I must say...
I don't know if Blatt was a good coach or a bad coach. I don't know if he was a good guy or a jerk. Whatever the case, the reporting surrounding his firing has been, in my opinion, absolutely disgraceful for all involved. People are coming out of the woodwork left and right to throw shade at the guy, but no one is attaching a name to their comments. Opportunistic reporters are jumping on every opportunity to stir controversy and get sports fans riled up.
Imagine you're David Blatt, and you're hearing about dozens and dozens of quotes - again, all unnamed - talking shit about you. I get it, it's part of the job. I don't want to sound like I'm playing the world's smallest violin, but this whole thing seems a little TMZ to me.
On a side note, I've always been a fan of LeBron, but if he indeed has been lobbying for Blatt's firing so the Cavs could hire Mark Jackson... Oh my God. Between his lazy play early last year, his moping, his calling out coaches and teammates, and now this... I think there's a credible case to be made that LeBron is the second best player ever, but his career keeps getting stranger and stranger.