Coach Blatt is learning what a pressure cooker it is to be the head coach of LeBron James. It turns you into part of the story. Cavs are off to a slow start and Blatt is trying to manage all these different personalities and skill sets the best him can.
It’s LeBron’s team, but he has to show he is the BOSS, here is what he had to say about breaking some of the Cavs bad habits.
James let his frustration be known after the loss to the Blazers, citing “bad habits” by his teammates that needed to be worked on.
James was presumably referring to the Cavs backcourt of Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters who combined to shoot 6-for-28 against Portland.
Blatt was asked how he planned to break the bad habits that James was referring to.
“You got kids? Then you know the answer,” Blatt said to a reporter. “I got four, I taught a lot of them. You watch. You show. You speak. You use examples. You hug. You never hit. But you do admonish. How’s that?”
We will see how that works.