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Shai has added a pull up 3 to his game.
 

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Thunder 3-0 by an average of over 19 pts a game.
 

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sure you could say that about any good or bad coach ever. The point Atkinson isn’t afraid to make change or adjustments at any point in the game. Bickerstaff rarely did it. Not shitting on Bickerstaff, he did a nice job and brought the Cavs back into the spotlight but he had some clear weaknesses and stubbornness that gave this team a ceiling.

It’s early but the offense has come to life and early on we see he isn’t afraid to change things up in game

Not sure what you mean about blame. It depends on the circumstance.
I am fine with the change made but come on...JB made changes as much as anyone. Also, he turned an incredibly weak defensive team into an elite D with defense as their identity. In addition, the team improved every season with him. Just hope it continues and we get to ECF or further under Atkinson. That will depend mostly on health.

Did he have weaknesses? Like any coach, I'm sure he did. But he's like most coaches (including likely the current one)....give him talent he can win. Don't and he wont.
 

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If you take away the #3 jersey off the statute, is there a single person outside of that stadium that would have said ”That’s Dwayne Wade”?

Lot of Lawrence Fisburnes. Maybe some young Redd Foxx’s. Zero Dwayne Wades.
 

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Shai with 35, 11, 9, 3 and 3 tonight
 

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I am fine with the change made but come on...JB made changes as much as anyone. Also, he turned an incredibly weak defensive team into an elite D with defense as their identity. In addition, the team improved every season with him. Just hope it continues and we get to ECF or further under Atkinson. That will depend mostly on health.

Did he have weaknesses? Like any coach, I'm sure he did. But he's like most coaches (including likely the current one)....give him talent he can win. Don't and he wont.
I am talking in game adjustments and I rarely saw him switch to a zone if man was an issue, for example. We saw Atkinson do this in game 3. I already gave JB credit but if you read my reply, he had a clear ceiling as a coach in Cleveland. If you watch the games you saw this. The offense and players were not evolving or playing to their strengths. Coaches are paid to put the players in position to win right? It seems like you are just disagreeing just to disagree. I never said he was a bad coach, never even said he was average but the team had a ceiling with him as HC. Never said Atkinson was perfect too but I saw things working in this offense I never saw with JB.

Also, JB is more of defensive mind. I think it is fair maybe the Cavs just needed a better offensive minded coach. I think that is very fair
 
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