October 7th, 2019 at 9:42 PM ^
Lebron almost had a triple-double!
October 7th, 2019 at 9:48 PM ^
I was there with my son. They played a team from Argentina and looked very meh.
I yelled "GO BLUE COACH B!!!" at one point when it was really quiet in the arena.
October 7th, 2019 at 10:05 PM ^
Good for you!
You watching this Monday night debacle? This is embarrassing.
October 7th, 2019 at 10:09 PM ^
Yes, but I don't really care about the Browns. Being a Lions fan in my youth just sucked any joy out of the NFL for me. It's amazing that a team can be so bad that it makes you not only quit the team but just quit the whole sport.
October 7th, 2019 at 9:53 PM ^
Fuck Cleveland in every sport
October 7th, 2019 at 10:04 PM ^
Agreed x1000
October 7th, 2019 at 9:57 PM ^
They play in Detroit on Friday..... A good opportunity for people to go say hello to coach B.
October 8th, 2019 at 12:14 PM ^
Would be more Beilein fans than Piston fans.
October 7th, 2019 at 10:04 PM ^
Still can’t wrap my head around the reasons why he would go there. Shit bag owner, not a FA destination, not much young talent, stuck with broken down Kevin Love. I can’t think of a worse place to go other than maybe Charlotte.
If I’m him, I don’t stress about shit and if losses pile up, oh well. If you get canned, that’s just an early retirement bonus. I don’t see how he can realistically hope to have a successful team there.
October 7th, 2019 at 10:12 PM ^
Wanted to go the NBA before he retired - literally anywhere. He will retire before he’s fired. I doubt he wants to coach long, and he knows what happens to coaches in Cleveland. He’s probably looking at 3 years until retirement.
October 7th, 2019 at 10:59 PM ^
He won't make it three years in Cleveland. Dan Gilbert can't go 10 minutes without firing someone.
October 8th, 2019 at 4:17 AM ^
I'm guessing here but in general: private jets, limos, 5-star treatment, no recruiting, having a GM/player personnel staff, no mothership institution unrelated to what you do, 5-star talent or at least not having players who can't physically pull off what you are trying to do. I'm sure Coach B, nice guy that he is, enjoyed coaching 18-22 year old students and scouting high school gyms, but it must be nice to instead be the boss of people (pros/millionaires) you can truly hold accountable
I'd guess the expectations in Cleveland are also pretty low as well. These days it seems like most teams in the NBA don't have expectations to be competitive and instead are managing a years-long process to get there that is largely front office focused. I imagine the Cavs are looking for a coach to set them on a path (developing players to be tradeable assets) and don't necessarily expect Beilein to be around in 3-5 years when all the pieces (2-3 superstars) are in place
October 8th, 2019 at 6:26 AM ^
My guess is he was sick of all the corruption in college basketball. I’m sure it was exhausting having to try and run a clean program while most other teams openly cheat.
October 8th, 2019 at 10:24 AM ^
"it must be nice to instead be the boss of people (pros/millionaires) you can truly hold accountable."
Are we talking about the NBA? How exactly can John Beilein hold a guy earning, say, $60 million on a four year deal accountable?
October 8th, 2019 at 8:00 AM ^
A coworker who claims he has a source says he was tired of how easy it was for the football team to get anything they requested, but the basketball team had to jump through hoops to get new carpet for the locker room.
October 7th, 2019 at 11:56 PM ^
Don't care
October 8th, 2019 at 12:03 AM ^
Yet you clicked on the topic, and here we are.
October 8th, 2019 at 12:11 AM ^
I'm excited to see what Beilein can do in the league. With pro sports I care more about certain players/coaches and I don't have any real team loyalties, so as long as Beilein is with the Cavs I'll hitch myself to that (very small) bandwagon.
Unfortunately, I don't know if I'll have many opportunities to see his teams play. I just don't have time to watch the NBA regular season games and I doubt this Cavs team will make the playoffs. They probably won't be televised unless you have whatever special sports package gives you all the NBA games, either.
October 8th, 2019 at 5:54 AM ^
I wonder if his pro team will do what his Michigan teams did. Not look great at the start of the season but vastly improve about 2/3 in. It would not suprise me to see the Cavs start out slow, and then suprise a lot of people by the end of the year. No idea what the Cavs have in the way of shooters, but if they are decent, I think they barely miss the playoffs.