Tag: Cleveland Cavaliers
Following Tyronn Lue’s first game as Cleveland Cavaliers head coach, a 96-83 loss to the Chicago Bulls, Lue held true to his promise to hold his players accountable, telling reporters the Cavs are not well conditioned enough to play up-tempo basketball. “I don’t think we’re in good enough shape,” Lue said. “I think early, we […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ newly-minted head coach, Tyronn Lue, will have only coached 11 games when he is likely to be the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars in Toronto next month. But prior to Saturday’s contest against division rival Chicago Bulls, Lue said his predecessor, David Blatt, deserves to coach the All-Star Game after […]
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the NBA Coaches Association, expressed shock and disappointment over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ firing of David Blatt on Friday. “I’m embarrassed for our league that something like this can happen like this,” Carlisle said. “It’s just bizarre. … It just leaves you with a bit of an empty feeling, […]
Associate Head Coach Tyronn Lue has been named Head Coach. The current Cavaliers assistant coaches and staff remain under contract and will continue working with the team. (Said Cavs’ GM David Griffin:) “So, today, we are elevating Tyronn Lue, from his role as Associate Head Coach to Head Coach. I am more than confident that […]
Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin announced today that David Blatt has been released from his duties as head coach. Blatt was named the 19th head coach in Cavaliers history on June 20, 2014. During his one and half seasons as head coach, Blatt compiled a regular season record of 83-40 and a 14-6 mark […]
Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin maintains he consulted only with owner Dan Gilbert and not with his team’s superstar, LeBron James, before firing coach David Blatt on Friday. “I certainly can [answer that],” Griffin said. “So, I’ve got a problem in general with this narrative, and those of you that have been with us […]
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers regrouped and changed their itineraries to clear the air following an embarrassing 132-98 blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. Although Tuesday was previously only scheduled as a travel day ahead of a road game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the Cavs instead met and then […]
The Cavs are 0-2 against the Warriors and Spurs and home wins would be a big part of finishing this season similarly to last season, when the Cavs won 34 of the last 43 games after being 19-20 on Jan. 13. Blatt said the team is well aware of what happened at this point last […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus explains why pursuing restricted free agents can be difficult due to timing.
A look at the top five teams in the East and whether they should be active on the trade market.
