I have my complaints about JB as much as anyone but this sub is obsessed with putting blame on him when the reality is like Chuck says… the players suck. Mobley, Morris, Niang, Okoro, Thompson, and LeVert combine for 15 points in a Game 6 and y’all want to blame the coach. LeBron & Co. took David Blatt to the NBA Finals… the Miami heat have great coaching and just got eliminated. The reality is coaching in the NBA is the least important of any major sport. Our offense sucks because outside of Donovan these guys suck on offense. It’s not that complicated.
by nickpapa88
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You’re 100% correct. Mobley not having an offensive game and Garland having a negative clutch gene isn’t gonna change with a new coach. This lands almost solely on the individual player.
Coaching is always blamed first because it’s the easiest thing to change. Admitting that the players you drafted just aren’t that good is a lot harder pill to swallow.
An offensive scheme where 4 guys are standing around is most definitely on the coach.
I bet their coaches call plays instead of stand there with their arms crossed and yelling at the refs 97% of the game
JB is going to get canned and I definitely have complaints, but in the NBA -> talent almost always wins out. The fact of the matter is at many points the series: Mitchell hasn’t been the best player in the series, Garland hasn’t played like an all star, Mobley looks tentative and can’t create or space on offense, and the role players are not shooting and contributing. Levert and Okoro have been zeros. So very similar to last year. Offense continues to be our biggest problem, just don’t have consistent production. The team’s talent is just not as good as the organization thought.
The Miami Heat got eliminated by a historically good NBA team while missing their best player.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are potentially going to be eliminated by a team full of kids and NBA journeymen.
That comparison couldn’t be more outrageous.
No one said coaching is more important than player talent. And using LeBron as a reason why coaches aren’t needed is a poor analogy considering LeBron is 1 of 1.
There is enough evidence across multiple rosters to show what JB coached teams look like in the playoffs. Vogel has a ring and Ham went to the WCF in 1 of 2 seasons. JB hasn’t made it out of the first round with home court.