Cleveland is ready to win. It's been waiting. It's been gifted with the No. 1 overall pick again. It has one of the best point guards in the league in Kyrie Irving. It's a town that's hungry for one of its sports teams to succeed, evidenced in the reaction to the Johnny Manziel draft pick early last month. All it needs is Joel Embiid with the No. 1 pick and a coach to take it to the promised land. And that man is Mark Price.
Price is a Cleveland legend. He was a four-time All-Star and a point guard leader for the Cavs the last time they were relevant before the LeBron James era. His No. 25 jersey hangs in the rafters, and his memories still hang in the hearts of Cleveland fans.
Lenny Wilkens coached the team for seven years in the late '80s and early '90s—during Price's playing days—before Mike Fratello took over from 1993 to 1999. Since then, the Cavs have only had one coach take them to the playoffs, Mike Brown. But Brown had LeBron James in his back pocket. If you're looking at Cavalier history—and it's chock-full of failed coaches—it's Mark Price who's the right man for the job.&nbs ...
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Why Mark Price Is the Right Choice to Coach Cleveland Cavaliers
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