Tom Izzo may want to talk to LeBron James before deciding on the Cleveland Cavaliers job, but it doesn't look like James wants to talk to Izzo or any candidate for that matter. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
All along, James has not planned to speak to coaching candidates or lobby for certain coaches to replace Mike Brown. James, according to a source, has not spoken with Izzo about the job or his future and currently has no plans to do so.
The problem this creates for Izzo is that if he accepts the Cavs job, he wouldn't have an idea of what LeBron is going to do when free agency opens on July 1. It's certainly possible that LeBron will return to Cleveland, but you can imagine that Izzo would like to at least get an idea before committing to the Cavs and leaving Michigan State. Since that doesn't seem like it will happen, this is going to come down to if Izzo wants to take the risk and leave a great situation for an uncertain one in Cleveland.
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Sounds like LeBron is keeping his hands clean on this one......Izzo could be hung out to dry
Based on experience, my best guess is it sounds like James is seriously considering leaving Cleveland if he gets a good offer from a good team, which is likely. If Izzo takes the job and then James leaves, Izzo would be hung out to dry. If James talks to him before that, it will seem that James led Izzo on and will tarnish LeBron’s reputation. If LeBron doesn’t talk to Izzo, James is free of that tarnish, and can say it was all on Izzo, his decision. Personally, I think it’s a chicken**** move on LeBron’s part. IMO, LeBron’s reputation is already tarnished with this move. Izzo would be crazy to take the job now. Never tie your coaching career to one NBA player…….too many things can happen. The situation now is a perfect example. That’s especially true if you already, like Izzo, have job security at a great college program that you helped to build.
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by GRLion on Jun 14, 2010 2:05 PM EDT reply actions
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