Cavaliers fire coach Byron Scott

[pwaldo]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/91...land-cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers have fired coach Byron Scott, the team announced Thursday morning.

The Cavs lost 16 of their final 18 games to finish at 24-58, the third-worst record in the NBA. The team blew several large leads, including a 27-point home lead against the Miami Heat in the final weeks of the season.

"I wish Byron Scott and his entire family the best going forward," owner Dan Gilbert said in a release. "Byron is a class guy, both on and off the court, and I thank him for his three years of coaching the Cavaliers. I fully support the difficult move that was made today. Although we saw progress with young individual player development, we did not see the kind of progress we expected on the team level this past season.

[mrveggieman]

The cavs have a good young team with cap space. Not a bad job to have even though the owner is an idiot and will turn on you.