The Unfair Firing Of Mike Brown

[jonathanlambert33]

Yesterday, the Cavs officially changed directions. The attempt to recapture the magic of the first LeBron era is over. A couple hours after I predicted that the Cavs would let Mike Brown twist in the wind until after the finals, they did the merciful thing and cut Brown loose (again). But lets not mince words. David Griffin got rewarded and Brown got screwed. Mike will get a lot of money to go away quietly, but this situation was completely unfair from the start. Ive been a Brown detractor many times over the years, but after a nights worth of contemplation, I doubt any coach could have made the playoffs with this team.


At CtB, we have very little information about the inner workings of the Cavs. So as its been for years, we have no idea which decisions last offseason were Browns, which were Gilberts, which were Grants, and which were Griffins. But the roster last summer was put together by a guy hitting random buttons in NBA2K14. If I had to wager a guess, Id say Bynum was Gilberts idea, Earl Clark was Browns, Jarrett Jack and Anthony Bennett were Chris Grants. Jarrett Jack is the only one of those moves that even comes close to a zero sum gain. The only good move of the offseason was bringing in Matthew Dellavedova, who was was one of the best rookies last year, in one of the most talentless rookie classes in postmodern NBA history. Delly got a training camp invite because Mike Brown saw him in a pickup game with his son. So were clear, the only positive addition from the 2013 offseason that can clearly be credited to anyone is Delly, and that credit goes to Brown.

Things definitely got better when Bynum was removed from the team (which has also been the case with Indiana). Shortly thereafter, the Cavs traded for Deng and later traded for Spencer Hawes. Deng, when he played, was not the train wreck many made him out to be. The team was 4.9 points per 100 on offense better on offense with him on the floor, and 2.4 points worse on defense for a net of 2.3. For all the good Spencer Hawes did on offense, he was and is one of the worst interior defending bigs in the NBA. While the Cavs were 3.2 points per 100 possessions better with him on the court on offense, they were 6.1 points worse, for a net of -2.9.The Cavs did improve defensively, but were woeful defensively from three. Tom Pestaks point from yesterday stands out.

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[elcheato]

Well if cavstheblog is so worried about Mike Brown getting a fair shake, maybe they shouldn't have posted an interview with Brian Windhorst that stated Kyrie has wanted out for years the day of the Cavs biggest game of the season.