David Blatt may not have gotten much support from the Cavaliers organization or even his players before his Friday firing, but fellow NBA coaches are lining up to back Blatt, with Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy being the latest.
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"You can't even make a flimsy case for the fact that the guy wasn't meeting expectations,” Van Gundy said (via MLive.com). “So obviously, there's something else going on, and that's what I'm saying — none of us now has any clue, whatsoever, what the expectations for coaches are."
Cavaliers GM David Griffin said he made the move from Blatt to Tyronn Lue because the locker room was “disconnected” and lacked a “collective spirit.” However, Van Gundy expects there was more to it.
"We have no idea why it happened," Van Gundy said. "But there's no explanation that can include that he didn't meet expectations, in terms of winning. There's absolutely no way to even make a flimsy case, let alone a solid one, for that."
Van Gundy left a parting shot for the Cavs, saying he and other coaches who don’t have conference-best records still have jobs “because our front offices aren't quite as crazy as theirs.”