If a player gets a basket, the coach did nothing wrong, if a player fails to do so, the coach is no good. I’m not saying he never makes mistakes. All coaches do. But as long as the players are on board with him, I want to see JBB steer the ship. There will be time when he is not the Cavs coach anymore. But for me, that time hasn’t come yet, not even close.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

I'm pretty sure that in practice today and tomorrow the Cavs will focus on dealing with what to do when Garland gets doubled. The correct answer is get the ball to Mobley at the elbow.

 

[Cavatt]

I'm pretty sure that in practice today and tomorrow the Cavs will focus on dealing with what to do when Garland gets doubled. The correct answer is get the ball to Mobley at the elbow.

That's how they dealt with it last night. Trouble is always guys holding too long and missing the passing window there.

 

[bleedwineandgold03]

JB is 42. He may not great on the fly adjustments, but he does make good in-between game adjustments. Just look at the way he contained(didn't stop) Embiid in that game. They changed it up and it worked.

The team seems to be able to adjust defensively better than offensively.

Hopefully, he has some time to get his feet wet and experience the playoffs before he gets fired. He and the young players both require seasoning. Maybe some close losses in the playoffs where poorly executed ATO's will get to him.

I am not going to complain a lot about the short rotations. He adjusts who he plays every game and he has shown he can motivate players with playing time.

Coaches make mistakes all the time did pop took Duncan out against the heat on a crucial rebound lol sporlstra got shitted on and now he is respected I think jbb is growing with this team and he is doing more than just fine he is turning the culture around and that is hard to do in this league

 

[PeonHaiters]

In my eyes, JBB was and is a good developmental coach.

But now that we are winning, and have multiple young stat players…I think it’s natural to watch things through a different lens- yeah it’s nice we play hard and always fight to the end, but you start noticing things like…10-0 runs late in the game when you were up 8 with no timeout until you lost the lead. All we had to do was calm things down and draw up a counter to Garlands trap. When you have Garland leaving his feet to throw crazy passes to get out of a trap with nobody in the right position to help him, when you see him get the ball stolen by 3 guys, and you see this happen 3-4 times until we lose the lead…I have big questions. When you can’t seem to draw up a decent ATO play like ever…when your teams identity is defense and we’re giving up like 110-120 a night for weeks…when there are just so many questionable adjustments or lack of any adjustments at all….


Just makes me worry about him in the future and in the playoffs where playing hard doesn’t mean shit.

Wow that’s quite the change from when you said he should be fired immediately.

If we’re worried about how he’ll coach in 2-3 years then it kind of makes sense to wait 2-3 years to reassess the situation.

Sounds like you agree he’s a good development coach and motivator and that’s exactly what we need right now.

 

[Cavatt]

Wow that’s quite the change from when you said he should be fired immediately.

If we’re worried about how he’ll coach in 2-3 years then it kind of makes sense to wait 2-3 years to reassess the situation.

Sounds like you agree he’s a good development coach and motivator and that’s exactly what we need right now.

Coach is the culture setter for the team. I think if someone on the team steps up and takes that mantle, you could have a coaching change. Still, these guys will run through a wall for JB, so they are going to have to tune him out before Koby even considers it.

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

Wow that’s quite the change from when you said he should be fired immediately.

If we’re worried about how he’ll coach in 2-3 years then it kind of makes sense to wait 2-3 years to reassess the situation.

Sounds like you agree he’s a good development coach and motivator and that’s exactly what we need right now.

If you compare one angry game thread post about being fired versus basically 98% of my other posts about him, that’s exactly what you’d find my opinion is.

 

[PeonHaiters]

If you compare one angry game thread post about being fired versus basically 98% of my other posts about him, that’s exactly what you’d find my opinion is.

Well usually I take people at their word but it’s definitely not just one post. The post I responded to was because you said he wasn’t a “halfway decent coach.”

Also, I get frustrated with a player like Okoro but you’ll never hear me say an equivalent statement that he should be cut from the team.