The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of
the worst defensive teams in the NBA last year, allowing any team to score at
will. That’s when the Cleveland organization decided to bring back former head
coach Mike Brown. Brown has always been a very defensive minded coach. If you don’t
play good defense for him then chances are you probably won’t get to play for
him. Coach Brown has the championship attitude that a head coach in the NBA
needs.
Coach Brown is no stranger when it
comes to coaching superstars. Brown paired up with Lebron James in Cleveland,
where they had the best record in the NBA for two seasons. They even made it to
the finals where they ended up getting swept by the San Antonio Spurs. Since
Mike Brown does have experience in helping young superstars grow, he should be
able to help bring out the best in Kyrie Irving. Coach Brown has already said
this season that Irving is a very coachable guy. This brings optimism that
Kyrie Irving is going to flourish under Coach Brown’s wing.
One of the hardest things for a
coach to do is to determine how much playing time the players should get. Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers have added
some depth, it is an even harder task. Coach Brown has three pretty similar
small forwards in Earl Clark, Alonzo Gee, and C.J. Miles. Figuring out who
should play and when they should play at small forward can’t be easy. Also what does Mike Brown do about the big man
in the middle Andrew Bynum. Giving him the right amount of minutes is essential
in keeping him healthy. If you don’t give him enough minutes he won’t be able
to get in game shape. Give him too many minutes and you will find him lying on
the court grabbing his knees. Coach Brown wants to make sure that Bynum stays
healthy because he will be even more important as the season goes on.
Now that the Cavaliers have the
right guy at head coach it is time to see what they can do. Bringing back Coach
Brown was a great move because he has coaching a superstar experience, playoff
experience, and he is defensive minded. Also Coach Brown gets a lot of respect
throughout the league, making free agents think more about going to Cleveland
in the offseason. The parts are there and the season is still young, hopefully
the Cavaliers get better and get things done.
I also thing that this was a smart choice for the cavs. Brown came in a really started to turn around this program. Going from last years record to this years record in my opinion has all to do with coaching.
ReplyDeleteI have always been a huge fan of Coach Mike Brown. Last year with the Lakers was not a good one but he is back where he belongs now and I see great things in his future. He is leading this team in the right direction and I expect great things from him this year
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