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Cavaliers fire David Blatt, sign Tyronn Lue to multi-year deal as new head coach
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January 22, 2016
Allen Iverson congratulates Tyronn Lue
Even after the Internet memed Lue, Iverson showed nothing but love for the new Cavs coach.
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January 22, 2016
David Blatt's short, strange career as Cavs coach
Cleveland fired David Blatt on Friday, not even two years after bringing him in as head coach. Here's a timeline of a weird year and a half.
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January 22, 2016
Griffin: 'Pretty good is not what we're here for'
The Cavs weren't satisfied with their place atop the Eastern Conference. That's why David Blatt was fired, according to team GM David Griffin.
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January 22, 2016
Cavs players thought Kevin Love was traded
Cleveland was ready for a change, but they didn't expect Blatt to get fired.
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January 22, 2016
Cavaliers fire coach David Blatt
The Cavaliers are replacing their coach despite a 30-11 record and have hired his lead assistant to be his permanent replacement.
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January 22, 2016
The Warriors are leaving a trail of fired coaches
As if the Warriors weren't already scary.
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January 22, 2016
Blatt had best record of any coach fired in-season
If winning percentage is the only measure of a coach's performance, David Blatt's firing was tremendously unfair.
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January 22, 2016
Cavs shouldn't have overreacted to Monday's blowout loss
It's tempting to write off Cleveland's chances, but here's why we shouldn't take too much away from a bad game in January.
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January 22, 2016
The easy, yet impossible job of coaching LeBron
David Blatt didn't sign up to coach LeBron James and he often struggled with the weight of the task.
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January 19, 2016
Steph and the Warriors dismantle the lazy Cavaliers
The Warriors making the Cavaliers look silly, Kemba Walker going off for 52 and everything else from Martin Luther King Day in the NBA.
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January 5, 2016
David Blatt talked to LeBron in just a towel
"That man was naked," LeBron James said afterward.
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June 19, 2015
LeBron shouldn't have to bow down to his coach
David Blatt must earn LeBron James' respect, not the other way around.
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June 18, 2015
LeBron openly defied Blatt during the Finals
The relationship between James and his coach might be beyond repair at this point.
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June 13, 2015
Cavs players may disagree with Blatt's rotations
Cleveland has several NBA champions on their bench and some players think they should play more.
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May 11, 2015
LeBron rejected Blatt's play call, called for ball
Coach LeBron made the key play call for the Cavs.
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March 31, 2015
LeBron is actually calling the Cavs' plays
Cavs coach David Blatt is apparently just pretending to call the plays the team runs -- LeBron is actually the one making decisions.
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January 12, 2015
Blatt crossed the line with Kevin Love
In the NBA, you don't talk about your players' contracts. Cleveland's rookie coach is about to learn why.
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December 31, 2014
Blatt has little public support from Cavaliers
A lack of support in the locker room for Blatt could sink the coach's time in Cleveland.
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December 29, 2014
LeBron on Blatt: 'What other coach do we have?'
The Cavaliers' star didn't exactly offer a ringing endorsement of his coach amid rumors that his job status may be in doubt, but he also attacked the credibility of said rumors.
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December 29, 2014
Cavs players aren't responding to David Blatt
Cleveland's head coach is under fire following his team's blowout loss to the lowly Pistons Sunday night. Will he last the season?
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