0 comments by John Cannon on 6/15/2015
My colleagues Matt Zemek and Joe Nardone have very capably covered the major angles of NBA Finals Game 5, which frees me up to take on what seemed to be the biggest topic of conversation after the game, Cavaliers’ coach David Blatt’s decision to “go small.” Blatt’s postgame press conference was unlike any I’ve ever […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/9/2015
It was one of those moments when talk radio and the internet blow up. Remember when David Blatt imitating LeBron James’s play signals was a thing? Remember when that story hit the airwaves just over two months ago, and Blatt became a pinata — again — for the masses? Make no mistake — the optics […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone on 6/8/2015
It is amazing how a win can overshadow the use of a highly questionable strategy. Such was the case in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night in Oakland. A bounce of the ball in a different direction, a made uncontested dunk by Golden State Warrior reserve Marreese Speights, or LeBron James not […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/7/2015
Sunday, I wrote here at Crossover Chronicles that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ presence in the 2015 NBA Finals magnified the job Erik Spoelstra did with the Miami Heat. The basic reasoning behind that claim is simple and hard to refute: Spoelstra did not get the fully mature LeBron James Blatt has in Cleveland. As Cavs general […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 5/23/2015
You can make all the Eastern Conference and David Blatt jokes you want, but if you stop laughing for a second, you can appreciate just how much LeBron James has grown as a leader. This growth — as a person and as a player — is responsible for bringing the Cleveland Cavaliers to the doorstep […]
0 comments by Joseph Nardone on 5/11/2015
David Blatt came to the Cleveland Cavaliers before LeBron James decided he was coming back home. The former Princeton point guard was intially taking over what was presumed to be a young team, one that was still growing. Blatt originally took over a Cavaliers franchise that would have a fair and modest set of expectations […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 5/10/2015
Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt almost pulled a Chris Webber in the closing second of the Cavs/Bulls game four. After the Bulls scored to tie up the game, Blatt came onto the floor and called for a timeout (see video below). Luckily for the Cavs, the refs didn’t see the timeout call and Tyronn Lue […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/17/2015
The 1994 Seattle Supersonics. The 2012 Chicago Bulls. The 2007 Dallas Mavericks. These and other “winter champions” are not remembered for the best of reasons. Greatness over 82 games and greatness in an American spring are two very different things. The playoffs define professional basketball legacies and reputations. Winning 11 straight Big 12 titles can […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 4/16/2015
The 2015 NBA Playoff bracket is set. The show starts Saturday with a quadrupleheader. Our site will (Crossover) Chronicle the playoffs, and over the next few days, you’ll find plenty to read on the NBA’s postseason before the first game tips just after 3 p.m. Eastern on April 18. More will be said on teams […]
BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 14: Shawn Marion #31 of the Cleveland Cavaliers warms up prior to a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on November 14, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
0 comments by Benjamin Bornstein on 2/24/2015
Cleveland Cavalier small forward Shawn Marion is set to miss two weeks because of a hip strain. It’s in his left hip and he found out after undergoing an MRI on Monday. Cavs coach David Blatt talked about why Marion hasn’t been playing recently and pointed out his hip as the main reason. “I knew before […]
0 comments by Chase Thomas on 12/31/2014
In a NBA landscape where Flip Saunders has more job titles than wins this season is LeBron James replacing David Blatt as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers really that crazy? It probably is, at least on the surface, but with reports now coming out that the Cavs have “completely abandoned Blatt’s offensive system” and […]
0 comments by Jon Wolf on 12/29/2014
The soap opera continues in Cleveland. On this week’s episode David Blatt comes under criticism for his lack of ability to reach the team, according to ESPN. Could it possibly be the fact that David Blatt is brand new to coaching in the NBA, and only coached the Cavaliers for 30 games? Is it time […]
0 comments by Benjamin Bornstein on 9/29/2014
Every year there are new rookies in the league. But I am going to talk to you about the rookie head coaches. There seems to be a fair amount of them this season and they all enter into different team situations. So I thought it would be fun to explore what might happen to them this […]
David Blatt’s successful career in Europe gets tested as he comes to the NBA. Photo by David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 8/4/2014
“Yoav Borovitch, Globes Online: Do you support the operation? David Blatt, Cavaliers coach: Absolutely. In my opinion, this war is Israel’s most justified war I can remember in recent years. I’m really sorry about what’s happening in Gaza, but there’s no doubt that we had to act there, so that Israel will have quiet there once […]
0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 7/14/2014
The Thunder have one of the more intriguing teams here at the Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League. They are the defending champions of the Summer League (with players returning, if that matters). They have players with deep Playoff experience working on individual skills. That is going to be part of the Thunder’s goal this […]
