Silva did not grab a rebound but had an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -8 in his 6:20 of playing time. 3 5:48 PM PT 6:48 PM MT 7:48 PM CT 8:48 PM ET 1:48 GMT 9:48 6:48 PM MST 7:48 PM CST 8:48 PM EST 5:48 UAE (+1) 02:48 20:48 ET 7:48 PM CT 23:48 - Chris Silva did not score Thursday, going 0 of 1 from the field, as the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 112-95. In the meantime, there’s no reason to be pessimistic. Of course, if Blatt becomes the third coach to collide with the best player in the world, it won’t be so funny. “My first thought when I heard he was coming back was that I would have a great spot from which to watch the best player in the world,” joked Blatt. He’ll find his place, and we’ll find a place for him.”Īnd thus, within one month, happenstance has jumped Blatt from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Tyrese Rice to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James - Rice, the guy whose shot put Maccabi in the Euroleague finals.īlatt's career could take off, but the chance of failure is also high. “You need to be a basketball player, and that’s what he is. “To tell the truth, I don’t like to stick to definitions,” Blatt said this week when asked what position LeBron would play.
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In the end, LeBron and Blatt have both won enough games, each in his own way, to know how to make the other guy work. He’ll have to stay in control court-side but give freedom to those who know how to use it. He’ll have to be aggressive but not overly aggressive. Blatt will have to walk a tightrope he’ll have to assert authority but remain open-minded. The biggest star Blatt has coached is Andrei Kirilenko - and that was just the Russian national team, not the NBA. Even if Phil Jackson’s books on coaching can provide some insight, a how-to guide on dealing with LeBron has yet to be written. He’ll have to learn on the job amid expectations for immediate success. In the circus’ center ring, Blatt will have to do the juggling. “My guess is if James heard Blatt was a loser, the Cavs would not be in contention for James.” “James does his homework and must know of all the Euroleague success that is a part of Blatt’s coaching history,” wrote Terry Pluto in The Plain Dealer.
Maybe Blatt’s presence wasn’t a big consideration in James’ decision to return to Cleveland, but it didn’t hurt. In that regard, Cleveland is a perfect fit: LeBron is a superstar who always aspires to play the right way. Coach K took one of the greatest talents in the world, maybe ever, and he got him to play defense like a guy at Duke.”īlatt doesn’t have a resume like Krzyzewski's, but his reputation as a man whose teams play the right way is what got him the job.
"That’s what really struck me between the last Olympics and now. He wants to be told the truth," Dambrot said. “They’ve had to get along with him in order to keep their jobs. Mary High School, told The New York Times that “people get a little bit scared” of James they’re “a little in awe of him,” too. Spoelstra, Brown and Paul Silas – LeBron’s first coach – met James armed with experience in the league, but Blatt is still a mystery. It’s not clear how this recipe will change in Cleveland. “I know they don’t love me, because I’m hard on them, but I think they like me,” Blatt said after winning the Euroleague with Maccabi Tel Aviv two months ago.
Players might get offended or annoyed, but almost all respect him. Blatt is known for his emotions he screams, he caresses, he curses, he hugs. That dynamic could make or break Blatt’s NBA career. And the dynamic I have with LeBron is huge.” “The truth about him is good,” he told The New York Times. national team, has made similar statements. Mike Krzyzewski, who coached LeBron on the U.S.
“He is an extremely hard worker, one of the hardest I’ve been around,” Brown once told The Miami Herald.
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