Thought this was a pretty thorough article. The quote about the "700 wins" sums up IMO where Blatt went wrong. Doesnt have to come back to the NBA singing "kumbaya" but he does need a crash course in connecting with NBA players, from the starters, to the role players, and reserves.

No way he can succeed without learning to get NBA players to buy in.

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EnySpree wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Vogel isnt bad, Williams too. Miller is intruiging. Want a coach the players will stand behind.

ABB, anyone but Blatt. Dont want the Knicks to be the team who finds out if he has changed his coaching style, which got him the boot. Smart guy, wasnt smart enough to check his ego at the door as a rookie coach. No more Princeton connection please. We've got plenty, lol.

I think Blatt was emasculated in Cleveland by Lebron. He rejected Blatts style and coaching..... they still went to the finals. So he wasn't a fail. Lebron fired him because he didn't want follow what Blatt suggested. Nobody can coach like that. Tyrone Lou is stressed out right now too... so there's something going on. Lebron has everyone by the balls because of his thirst to win. Very difficult to do your thing.

I remember hearing Blatt and his ego were a big part of the problem. Expected instant respect because he won in europe from his players etc.

You don't think that's a bull**** story? That sounds like bull****. Blatt is entitled to be confident in what he brings. He has to instill his philosophy. They hired him to do that. He should get instant respect. That's how it works. They went to the finals. He was going to the finals again beforehe was fired at the end of the next season.... with everything going on with Lue now, it should be crystal clear what happened there. Especially seeing Lebron curse Lue out openly every game. Taking over the huddles. It's crazy

It might have been different for him if Lebron didn't come back but no I don't think it was a bs story. Heard it from too many places.

Blatt has a reputation in Europe as being a player's coach. Msg followed him in a mini series when he was in maccabi tel Aviv. All his players praised how he coached. He's a super players coach. He's not a disciplinarian. He plays an open style. From knowing that and his rep around the world, I trust that than since smut article. They were talking him down like that didn't go to the finals.

EnySpree wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14629892/nba-final-unraveling-david-blatt

Thought this was a pretty thorough article. The quote about the "700 wins" sums up IMO where Blatt went wrong. Doesnt have to come back to the NBA singing "kumbaya" but he does need a crash course in connecting with NBA players, from the starters, to the role players, and reserves.

No way he can succeed without learning to get NBA players to buy in.

But they went to the finals....

LeBron was going to the finals, with or without Blatt. Not the other way around. Blatt had problems connecting with players, or he would still be there.