INDEPENDENCE: I want the speculation about David Blatt’s future to be over.
I want Blatt’s declaration Thursday that he “absolutely” intends to stay and coach the Cavaliers next season and General Manger David Griffin’s continued support of Blatt to be the end of it.
But I suspect that’s not the case.
Not with LeBron James in his postseason bunker, decompressing after another physically and emotionally painful loss in the NBA Finals.
Not with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s willingness to fire coaches yearly, no matter the cost.
Not with questions about whether James and his teammates respect Blatt or have tuned him out, an issue addressed all season by the local media, continuing to be raised nationally.