Cavaliers Fire Mike Brown

I agree with the decision. Although Mike Brown is a great, defensive-minded coach who performed well during the regular season, he seemed to struggle with making favorable adjustments during the playoffs. Although there were matchup problems during the Orlando series last year, the flawed logic of “hoping the Magic don’t make their threes” (see LeBron’s on-court postgame interview after game 2) was definitely not the way to go. This year’s inablitly to find a solution for Rondo, and inexplicably putting Shaq on Garnett, among other issues (playing time for Boobie, Hickson & Z (sitting Z in the infamous record-breaking game)) haunted the Cavs and ultimately sealed his fate. The front office made incredible moves to get the team in position to win, and a 2nd round knockout was totally unacceptable.
I think this sends a message to LeBron that the team is willing to make whatever moves it feels are necessary to win it all, which makes it easier to return to the same ship with a different captain.
Cavs fans should not feel bad about Brown being 1 year removed from winnning Coach of the Year, for this is life in the NBA. Rockets Coach Don Chaney won Coach of the Year in 1991 and was fired in 1992, replaced by Rudy T, who won back to back titles in 1994 (starting out 15-0 and 22-1) & 1995.
Key point: After winning it all, no one will question the decision.

that Mike Brown was working above his pay grade and he lost the team during the Boston series. He had to go. Two years as regular season champs does not count for much if you can’t get over the hump.

Too bad. Many, including myself, were hopeing MB could pull it together but his apparent “offense” of “giving the ball to LeBron and let him pull something out for a score” was doomed in the later playoff rounds.

Look at Boston run screeens for Ray Allen and others. How come we never saw this in Cavs games? LeBron can’t do it all! How come no set plays designed for any body else but LeBron?

Sorry. I like MB as a person but he failed to give this team what it needed.

I think this was the right move but it remains to be seen if we can land a Phil Jackson, Coach K or Pat Riley to lead this team. Firing Brown does nothing for us if we ned up with a Randy Whitman (sp?) type because none of the top cantidates want to come here because of LeBron possibly leaving and all of the anti Cleveland bias in the media.

Wish Coach Brown well but I think this years playoffs finally made the fact that he was in a bit over his head undeniable. You have to give the guy credit for the way we have played defense over the past few years but also have to hold him accountable for the way this team has looked disinterested in the last two playoff losses.