OnAirDonnie wrote:LeBron had philosophical disagreements with Spo - wanting to fastbreak more, and Spo wanted them to stay home on D and secure it before sprinting. In the end, they both got what they wanted.
LeBron respected Spo because he understood that Spo is just an extension of Riley.
If there's a coach out there who can do what Love has not done the last 15 years of his life - and play consistent D - then that man will be Coach of the Year and an multi millionaire.
Kyrie's D has improved in spots, but still needs to be more consistent during an entire game.
It's ironic, that what this team really needs right now, is a defensive minded 2 to pick up for Kyrie, and a scoring big.
The Cavs had both and traded them away for Love.
Lol Lebron intentionally walked into and through Spo a few times during the first season, that respect for him wasn't there until year two where Spo overhauled everything he was doing and changed the Mia system.
Wiggins wouldn't be helping this team either from what I've seen of his game so far, hes clearly got potential but there's a reason why he's only playing half a game in Minny. And what scoring big did Cle trade? Bennett? LOL get out of here with that, Love is a scoring big in all aspects of his game. Blatt isn't putting Love in the right spots on the floor yet and he's still playing well, obviously the averages aren't there but his game has actually been alright.
The team needs more time to gel and a rim protector that's it. The NBA is a marathon, there's been way to few games to make any kind of judgement and the team has shown improvement in a variety of areas over the last 5 games even though they've lost in many. This team is full of loser players who have never won, it takes time to change that mindset and culture.....something Philly doesn't realize and will haunt them for years.
