Is Coach David Blatt Legit?

[ixxa]

Don't know much about this guy. What kind of style does he play? Does he like to play small ball which put Lebron at PF and overusing him? In different occasions, Lebron made it quite clear that he does not want to constantly waste energy by bouncing with those blue color role players, and he seems to lose some weight to regain his agility and quick first step during this off season.

The sadest part about Lebron, as an all time great, is he never got the chance to work with an elite coach. People would argue SPO is a great coach with back to back champions, but we will see his true quality in next few years.
Anybody remember Mike Brown used to be Coach of the year? and where is he now?

I was, I am, and I always will be a SPO hater, SPOBOT to me is another Mike Brown with much more luck. When his precious small ball system does not work, he just go even smaller / He doesn't even get the guts to bench Dwade when he is clearly hurting the team / He behaves like he is beyond any critics.

As a Lebron's bandwagon fan, I really wish he could at least meet a Rick Carlisle caliber coach. I am tired to see lebron's team constantly being out coached (2009 vs Magics, 2010 vs Celtics, 2011F vs Mavricks, 2012ECF vs Celtics, 2013F vs Spurs, 2014F vs Spurs)

[TheOUTLAW]

Won't really know the answers to this until we see him coach.

[B Mac]

Don't know much about this guy. What kind of style does he play? Does he like to play small ball which put Lebron at PF and overusing him? In different occasions, Lebron made it quite clear that he does not want to constantly waste energy by bouncing with those blue color role players, and he seems to lose some weight to regain his agility and quick first step during this off season.

The sadest part about Lebron, as an all time great, is he never got the chance to work with an elite coach. People would argue SPO is a great coach with back to back champions, but we will see his true quality in next few years.
Anybody remember Mike Brown used to be Coach of the year? and where is he now?

I was, I am, and I always will be a SPO hater, SPOBOT to me is another Mike Brown with much more luck. When his precious small ball system does not work, he just go even smaller / He doesn't even get the guts to bench Dwade when he is clearly hurting the team / He behaves like he is beyond any critics.

As a Lebron's bandwagon fan, I really wish he could at least meet a Rick Carlisle caliber coach. I am tired to see lebron's team constantly being out coached (2009 vs Magics, 2010 vs Celtics, 2011F vs Mavricks, 2012ECF vs Celtics, 2013F vs Spurs, 2014F vs Spurs)

This article might give a bit more insight. Pretty awesome write up. I copied the most pertinent part:

You’re known as a Princeton offense guy, but that’s only one end of the floor, and everyone I’ve talked to says it’s unfair to pigeonhole you with the Princeton stuff — that you’ve played very different styles depending on what players you have. You pressed for an entire season when you had Jeremy Pargo. Forget the Princeton offense. What are your defensive principles?

My teams have always been multifaceted and multi-tasking on defense — a lot of different looks, different kinds of presses, different matchups, matchup zones, trapping schemes. I don’t know that that’s gonna change all that much. Defense is the side of the floor where you adapt less and teach more.

Did you press for just that one season? Or is it something in your toolbox all the time?

It’s in the toolbox. I haven’t always used it. Sometimes we didn’t have the personnel for it. That particular year we had a tremendous lineup of guys that were athletic, and had length, and speed, and great anticipation. We pressed 40 minutes a game for the whole season.

The NBA is a pick-and-roll league. More defenses like to drop back against that play, but there are still a few that attack it high on the floor. Which style do you prefer for this team?

We’ll see. There are two schools of thought in coaching, and neither one is more right than the other. There are coaches that have their system, and they are gonna use that regardless of what the team makeup is. And there are coaches that are adaptive, and take their roster, and play according to their skill set.

I’m more from the adaptive school, with a few principles that are consistent throughout my career. But we have to see what the team looks like before I can tell you exactly how we’re gonna play.

Are you worried about spacing when Anderson Varejao and Tristan Thompson share the floor? Varejao has become a better midrange shooter, but neither guy is shooting from outside 20 feet, and LeBron is coming from a place where they surrounded him with real shooting.

I got hired to find solutions. You know what I mean? And I’m not afraid of that challenge. I’ve been finding solutions my whole life. We’ll figure it out.

LeBron never really played the 4 [power forward] in Cleveland, but he played it a ton in Miami. Will you use him in that role, with just one traditional big man on the floor?

I just came from the land of the stretch 4s. Stretch 4s became popular in the United States because of Europe. If anyone knows that style of play, it’s probably me. Yeah, you’ll see LeBron there. You’ll see LeBron all over the floor, just like he’s used to playing. I don’t have to change him.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa-ca ... e-natural/

[ixxa]

Don't know much about this guy. What kind of style does he play? Does he like to play small ball which put Lebron at PF and overusing him? In different occasions, Lebron made it quite clear that he does not want to constantly waste energy by bouncing with those blue color role players, and he seems to lose some weight to regain his agility and quick first step during this off season.

The sadest part about Lebron, as an all time great, is he never got the chance to work with an elite coach. People would argue SPO is a great coach with back to back champions, but we will see his true quality in next few years.
Anybody remember Mike Brown used to be Coach of the year? and where is he now?

I was, I am, and I always will be a SPO hater, SPOBOT to me is another Mike Brown with much more luck. When his precious small ball system does not work, he just go even smaller / He doesn't even get the guts to bench Dwade when he is clearly hurting the team / He behaves like he is beyond any critics.

As a Lebron's bandwagon fan, I really wish he could at least meet a Rick Carlisle caliber coach. I am tired to see lebron's team constantly being out coached (2009 vs Magics, 2010 vs Celtics, 2011F vs Mavricks, 2012ECF vs Celtics, 2013F vs Spurs, 2014F vs Spurs)

This article might give a bit more insight. Pretty awesome write up. I copied the most pertinent part:

You’re known as a Princeton offense guy, but that’s only one end of the floor, and everyone I’ve talked to says it’s unfair to pigeonhole you with the Princeton stuff — that you’ve played very different styles depending on what players you have. You pressed for an entire season when you had Jeremy Pargo. Forget the Princeton offense. What are your defensive principles?

My teams have always been multifaceted and multi-tasking on defense — a lot of different looks, different kinds of presses, different matchups, matchup zones, trapping schemes. I don’t know that that’s gonna change all that much. Defense is the side of the floor where you adapt less and teach more.

Did you press for just that one season? Or is it something in your toolbox all the time?

It’s in the toolbox. I haven’t always used it. Sometimes we didn’t have the personnel for it. That particular year we had a tremendous lineup of guys that were athletic, and had length, and speed, and great anticipation. We pressed 40 minutes a game for the whole season.

The NBA is a pick-and-roll league. More defenses like to drop back against that play, but there are still a few that attack it high on the floor. Which style do you prefer for this team?

We’ll see. There are two schools of thought in coaching, and neither one is more right than the other. There are coaches that have their system, and they are gonna use that regardless of what the team makeup is. And there are coaches that are adaptive, and take their roster, and play according to their skill set.

I’m more from the adaptive school, with a few principles that are consistent throughout my career. But we have to see what the team looks like before I can tell you exactly how we’re gonna play.

Are you worried about spacing when Anderson Varejao and Tristan Thompson share the floor? Varejao has become a better midrange shooter, but neither guy is shooting from outside 20 feet, and LeBron is coming from a place where they surrounded him with real shooting.

I got hired to find solutions. You know what I mean? And I’m not afraid of that challenge. I’ve been finding solutions my whole life. We’ll figure it out.

LeBron never really played the 4 [power forward] in Cleveland, but he played it a ton in Miami. Will you use him in that role, with just one traditional big man on the floor?

I just came from the land of the stretch 4s. Stretch 4s became popular in the United States because of Europe. If anyone knows that style of play, it’s probably me. Yeah, you’ll see LeBron there. You’ll see LeBron all over the floor, just like he’s used to playing. I don’t have to change him.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa-ca ... e-natural/

thanks

[OhioGuy216]

With Lebron it won't really matter right away. He made Spoestra a "decent" coach and nobody outside of heat fans sees any value in the guy. Also look what he did for Mike Brown.

The most important thing Blatt can do season one is keep a nice lockerroom attitude and learn the ins and outs of the NBA. He's gonna win 50 games even if he drew pictures of boobs on his whiteboard during timeouts as his major contribution this year.

[Niko23]

Someone did a youtube presentation on Blatt and his offensive sets. I thought it was really good but I am at work and cannot post it.

[ixxa]

Someone did a youtube presentation on Blatt and his offensive sets. I thought it was really good but I am at work and cannot post it.

thanks, it must be this one then

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO3bJB9JcTo[/youtube]

[TheKingofSting]

If you know basketball then you know it no matter where you coach, this guy is a diamond in the rough in the coaching ranks.

[ChosunX]

Lebron not having an elite coach...

Was he mature enough to have a demanding coach for a longer time? Is he?

[ixxa]

this coach seems to be a tough guy.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOIxRBjsw0s[/youtube]

[Cassius]

That first soundbyte should be played over and over and over again.

[cavs4life03]

Blatt is awesome plus if anyone saw the summer league saw how smooth the offense was

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[Dupp]

With Lebron it won't really matter right away. He made Spoestra a "decent" coach and nobody outside of heat fans sees any value in the guy. Also look what he did for Mike Brown.

The most important thing Blatt can do season one is keep a nice lockerroom attitude and learn the ins and outs of the NBA. He's gonna win 50 games even if he drew pictures of boobs on his whiteboard during timeouts as his major contribution this year.

Heat fans were spos biggest critics from what Ive read over the past four years. Dude is quite a good coach though.

[Johnny Firpo]

Lebron not having an elite coach...

Was he mature enough to have a demanding coach for a longer time? Is he?

Blatt is an elite coach. Period.

[ChosunX]

I was referring to his previous one. I am not sure where i would put Spo.