Monday, January 25, 2016

Gone, Blatt, Gone - Coach Nick Shares the Blatt Firing Mutiny in Video

Assessment by Coach Nick (including must-see video) chronicles the anatomy of a firing:




  1. Fired while in first place
  2. First coach to be fired while in first place
  3. Disrespected by LeBron
  4. Lack of communication about roles
  5. Mutiny by selected players
  6. LeBron "disconnected from the action"..."not actively making plays"
  7. Coach Nick implies unprofessionalism
  8. "Without effort, that's tough to do."
  9. "False effort" by players
  10. It's not only LeBron with limitations
  11. "The ball stops."
  12. "Kawhi has probably eclipsed LeBron as a player." 
  13. "Against supreme ball movement, you need supreme effort."
  14. Ultimately, Coach is saying, "actions, not words, speak loudest." 
  15. "Stagnant offense" dooms the Cavs against the Warriors
  16. For whatever reason, Blatt couldn't get professional effort 
  17. In the past, "his teams were professional...and played as hard as they could." 
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