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| Ty Lue is sent to the showers. The Cavs sever ties with him. |
Ty Lue was fired out the cannon over the weekend. After the Cavaliers lost LaBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cavs went on without him. After a miserable starting, the Cavs owners were fed up.
The six straight losses must have done him in.
Larry Drew will be the interim coach.
Lue lead the Cavs to the NBA finals including the 2016 NBA Championship in a rough Game 7 against perennial winners the Golden State Warriors.
Cleveland's ownership and management had hoped the team would compete for a playoff spot, although it might not be realistic with the loss of James leaving the team.
"My time here in Cleveland was truly special. I am very grateful for the dedication, sacrifice and support of all the players on our team, the tremendous coaches I worked with and of course, our incredible fans. Lastly, deep thanks to Dan Gilbert, David Griffin, and Koby Altman for the opportunity over the last three years and I only wish the organization success moving forward."
Altman is the general manager for the Cavs.
"This was a very difficult decision. It is especially so, considering Coach Lue's time with us over the last four years, including four straight trips to the NBA finals. We have respect and great admiration for Ty, not only as a coach, but a person. We thank him for the many ways he has contributed to our success, wish him the best and he will always be remembered for leading a very special Cavs team back against the odds to win the title in 2016. This is a different team equation, though, and one that we felt needed a different voice and approach that required change."
The Cavs were the team when LaBron was there. He spent his first six years with the team.
LaBron decided to head to Miami after years of failing to accomplish a championship. He went to the Miami Heat and gave the team two NBA championships/
After four years with the Miami H eat, James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers. During his four years, he took on the Golden State Warriors in four NBA Finals. Out of the four, James managed to give Cleveland that one victory.
James would leave Cleveland after the fourth NBA Finals loss. He would go to free agency and soon join the Los Angeles Lakers.
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| Hue Jackson ends his term, The Cleveland Browns fired Jackson out the cannon after major loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Browns longtime rivals. |
Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley on Monday after a three-game losing streak derailed a decent run.
The Browns announced defensive coach Gregg Williams will be the interim coach for the time being.
The Brown have a 2-5-1 season.
After the loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Browns ownership felt it was time to let Jackson go.
"We greatly appreciate Hue's committment to the Cleveland Browns organization over the last two and half years. We understand how critical this time period is in the development of our football team, individually and collectively, and believed it was in the organization's best interest to make the move at this time, in order to maximize our opportunities the rest of this season. We certainly only wish Hue, Michelle and his family the best moving forward.
The Browns is looking to take QB's Baker Mayfield's former coach. The Oklahoma Sooners coach Lincoln Riley is a possible replacement for the team.
The Browns went a full season without a victory. The first two victories and tie showed some prospect for the team. However, two close losses kind of made it inevitable for Jackson's cannon firing.
Rumors going around that Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer is on his way out soon. After the Buckeyes lost to the Purdue University Boilermakers, many fingered Meyer for the loss. Also the scandal of keeping on the disgraced offensive coach who abused his wife sealed Meyer's fate.
We'll see in the coming days how the Buckeyes will succeed in the Big Ten. Their playoff berth is likely off the table.
Onward Cleveland.
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