Theory: There were seventh-century Gallic fiefdoms more stable than the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavs fired Mike Brown for the second time in four years on Monday, cleaving open once again a head-coaching position that has proven the bane of whoever’s held it since the halcyon days of Lenny Wilkins and Mike Fratello.
Via USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt, here’s what Cavs owner Dan Gilbert had to say in a press release earlier Tuesday:
This is a very tough business Mike worked hard over this last season to move our team in the right direction. Although, there was some progress from our finish over the few prior seasons, we believe we need to head in a different direction.
Boilerplate.
According to a source cited by Zillgitt who wished to remain anonymous, one candidate in particular has emerged as a serious contender: Chicago Bulls assistant coach Adrian Griffin.
In a recent post at TrueHoop, ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz described Griffin, by way of an insider source, as “a player-friendly Tom Thibodeau,” which we can only assume means Griffin occasionally let the ...
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