Sources say while the Carlos Boozer contract fiasco IS, indeed, a disaster for the Cavaliers, it disguises the REAL problem that threatens to tear the team apart: many players simply don't think head coach Paul Silas communicates well.
Among the issues that have Cavs grumbling about Silas, heading into his second season as team coach:
Silas rarely has one-on-one meetings with players which sometimes causes them to find out through the media why they're in his doghouse or aren't playing. "[They] hate trying to read Paul's mind," says one source of frustrated Cavs players.
Silas' refusal to have a consistent playing rotation drives many players crazy including Boozer, who blossomed into a star NBA forward last season.
While Silas lectures players about handling adversity well, he occasionally does the opposite when the team struggles he sulks, broods and blames others within the club's circle.
In contrast, when the Cavs are riding high, players sense that Silas becomes puffed up by the success and struts around like a king among his subjects the latter being them. "He just comes off as a front-runner," another source says of Silas. "Players have a problem with that. It's going to remain one, too."
Silas isn't above making himself look good with fans and the media at the expense of players. One example: After Silas and Cavs forward Ira Newble had a much-publicized, closed- door shouting match after a road game last November, Silas made a point of following Newble into an open hallway (where he could be easily overheard) and yelling more insults even though Newble was walking away, trying to calm down.
Most suspect Silas did so knowing it would polish his image as a tough-guy coach who "don't take no mess" even though it left Newble looking foolish when the media reported a petty remark Silas made about the player's hairstyle.
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I read that and I think this thread is a good place to make the prediction that's been on my mind recently. If and when the Cavaliers are ready in a few years to really contend in the playoffs, Paul Silas will be replaced as head coach by Larry Brown.
Paul Silas is not going to take a team there, but this team could become the kind of situation that Larry Brown likes to come to, and if he and LeBron James have a good experience of each other at the Olympics you know it will be on both of their minds.
I like Silas. I think he'll get the team to where it needs to be. I agree with you Nevus though, in that it will probably take a better coach to take the team over the last hurdle.
Phil Jackson? Pat Riley?
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I've always liked Paul Silas, but I never thought he was a guy who really be able to take a team to the promised land. He simply doesn't have what it takes to put them over the top, how many years did the Hornets have one of the best teams in the East and couldn't get past the second round?
His tendency to throw people in the doghouse so often, is crazy. His coaching brings the best out of some (like Tractor Traylor, and Jerome Moiso) but it hinders a lot of talented players.
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