Cavaliers

J.B. Bickerstaff Fighting For Job; Almost Fired Earlier This Season

Could five seasons be the max for head coach J.B. Bickerstaff in Cleveland? According to reports, one executive in the NBA believes the Cavaliers were close to firing him and that they are evaluating their playoff run to make a determination.

Despite having this organization turned around from when he started to now, the lack of playoff success and this regular season’s collapse have the front office concerned.

The expectations are either making it to the Eastern Conference Finals or fireworks starting. These “playoff demons” need to be shaken off for Bickerstaff to continue to prove his worth to Cleveland’s Dan Gilbert and Mike Gansey.

Bickerstaff is 168-158 in 326 games with Cleveland and 1-4 in five postseason games.