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I have no idea what they do.  Keeping the coach is probably the correct move.  The whole analytic comments though were disastrous down 0-3.  

I thought the team was awesome two years ago, only to not be healthy and then lose in the first round of the playoffs.   This year was a roller coaster during the regular season.  None of the good feelings of last years regular season.   They got to the conference finals this year with two game 7 wins only to get swept in the ECF.    It feels like they have tried different maturations of teams.   Most moves I have liked.  It hasn't worked out and they seem destined to be a good, not great team.    It is also hard to take seriously a James Harden led team.   

Mitchell says he wants to stay in Clev.  Actions speak louder than words.   Having Mobley become the player some thought he could be, would certainly help.

The comments while terrible were probably trying to find a silver lining on an impossible situation.  I'm not sure keeping him is the right answer.  There is seems to be something very wrong with the team and probably several somethings.  Kind of weird to say it about a team that reached the ECF, but they should be better even if there is no shame in losing to that Knicks squad.