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Notes: Split is good at dealing with players self-esteem issues, better than David Blatt in this regard

5:02pm, 3 November 2025Basketball

November 2nd, Trail Blazers reporter Mike Richman recently talked about Split's style on the podcast "Locked On Blazers".

"He is very smart and a very good basketball wise man. He also had a very successful one-year coaching experience at Paris Basketball Club, and he obviously understands the game of basketball very well. I think he is very good in terms of tactical understanding and player development. But the hardest part in the NBA is managing the ego of the players, which is in the league There are many smart people, such as former Cavaliers coach David Blatt, who is a basketball genius, but cannot handle the self-esteem of players in the NBA, so the media at the time said that Blatt was in trouble related to James," Mike Richman said.

According to Woj reports in January 2016, Blatt was forced out by James' team; Blatt's team confirmed the news a few days later, believing that firing Blatt was 1000% James' decision.

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