Okay so were nearly at the half way point of the season and the Cavs have 4 losses...

[QUOTE=jayfan;14968415]Coaching matters.

And Bickerstaff did a nice job. As he's doing with Detroit this year. But Atkinson has them playing on another level team-wise. He's gotten Mitchell to buy in and be less ball-hoggy, and Mobley has really emerged as a result.

Atkinson has quickly proven that what he did with the Nets was not a mirage.



* If COTY voting took place today, it may well be...

1. Atkinson
2. Bickerstaff

Detroit is actually above .500 right now. That's crazy.


.[/QUOTE]

I think a big part of the coaching difference is Atkinson has them cutting and sharing the ball. Bickerstaff relied a lot of pick and rolls. Mobley's confidence has been awesome this since. The basket he had at the end of the game on a drive he wouldn't of done last year at all. It's nice to see Mitchell sacrifice some stats for team success.

They are right on pace for 73 wins, but I don’t think anyone expects that. I suppose it could turn out like the 2015 Warriors where coming in people expect a playoff team and then it just turns out they were one of the best teams ever.

What a random ass team to have this type of record. You look at their roster and do not expect 32-4.

My ****ing team. 😭

[QUOTE=jayfan;14968415]Coaching matters.

And Bickerstaff did a nice job. As he's doing with Detroit this year. But Atkinson has them playing on another level team-wise. He's gotten Mitchell to buy in and be less ball-hoggy, and Mobley has really emerged as a result.

Atkinson has quickly proven that what he did with the Nets was not a mirage.



* If COTY voting took place today, it may well be...

1. Atkinson
2. Bickerstaff

Detroit is actually above .500 right now. That's crazy.


.[/QUOTE]
JB did an okay job, nothing spectacular. He is very good at two things: get guys to play hard, raise the floor. He'll raise the floor, but never will reach the ceiling. As soon as Detroit wants to take it to the next level in two or three years, they need to rid of him immediately no matter what he has done the season prior. No adjustments and relies too much on one player to get something done. That can only get you so far, but will never work in the playoffs.

[QUOTE=Meticode;14968437]Why? This makes no sense.[/QUOTE]

Makes a lot of sense.

Would the Cavs beat the Celtics in a seven game series

[QUOTE=Street Hunger;14969890]Would the Cavs beat the Celtics in a seven game series[/QUOTE]

I'd give it 70%/30% in favor of the Celtics. I'd be rooting for the Cavs though.