Blatt also spent six years as head coach of the Russian National Team, where in 2007, he guided Russia to a FIBA European Championship over then reigning World Champion Spain in Madrid.
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He was reportedly interviewed by the Sacramento and Houston brass, while NY seriously considered him for the job before cutting a deal with Jeff Hornacek last week. But the deal for Frye on February 18 also proved crucial, both in providing a breath of fresh air and securing the final piece for what has become in the playoffs a highly-effective second unit.
The Cavaliers have again advanced to the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday.
David Blatt’s firing, to paraphrase Lue, truly was messed up. We had that talk in front of everyone and everyone kind of gave their opinion and kind of talked about what they expected and what we needed to do better.
“This is f– up, Griff”, Lue said To Griffin.
“Yeah, I can f–g lead this team”, was Lue’s response. But replacing David Blatt, one of the most experienced coach in the National Basketball Association, was a challenging task.
“It just goes to the great credit of LeBron being a great leader, being the best player on the planet, coming in and allowing guys to be great in their roles”, the point guard.
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After being sacked by the Cleveland Cavaliers in January, Blatt held interviews with three different teams this summer, but was not offered a position.
“We’ve got to continue to get better each practice, each game”.
“Yeah, because Channing’s that new kid in school that doesn’t know that there’s cliques and he just sits at the table with everyone”, Jefferson said.
“We have such a balanced group of guys, very different guys from a lot of different backgrounds”, he said.
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It’s hard to say if they would have built the chemistry that they have now with Blatt still at the helm, but it’s good to know the newest coach came to his defense and didn’t simply just push him out of the way to take his opportunity.
