David Blatt may have been Greg Popovich in Europe, but in the NBA, he’s simply the rookie head coach for a loaded Cavs team that has gotten off to an awful start.
Even after a 06-74 win over the Orlando Magic–that saw the Cavs move to 6-7 on the season–Blatt is still a work in progress.
He’s also starting to some shots from his peers.
In a column from Howard Beck of Bleacher Report on the Cavs early season struggles, one veteran NBA head coach said he belives the Cavs rookie coach “is struggling a bit.”
“I think Blatt is struggling a bit,” said one veteran NBA coach. “The offense is not very imaginative. Spoelstra did good job of blending guys, creating ways to get guys isolated. I don’t see that right now. They’re going through the motions of an offense that isn’t clicking.”
The coach, who did not want to be named while critiquing a rival, said Blatt’s offense relied on “a lot of European stuff that isn’t going to work” in the NBA. “It’s too simple. I just don’t think he hits the right buttons.
“Their talent is taking over and will win some games,” the coach said. “But going against elite teams, that’s not going to work.”
Sounds like someone’s salty about Blatt being handed the reigns to a juggernaut.