The 18-12 Cavaliers are pretty good, but not nearly as good expected – which has triggered all kinds of speculation and rumors about the high-profile team.
Could LeBron James leave? Would Kevin Love? And of course: Will David Blatt be forced to go?
The Cleveland coach hasn’t exactly impressed to begin his NBA career, struggling to manage a rotation and implement his offense. Cavaliers management is reportedly questioning whether he can reach the team, an understandable concern considering Blatt’s – to be fair, minor – public disagreements with LeBron.
LeBron gave a tepid endorsement of Blatt, but the pressure has not subsided.
Dave McMenamin of ESPN:
Not an easy day of media for David Blatt. In the middle of answering ?s to the press he came down with a nosebleed caused by the dry weather
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 29, 2014
I’ll take the dry-weather excuse at face value. Coaching the Russians in the 2012 Olympics, Blatt also got a nose bleed. He might just be susceptible to them.
But if Blatt doesn’t survive with the Cavaliers, fairly or not, this will be seen as a defining and illustrative moment of his tenure.
