Source: Mike Brown fired

• Al Capone

  The new coach depends on if Lebron stays or goes. If Lebron leaves it will be hard to attract a good coach to come to that rathole. The Cavs are weeks away from becoming a lottery team. hahaha
• Rotinaj

  

  Serious question Capone. Have you made a single post on this website that doesnt include LOL or HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH?
• mallymal614

  There are already rumors about Pat Riley becoming the coach.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  No way Riley leaves Miami.
  
  And NO WAY Larry Brown coaches LeBron. Not after 2004. I'm not sure Melo/D-Wade/LeBron would be happy with Brown being their coach.
• gibby08

  

  ^^^
  
  Articles I found on that are from last year
• mallymal614

  SQ_Crazies wrote: No way Riley leaves Miami.
  
  And NO WAY Larry Brown coaches LeBron. Not after 2004. I'm not sure Melo/D-Wade/LeBron would be happy with Brown being their coach.

  Even more so with Lebron. I think he actually played Wade and Melo more.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  I think so too. I know none of them were very happy with him after those Olympics.
• lhslep134

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote: I think so too. I know none of them were very happy with him after those Olympics.

  I think at this point Lebron has maybe put that past him. If Lebron TRULY cared about winning championships, Brown is probably his best bet, if we can't get Phil Jackson that is.
  
  
  I can't find the article online, but in 2005 in the Akron Beacon Journal an article was written saying Lebron would be OK with Larry Brown coming on as team president, and that was only a few months after the 2004 olympic debacle.
  
  So I think 5 years later Lebron would be fine with a proven championship coach.
• BR1986FB

  Rotinaj wrote: Serious question Capone. Have you made a single post on this website that doesnt include LOL or HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH?

  Right before he hits "enter" on his keyboard he looks down at his manhood and can't stop laughing.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  I don't know.
  
  I always feel like coaches are overrated anyways. I feel like they can make mistakes, but they can't help a team win that much. It's all about players. Mike Brown is currently 6th ALL TIME in winning percentage. Watch that fall off drastically when he coaches a team that doesn't have LeBron on it. Look at Phil's record--then consider that he coached Jordan/Scottie, Shaq/Kobe and Kobe/Gasol. So, I think you just have to find a guy who isn't going to fuck up, not a guy who is going to catapult them to titles. You need players to do that. Coaches are only as good as their players on the professional level.
• lhslep134

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote: I don't know.
  
  I always feel like coaches are overrated anyways. I feel like they can make mistakes, but they can't help a team win that much. It's all about players. Mike Brown is currently 6th ALL TIME in winning percentage. Watch that fall off drastically when he coaches a team that doesn't have LeBron on it. Look at Phil's record--then consider that he coached Jordan/Scottie, Shaq/Kobe and Kobe/Gasol. So, I think you just have to find a guy who isn't going to fuck up, not a guy who is going to catapult them to titles. You need players to do that. Coaches are only as good as their players on the professional level.

  Yes and no. You need good players, any championship team does, but the coach not only motivates those players but also serves to maximize the potential of the team.
  
  This years Cavs team, at full potential, could have won a championship, but we needed a stronger motivator of a coach in order to reach that potential, IMO of course.
• vball10set

  Phil Jackson in,LeBron stays-IMO
• thedynasty1998

  

  vball10set wrote: Phil Jackson in,LeBron stays-IMO

  That brings up an interesting question.
  
  Do the Cavs hire a coach before Lebron signs? Can the Cavs hold out on a coach until mid July? I don't know how a coach accepts the job without knowing the future of Lebron.
• BR1986FB

  thedynasty1998 wrote:

  vball10set wrote: Phil Jackson in,LeBron stays-IMO

  That brings up an interesting question.
  
  Do the Cavs hire a coach before Lebron signs? Can the Cavs hold out on a coach until mid July? I don't know how a coach accepts the job without knowing the future of Lebron.

  I don't think they'd be able to entice a big name coach (Jackson, Riley, etc) to coach here without the guarantee of Lebron staying.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  They'll likely hire a coach before LeBron would sign. Because he always likes to keep the pressure on the organization. But he'll have input and they won't hire a guy they know he doesn't like. If they were able to steal Phil away from the Lakers, you can bet everything you have that LeBron would sign a contract with the Cavs. So the order doesn't really matter, if the Cavs can get a coach that is that high profile they know that LeBron will sign.
• jordo212000

  

  BR1986FB wrote: Good "starter" coach like the guy that was before Phil Jackson in Chi-town but NOT the guy to get you a championship. Definitely has his place as a defensive assistant somewhere and will likely land one of these head coaching gigs that are open. Thanks and...see ya, Potato Head.

  I see Stan van Jeremy as the same type of guy
• mallymal614

  Can you imagine being in Mike Brown's shoes. Only a hour or two away from keeping 4 million dollars. 4 MILLION DOLLARS! lol.
• Nate

  mallymal614 wrote: Can you imagine being in Mike Brown's shoes. Only a hour or two away from keeping 4 million dollars. 4 MILLION DOLLARS! lol.

  No, because he knew it was coming.
• I drain 3's

  I want Charles Barkley as the Cavs coach. He can't be that turrible, can he? lol
• wes_mantooth

  

  I drain 3's wrote: I want Charles Barkley as the Cavs coach. He can't be that turrible, can he? lol

  One thing we know about Sir Charles....he knows how to win championships
• devil1197

  Good move on all parts.
  
  Brown never really got the team where the organization wanted it, his defensive minded teams had no matches for Orlando and Boston in the playoffs and that falls mostly on him.
  
  Secondly, it gives LeBron the opportunity to have a voice in who is the next coach and ultimately may play a large part in if he stays or goes.
  
  I believe they will hire a big time coach before LeBron signs. Gilbert has the money to match any sort of deal that is offered by other teams.
• mallymal614

  I drain 3's wrote: I want Charles Barkley as the Cavs coach. He can't be that turrible, can he? lol

  "Lebron and Big Chuck, it Rocks it Rocks, it Rocks for King James and it Rocks for us. It Rocks For the Cavs and it Rocks like a fox, it Rocks so much we'll celebrate with Star Bucks."
• Skyhook79

  

  "Brown never really got the team where the organization wanted it,"
  
  Has any Cavs Head Coach ever accomplished that?
• thedynasty1998

  

  devil1197 wrote: Gilbert has the money to match any sort of deal that is offered by other teams.

  Where does Gilbert rank in terms of NBA owners in net worth? People act like he's the richest owner in sports.
• j_crazy

  

  thedynasty1998 wrote:

  devil1197 wrote: Gilbert has the money to match any sort of deal that is offered by other teams.

  Where does Gilbert rank in terms of NBA owners in net worth? People act like he's the richest owner in sports.

  he's pretty lose with the dough.
  
  he might not be top 10% richest, but he spends like he is.