At 46-33, the Cavaliers are fifth within the Japanese Convention with three video games left within the common season. Cleveland has been a top-five group within the East all season lengthy. Nonetheless, accidents have been a relentless battle for the group. That’s led to their document slipping at instances. Placing head coach J.B. Bickerstaff on the new seat.
Final season, Cleveland went 51-31 and misplaced within the first spherical of the playoffs. The Cavaliers have did not be related within the postseason since LeBron James left. Bickerstaff is making an attempt to vary that and a variety of driving on his group’s efficiency within the 2024 playoffs. If the Cavs fizzle out once more, Bickerstaff may very well be fired this offseason. Will the Cavaliers have the ability to come collectively as a group and play their finest basketball within the postseason?
Will the Cavaliers fireplace J.B. Bickerstaff if the group doesn’t make it far sufficient within the playoffs?
Report: J.B. Bickerstaff was nearly fired earlier this season, may very well be teaching for his job in playoffs
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 9, 2024
In 2004-05, J.B. Bickerstaff started his teaching profession as an assistant for the Charlotte Bobcats. He was an assistant with two different groups and took over as interim head coach for the Rockets in 2015-16. Bickerstaff lastly acquired his huge break in 2018-19 and was employed as the pinnacle coach of the Grizzlies. Nonetheless, Bickerstaff lasted only one season as head coach in Memphis. The long-time coach has a historical past of being a coach on the bench and changing into the interim.
Bickerstaff did that with Houston and Memphis, and that’s how he acquired his begin in Cleveland. Head coach John Beilen resigned in 2019-20 and Bickerstaff took over as interim that season. In late February, the group employed Bickerstaff full-time and he’s been with Cleveland ever since. His finest document within the common season with the Cavs is 2022-23 at 51-31. In 4 seasons because the full-time head coach, the Cavaliers have made the playoffs one time. They’ll possible make it once more this season however how far will they have the ability to go?
One of the best factor you can do for the followers is FIRE JB BICKERSTAFF
— #FireJB (@GoatedMobley) April 9, 2024
One league government instructed Hoops Wire that Bickerstaff may very well be fired if the group doesn’t make the Japanese Convention Finals. That looks like a tall job for the Cavs who haven’t made it out of the primary spherical with Bickerstaff as head coach. The group was bounced in 5 video games by the Knicks final season after being one of many prime groups within the East. Cleveland must carry out nicely this postseason if J.B. Bickerstaff needs to maintain his job. How far will the Cavs go within the 2024 playoffs?
