Analysis: The Cavaliers need to find a non-LeBron identity. Michigan’s John Beilein could help.
The Cavaliers have taken the unconventional step of hiring a top college coach, Michigan's John Beilein. By Ben Golliver Ben Golliver NBA reporter Email Bio Follow May 13 at 5:20 PM For 16 years, the Cleveland Cavaliers have had one of two identities: the team that LeBron James led or the team that LeBron James left.
For years, NBA teams have collectively adopted an insular approach to coaching hires. The Boston Celtics’ successful poaching of Brad Stevens from Butler University is the obvious exception, but most current NBA coaches are former players or assistants at the NBA level. When Beilein arrived at Michigan, he inherited a prestigious but underperforming program that still hadn’t found its footing after damaging recruiting scandals in the 1990s. Beilein had the Wolverines back in the NCAA tournament by his second season, and he spent the next decade churning out pro prospects and cultivating modern offenses that made full use of the three-point shot. Along the way, Beilein solidified his reputation as a thoughtful tactician with integrity.
“John is a great human being,” Gilbert said in a statement Monday. “He cares deeply about his players and others who work for him and around him. He is a tireless worker who obsesses about finding better ways and the inches that will help his team and the organization grow. John is a brilliant basketball mind and a winner.”
Many franchises in these circumstances, unable to lure top NBA coaching talent, resort to hiring up-and-coming NBA assistants with no previous head coaching experience. But look no further than the Phoenix Suns, who have cycled through Earl Watson and Igor Kokoskov, to see the challenges of culture-building with an untested rookie on the bench.
“John is one of the most accomplished and innovative basketball minds and leaders in the entire game,” Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman said in a statement. “He has a unique ability to create an outstanding culture that will promote the development of young players and provide a solid structure to the entire program.”
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