Wednesday, June 13, 2018

LeBron James, the Next NBA Player Coach?

Would LeBron Agree to be the Player Coach of the Cavaliers?  I think they should find out, and Tyronn Lue is on his way out anyway.  



     I believe LeBron is gone from Cleveland and hated owner Dan Gilbert.  He can get any amount of money he wants from any team in the NBA, so I don't really care who he signs with.  If there is any chance of keeping him in Cleveland I would do it.  But we don't have that great of a team to offer him.  Kevin Love and Larry Nance Junior are okay, but not superstars like Durant or Hardin or guys like that.  But what if we made him the Player Coach?  Maybe that would be appealing enough that he might consider it.   
   There have been several player coaches in the NBA, with Bill Russell being by far the most successful, winning two world championships.  Other notables include Lenny Wilkins, Dave Cowens and Bob Cousy.   
    So why not LeBron?  Lost in his athletic greatness is the fact that he has an incredible basketball mind, with near total recall in breaking down a game that he has just played in.  For that reason, he is incredible to listen to when he is interviewed.  

    Part of the reason that Tyronn Lue is getting criticized is that LeBron had too much power, so no one would listen to the Coach.  That problem gets fixed if LeBron is the Coach.  In any case, Lue could not get his team to play acceptable defense.  Maybe LeBron could exert better control on the players.   
    I think the Cavs' recruiting pbolems are due to uncertainty surrounding LeBron.  If he were definitely going to play, the team should have no problem in recruiting star players to join the team.  That's going to happen as players will descend on Cleveland in the off-season, hoping to have a shot at playing with and for LeBron.  
    What have we got to lose?
     LeBron for Player Coach.  Fire Lue.    

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