Cavaliers make Mike Brown's dismissal official

Thank goodness we waited until Doug Collins already had a job.

There are all sorts of possibilities. Byron Scott, Avery Johnson, Eddie Jordan, Larry Brown (assuming he is let go by the Bobcats), Coach Cal, and etc. I doubt Coach K is going to leave College to come to the NBA. He hasn’t in over a decade, I see no reason why now.

If there’s anyone without NBA head coaching experience I want Mark Jackson. I have a gut feeling that he can lead a team better than any other past player could. He was the best floor general I ever saw. It could be moot point July 1st. Maybe we could bring in JVG for the marquee name. Doug Collins is not the savior who won a bunch of titles. Anyways, we need a guy that can hold his own with playoff adjustments. Brown got schooled the last 2 years.

and all those other things. But the Cavs had a roster that should only be possible in a videogame and still nothing.
Does the hiring of a new coach come before or after the LBJ sweepstakes though? I’d imagine if he stays he picks the coach…

We’re gonna get Phil Jackson. Definitely. Ho ho ho.

Best actual prospect, IMO, is Tom Thibodeau, the Celtics assistant who destroyed the Cavs offense in the Celtics series. He’s another defensive minded assistant from a championship team, but he’s been in the league longer so he should have some more experience dealing with players than Coach Brown. He brings the same defensive intensity as Brown, which I think is necessary — we aren’t going to win a ‘ship by becoming the Suns of the east — but as evidenced by the Celtics adapting to more of a fast paced team to play better to Rondo’s new skills, he shouldn’t be quite so resistant to changing things up a bit.

Beyond Thibodeau, I think Avery Johnson is a good prospect. Ideal combination would be Johnson + Thibodeau, with one as the head assistant coach. But either one would be a good choice. As much as I like him, I think JVG wouldn’t be great — his teams chronically underachieved. Somebody mentioned the old Nets coach — yeah right, uh, no. Collins and Jackson seem underwhelming to me. Eddie Jordan is a terrible coach. Byron Scott has the same problems as Brown in that he’s terrible at playing/developing young players and chronically underachieves. So, neither of those. And Coach K just won a title — he’s not leaving the NCAA. Even if Coach Cal would leave, he was a terrible NBA coach and frankly his NCAA teams always underachieve — why do we want him?

It’s a tough landscape. If we’re willing to overpay for Thibodeau and/or Avery, though, we should be OK. They’re easily the two best prospects, and they’ve both got valuable experience (Avery from managing the Mavs and being on the Spurs first championship team, Thibodeau from his ridiculous wealth of experience with the Celts/Rockets/Knicks/Spurs). I really hope we don’t end up stuck with one of the gutter possibilities, tho.

Should be the Cavs next coach. He is doing an excellent job as an NBA analyst in broadcasting, but at 47 years old, he can put that on hold.

I will be shocked if Gilbert goes the Hot Assistant route. Actually, if he does, then LBJ would be gone and the Cavs go into rebuild mode. But I just don’t buy Gilbert heading down that path. He has spent a ton of cash and wants a winner. He won’t gamble with a HA. I think he’d rather roll the dice with the sexy/experienced head coach.

Great Coach

Good.