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|  #3 Posted on 24.5.10 1226.20 | Instant Rating: 4.28 | I don't feel too bad for Mike Brown, because some team will be dumb enough to overpay for him.
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| #4 Posted on 24.5.10 1409.59 | Instant Rating: 8.68 | He needs to come back! Basketball is just no fun when I can't say "Bobby Lashley" every time he's on screen!
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| #5 Posted on 24.5.10 1640.02 | Instant Rating: 5.72 |
Jeff Van Gundy? With the way everyone's been talking about trying to get Phil Jackson there, Van Gundy would be a major letdown.
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| #6 Posted on 24.5.10 1947.39 | Instant Rating: 1.39 | Coaching in the NBA is very difficult; Mike Brown won Coach of the Year last season, is the most successful coach in Cleveland Cavs history (winning percentage-wise) and is fired after having back to back 60 win seasons.
Cleveland right now is doing everything in its power to keep LeBron James and that includes a coaching change. If Cleveland really wants to help LeBron stay, get an illustrious free-agent come July; this year is star-packed with free-agents and adding another (and legitimate) superstar would help Cleveland and LeBron (I am talking about a player who is in his prime and is not washed up like Shaq).
What also may have pulled the trigger besides a second round exit was that if Mike Brown wasn't fired within about 10 days, Cleveland would have been forced to give him his salary for next season as his contract was through the 2010-2011 season. Cleveland wanted to make a quick decision and had only days to decide on the coaching position; now the Cavs organization has time to decide who will take over as head coach. As for Mike Brown, it won't take him long to find a job elsewhere. It is a bad deal for him but on the other hand, another team will offer him good money and in the not-too-distant future.
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| #7 Posted on 24.5.10 2032.01 | Instant Rating: 3.93 | | It's False
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| #8 Posted on 25.5.10 1438.46 | Instant Rating: 4.29 | Originally posted by StingArmy
Jeff Van Gundy? With the way everyone's been talking about trying to get Phil Jackson there, Van Gundy would be a major letdown.
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You know, to take this on a bit of an aside, I can't help but think about Mark Cuban and Steve Kerr getting fined for mentioning LeBron James' pending free agency. But why doesn't that rule apply in regards to coaches that are under contract? Why wouldn't Chicago, New York, or Cleveland talking about Phil Jackson be considered tampering?
I mean, seriously, Phil Jackson's on the rumor mill for about four different teams right now. At some point, it's going to become a major distraction for the Lakers. Remember the '05 Pistons? The wheels fell off for them as soon as the rumors of Larry Brown getting courted by the Knicks started.
If execs can't talk about free agent players without penalty, they shouldn't be allowed to talk about coaches. Those kinds of rumors have the potential to wreck teams that are still playing.
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