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TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 9:03 pm

TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

No official source or article just yet, but this was up as a "Breaking News" banner over at NBA.com.

So if this is true (which it likely is), what are your thoughts? My opinion on this is that it is a good move by the Cavs organisation. I think they have given Brown plenty of opportunities. He (or you could say LeBron) led the Cavs to one NBA final appearance only to be sweep by the Spurs. The Cavs had good records under his reign, but without LeBron James on the team, what would the Cavs be like under Mike Brown alone? I'm curious.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 9:13 pm

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Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 9:15 pm

Brown is a joke.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 9:18 pm

That's kind of... expected for me.
Cavs showed that they have reached a top with this coach,wich is definetely not the NBA championship title.
They need a great refresh,a new start, and build from the begining , either with LeBron,or with a new superstar they will sign.And the hire of a new coach is just the best first step for me.
It's like the case of woodson here IMO.A great team,who can't win a title ,and the coach is a reason about it.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 9:39 pm

Jae wrote:Image

"Is that the new Zoom Soldier?"

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 11:11 pm

I think everyone saw it coming. I guess now it just remains to be seen whether this is the move that allows the Cavs to bring in Calipari, appease LeBron and keep him in Cleveland, or whether Brown is simply one of the casualties in the transition to a new, gloomier era.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 11:22 pm

:lol: that pic is awesome

this is the same guy who won coach of the year last year right? :roll:

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 11:24 pm

The very same.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Mon May 24, 2010 11:35 pm

This just shows how ridiculous the COY award really is.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 12:33 am

So that means Scott Brooks is next if Thunder fail to move past the first round next year.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 12:48 am

That pic is really awesome. :lol: "All hail the King!"

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 12:57 am

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Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 4:21 am

Good someone else posted it.
George7 wrote:It's like the case of woodson here IMO.A great team,who can't win a title ,and the coach is a reason about it.

Yeah, no.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 6:29 am

I have just one question, why would the Cavs use a backdoor deal and sign Big Z back, if you never put him in to play a single minute in the playoffs? :?

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 6:46 am

so no one else can sign him and have him hurt you in the playoffs

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 7:10 am

Big Z didn't play in PlayOffs? :| :|

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 7:12 am

Martti. wrote:Image


this makes me feel better about Kuester being the Pistons coach. I mean, Clev really kind of had a football mentality with an offensive and defensive coach during the Brown years. I think Brown was a product of LeBron in a way, but he should land on his feet somewhere.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 7:43 am

I couldn't see this not happening.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 8:04 am

axelgomez13 wrote:I have just one question, why would the Cavs use a backdoor deal and sign Big Z back, if you never put him in to play a single minute in the playoffs? :?
TheDee wrote:Big Z didn't play in PlayOffs? :| :|

So by "not playing" you guys mean playing 69 minutes in 7 games including 14 and 15 minutes in games five and six of the Boston series, right?

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 8:05 am

Yeah, practically when they were already gone, and that's around 10 minutes a game, not much playing time is that?

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 8:08 am

Considering he was behind two players at the position and isn't exactly an All-Star anymore I don't see anything odd or confusing about it.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 8:15 am

Well, there isn't anything odd about it if two other players were above him. But to use him as bait for the Wizards in order to get Jamison and then snuggle him back into the team and only play him 10 minutes a game, really I would only do that if a player was valuable to the team, and by that I mean contribute well in, say 15-20 minutes a game, maybe more.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 8:22 am

The Wizards wanted his expiring contract, they didn't want to play him, and Ilgauskas has played his entire career for the Cavaliers so there was sentimental factor in bringing him back hoping they'd win a title. And if he proved useful as a third center, so much the better. Besides he was already familiar with the team and system. They paid him the minimum so it wasn't some kind of crazy financial burden.

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 8:23 am

Well benji, it's not like if I was gonna win one of both of our arguments, right?

Re: TNT's David Aldridge confirms Mike Brown has been fired

Tue May 25, 2010 11:37 pm

Damage control. Now you have to find a coach that knows how to win a championship.
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