The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost 12 of their last 18 games, but according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, head coach Tyronn Lue’s job is safe, at least for now.
Reeling Cavaliers have no plans to fire coach Tyronn Lue, per report
“We are not firing our head coach,” one Cavaliers official told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
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A source in Cleveland’s front office told Wojnarowski, “We are not firing our head coach.” Instead, they will look to improve the team before the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline.
It wouldn’t be unheard of for Cleveland to fire its head coach midway through the season. After all, the Cavaliers fired David Blatt with a 30-11 record two years ago, the best record by a head coach ever to be fired mid-season.
But the statement at least proves Cleveland isn’t placing all the blame on its head coach just yet. After all, the Cavaliers have the oldest roster in the NBA, and as the league gets younger and more athletic, Cleveland just hasn’t been able to keep up.
The clock is ticking for the Cavaliers to get better, and each level of rock bottom has been followed with a deeper, darker level that Cleveland just hasn’t been able to claw out from. Miraculously, they’re still the third seed in the East.
But a look at the standings shows there are other teams on the Cavs’ tuchus. They’ve got to pick it up, or else things could get out of hand, and fast.
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