[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers dismissed coach JB Bickerstaff on Thursday. Bickerstaff led Cavs to conference semifinals and won 99 regular-season games in past two years, but change comes with hope of advancing deeper.
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NBA coaches are 0-3 vs the Shams Charania “kiss of death” offseason articles
For sure Goodbye to either Mitchell or Garland as well right?
OH LAWWWWWWWWWWWD
Tough reaction to losing to the Celtics with no Donovan or Allen
This feels like Donovan is staying
Lifetime interim
Good
Should’ve been fired after last years playoff debacle
That’s strange, wouldn’t mind him on the Wizards tbh.
Bye
Have to imagine this is a move to try and please Mitchell
I imagine this means Mitchell is staying but also even if he isn’t, that’s def the correct move regardless.
I’m cool with any coach that is able to get this team to run an offense set.
There’s domino number one.
Ok. Please no John Beilein-like hire.
This is ridiculous, who yells at the refs better than JB!?
I will say I appreciate what JB did for us. Took us from the basement of the NBA and eventually got us to the playoffs. But there are so many deficiencies apparent that we need someone new to try to push us to the next level.
I have no idea what makes a good coach or coaching candidate anymore. I have 0 clue what candidates are left
He was almost fired earlier in the year. He did a good job with bringing a team up, but once we had Mitchell it just wasn’t enough.
You can tell who in those thread basically never watched a cavs game the last 2 years
Why are JB’s arms crossed in every photo
Here come people who have probably watched 2 Cavs games all year pretend that this doesn’t make any sense and make excuses for him
Merry Christmas Cavs fans!!!
So funny the amount of people in here who don’t watch Cavs but all of the sudden think they know what’s best for Cavs. This move absolutely had to be made.
Season too late. Should have been fired after losing in the 1st round last year.
Some say to this day JB is still finding a way to get more minutes for Niang
Well there’s the Mitchell extension
Jihadist Basketball (J.B.) Bickerstaff. Terrorists loses.
Wow I’m shocked /s.
(But seriously, this dude was a fraud)
Hope he gets another shot somewhere, he’s good enough
Billy Donovan is still an employee coach in the NBA
Monty Williams or JB Bickerstaff? Asking for a friend
People who don’t watch Cavs basketball keep bringing up the “improved every year thing” even though it doesn’t apply. When the Cavs traded the house for Mitchell the expectation was that it would speed up the rebuild and make them contenders within a few years. They are in a not much better spot than they were pre-Mitchell.
The Cavs aren’t looked at as a young improving team, they need to be competing now or else Mitchell will walk.
If bud wasn’t hired by Pheonix for some reason, he’d be a great fit for the Cavs.
Well deserved! The Magic series had no business going 7!
ITT: People who could probably count on one hand the amount of Cavs games they watched this year saying this is an overreaction to the Celtics series instead of the result of much longer standing issues.
So thru hire JJ and draft Bronny?
Please Bulls fire Donovan and get this guy!
I’ll take him as an assistant for a year if he wants to snatch up our vacancy after the playoffs 🤷🏽♂️
Lebron going to the Cavs. Book it lol.
Going to the Cavs via FA and DM going to sign.
Congrats to the Wizards for finding their next coach!
Wonder if he bickered with the staff or just went peacefully