In announcing Tyronn Lue’s firing yesterday, the Cavaliers said:
Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal:
Larry Drew said emphatically he is not #Cavs interim coach. Talks ongoing. Said acting coach more accurate. Now without contract restructuring more a substitute teacher
— Marla Ridenour (@MRidenourABJ) October 29, 2018
This is mostly just semantics. Interim coaching, acting coach – what’s the difference? Drew’s role sounds like the definition of interim coach, someone coaching for a temporary period until a more stable coach is found. If you want to call that an acting coach, that’s fine.
Drew is just angling for more money, which he can do. It’s up to him to set salary parameters for his new job. Cleveland can decided whether or not to accept them.
But this just makes the Cavs look even more inept. How do you announce someone with a new title without getting him to accept the title first? And how lousy must the job be if an assistant coach isn’t eager for the promotion?