gourimoko
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I think my post was perfectly clear and fair. I added "But we have no way of knowing this" at the last moment cause I felt obligated in a way.
What has Lue done up until this point before he took a team with LBJ and the other 2 superstars? he was an assistant coach but without a lot of experience.
Both Lue and Blatt were rookie head coaches. The difference is that Lue had years of NBA experience as a player and also worked in the NBA as an assistant coach whereas Blatt had done neither.
Lue's NBA experience as a player and an assistant (don't forget he was also Blatt's assistant) exceed's Blatt's experience at the time that he took over the Cavs.
So again, your point here doesn't make much sense to me? What am I missing?
Moreover, it's important to point out, since I realize this is where you're about to go: being a head coach in Euroleague is a completely different job than being a head coach in the NBA. The two are not very comparable and we don't see much transition from one to the other, particularly in the direction of Euroleague coaches coming to the NBA and enjoying great success.
I'm basing my opinion just for the fact that Blatt has achieved a lot in his long stint in europe and is a well respected coach for long ass time. Now he may not be very good NBA coach, we don't have enough data right now (but i'm sue he will come back to a young team with promise in 2 years) but Blatt was a damn good coach in europe.
Yes, but you're discounting his time in the NBA.
Your argument is irrational because it's self-contradictory:
1) What has Lue done up until this point before he took a team with LBJ and the other 2 superstars?
Yet..
2) What has Blatt done up until this point before he took a team with LBJ and the other 2 superstars?
Both were rookie head coaches with the exact same roster. One won the Finals, got the team to gel, is maximizing the Big 3, isn't causing problems in the locker room, and has us on pace to win another title. The other guy didn't do any of those things when put in the exact same position to win.
Moreover, Blatt couldn't handle LBJ or those 2 superstars, with reports suggesting the team wanted him gone. I think we can be fairly confident that Blatt had no idea how to use Kevin Love and that hurt the Cavs. He had no idea how to handle LeBron James, and that hurt the Cavs. To the point where the GM had to fire the guy midseason because the writing was on the wall?
But "what has Lue done?"
I just can't tell you that I have faith in Lue if he coached a team without a trancendent superstar like LBJ that understands the game so well and acts as the coach on the court.
Again, this is self-contradictory.
If James is such a great coach, what happened last year with Blatt?
You can see that the team just don't know what to do when he is off the floor so that has to be somewhaton the coach, don't you think?
I think any coach can look good with LBJ on his side.
Then why did we fire Blatt midseason? He wasn't a good coach on this team, so again, your point is very difficult to understand.