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Akron330 said:
I like Stackhouse and Hammon. My only concern with Hammon would be the backlash that the organization would get if it doesn't work. If she's good enough for Pop, she is good enough for me.

What about the Utah assistant? Igor something? I've heard his name mentioned.
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Igor Kokoskov is not an assistant anymore. He got hired by Phoenix this offseason and is now the head coach for the Suns.
 
Cavatt said:
I feel like Larry Drew has a point. He should get 1 year extra, even if they decide to fire him in the summer.
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I think the front office should put any changes in Larry Drews contract off for a couple weeks. They should see if there is a long term coach that they can get to come in now. If they can't find one and it seems like they will have to wait till the summer, give Larry Drew a pay bump and a partially guaranteed for next year.
 
K1rieIrving>AllOtherPG's said:
You don’t have to go outside of the organization for an interim coach, as far as I know there’s other assistant coaches on the roster that are just as bad as him.

If you want to give Larry Drew a long term deal just because of some imaginary stability he brings than you’re out of your mind, there’s is nothing to hold together this shit has been dysfunctional and broken for years now, the only difference is we don’t have one of the GOATs and a generational talent on the roster anymore.

Drew Lue and the boys are all equally responsible for this terrible lazy culture that we have, giving him a deal beyond this year is the definition of insanity.
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Please point to the part I said Larry Drew being the long term coach.
 
I'd fire Larry Drew tonight and get someone who's willing to raise their hand and agree to coach this group of players without trying to strongarm the organization into something.

If he was worth a shit as a coach, sure, but we all know he's not.

I know one thing...Larry Drew isn't getting any other head coaching job anytime soon, so he should take his 76 games, take his bigger salary this year, and see if he cant do some good work with the young guys to change the narrative about him as a coach.
 
InBoobieWeTrust said:
I'd fire Larry Drew tonight and get someone who's willing to raise their hand and agree to coach this group of players without trying to strongarm the organization into something.

If he was worth a shit as a coach, sure, but we all know he's not.

I know one thing...Larry Drew isn't getting any other head coaching job anytime soon, so he should take his 76 games, take his bigger salary this year, and see if he cant do some good work with the young guys to change the narrative about him as a coach.
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Kinda makes sense for him to try to get an extension and official HC status... After a year or two he'll be fired and he'd be collecting checks while sitting at home or get another assistant job and collect 2 paychecks... One more recepient of Dan Gilbert coaches retirement plan
 
InBoobieWeTrust said:
I'd fire Larry Drew tonight and get someone who's willing to raise their hand and agree to coach this group of players without trying to strongarm the organization into something.
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I don't think you have to worry about a coach trying to strong arm the front office. Who is going to sign on to coach this team right now?

Consider the roster. The team isn't going to be getting contributions from Love or JR any time soon. That means the Cavs are rolling out a lineup where the only floor spacers are are Kyle Korver (37) and Channing Frye (35). Korver was never a lock down wing defender and Frye was never exactly mobile even when he was young. Now they are both pretty close to fossilizing. This team can't put two shooters on the floor at the same time and still defend. Not to forget that it's hard to see the old guys get 20+ minutes a game without without getting injured. The team can't even keep one shooter on the floor for 40 minute a game.

Next consider that the primary play maker is George Hill (absolutely disinterested ), and then Sexton (not a natural so far) & Clarkson (known quantity) as your secondaries. The team can't create open looks for the role players who need the table set for them to get an open shot. There's no outlet to take pressure off Sexton when he runs the offense other than Clarkson, who is more like a black hole than a distributor. None of the PG's are gifted enough to chisel their way into the lane when opponents pack the paint and dare the Cavs to shoot, which is what is going to happen when the Cavs go for 12+ minutes a game with no floor spacing. The only chance right now is to work out some miracle mid range game like Indiana did last year. That's tough to do without the guard talent that Indiana has.

Top that off with the fact that if any vets does start to look good with the young guys, you know the front office is going to ship him out of town s soon as the first reasonable offer rolls in, messing up whatever chemistry there was.

No one in their right mind wants to coach this mess to build a career. They are only going to do it to cash large pay checks. Guys cashing pay checks are not going to fight with the front office.
 
K1rieIrving>AllOtherPG's said:
You don’t have to go outside of the organization for an interim coach, as far as I know there’s other assistant coaches on the roster that are just as bad as him.

If you want to give Larry Drew a long term deal just because of some imaginary stability he brings than you’re out of your mind, there’s is nothing to hold together this shit has been dysfunctional and broken for years now, the only difference is we don’t have one of the GOATs and a generational talent on the roster anymore.

Drew Lue and the boys are all equally responsible for this terrible lazy culture that we have, giving him a deal beyond this year is the definition of insanity.
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We now know that giving LUE an extension in 2016 was a dumb idea, although there was probably no way around it. The fact that the team won the title, with him along for the ride, fooled people into thinking he could coach. In practice, Bron ran the show.
 
cavsfever said:
I want to see David Blatt 2.0. Let's settle the Blatt/Lue argument once and for all. He also gave by far the best and most entertaining press conferences. I want to max entertainment value from this team.

Coaching a bunch of young guys will also give Blatt max opportunity to be a wizard and minimize the nerd getting walked over by star players factor.
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Have to get rid of Love first, and probably the rest of the old guys...
 
Douglar said:
I don't think you have to worry about a coach trying to strong arm the front office. Who is going to sign on to coach this team right now?

Consider the roster. The team isn't going to be getting contributions from Love or JR any time soon. That means the Cavs are rolling out a lineup where the only floor spacers are are Kyle Korver (37) and Channing Frye (35). Korver was never a lock down wing defender and Frye was never exactly mobile even when he was young. Now they are both pretty close to fossilizing. This team can't put two shooters on the floor at the same time and still defend. Not to forget that it's hard to see the old guys get 20+ minutes a game without without getting injured. The team can't even keep one shooter on the floor for 40 minute a game.

Next consider that the primary play maker is George Hill (absolutely disinterested ), and then Sexton (not a natural so far) & Clarkson (known quantity) as your secondaries. The team can't create open looks for the role players who need the table set for them to get an open shot. There's no outlet to take pressure off Sexton when he runs the offense other than Clarkson, who is more like a black hole than a distributor. None of the PG's are gifted enough to chisel their way into the lane when opponents pack the paint and dare the Cavs to shoot, which is what is going to happen when the Cavs go for 12+ minutes a game with no floor spacing. The only chance right now is to work out some miracle mid range game like Indiana did last year. That's tough to do without the guard talent that Indiana has.

Top that off with the fact that if any vets does start to look good with the young guys, you know the front office is going to ship him out of town s soon as the first reasonable offer rolls in, messing up whatever chemistry there was.

No one in their right mind wants to coach this mess to build a career. They are only going to do it to cash large pay checks. Guys cashing pay checks are not going to fight with the front office.
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A good young assistant should want this job. Free HC experience.

I think the problem is we don't have any good young assistant.
 
Grab some young coaching prospect from the D League and give him a shot. At age 60, Drew should be thrilled to have a chance to earn a head coaching spot. If he doesn't want it, life goes on.
 
I’m astonished by Drew’s hardball stance . As far as I’m concerned, he can be given his walking papers, too. I read earlier that Rick Pitino is interested in coaching in the NBA again and not being involved in personnel decisions. I think he’d fit the bill perfectly and would get the most out of our team.....get them into shape, play solid defense and not put up with any bs. FWIW, I don’t mind the George Karl suggestion made above either.
 
Pierre Pan said:
I’m astonished by Drew’s hardball stance . As far as I’m concerned, he can be given his walking papers, too. I read earlier that Rick Pitino is interested in coaching in the NBA again and not being involved in personnel decisions. I think he’d fit the bill perfectly and would get the most out of our team.....get them into shape, play solid defense and not put up with any bs. FWIW, I don’t mind the George Karl suggestion made above either.
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As much as Pitino is a pig I do think he would be a good choice for a young team as would Karl. Both are good teachers
 
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