However, I don’t see a title any time soon with Mike Brown on the sideline. He’s a good coach and LeBron clearly likes him but I don’t think he has the mental makeup to coach a guy like King James. Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich are the kind of coaches LeBron needs early in his career. Men who aren’t afraid to get in the face of an elite player, can can get into their heads and challenge them. Neither PJ nor Coach Pop would ever allow their players to joke around on the bench just cause their teams have a big lead. There has to be a respect for the game (why do you think LeBron rolled out and let his teammates deal with the media?) Brown wasn’t even drawing up plays or calling defenses, his assistants were doing that for him. There is no way an NBA head coach should ever be outside the huddle in the 4th quarter and Mike Brown was. Considering that he has also been to the finals already yet was still out coached by a rookie to big playoff games (Stan Van Porn Stash) says a lot about how far away the Cavs are with Brown in charge.

Hopefully for Cavs fans the front office does its job and gets this team better personnel, but in the long run there is going to have to be a coaching change. Brown was on Popovich’s staff so he’s seen a great coach in action, but a tiger can’t changes it’s stripes and I’m afraid that Brown is more of a housecat than a predator in the wild.