All things considered, David Blatt’s first year as an NBA head coach was a good one. It didn’t seem like it would be early on, though. The Cavaliers struggled at the start of the season and, for a while, the temperature of the seat under Blatt rose and there were rumblings he may be fired. Next thing you know, Cleveland was the second seed in the Eastern Conference and, without Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving for most of the last two rounds of the postseason, finished two wins shy of a championship.
Blatt was hired with a wealth of experience coaching overseas.