From Distance: Grumpily Taking on The Czar

Four point play…

1. I was excited to hear ex-Cavaliers coach, Mike Fratello, in the booth with Austin Carr and Fred McLeod Tuesday night. The Czar has a little more time on his hands this season without having to call the Brooklyn Nets games every night. He is a fun analyst, but more importantly, Mike was a perfect example of a coach who tailored his basketball strategy to his players’ strengths.

Fratello’s Atlanta Hawks teams of the 80s featured an uptempo offense that scored at will. It was led by the now underrated, “Human Highlight Film, Dominique Wilkins. Those teams mostly fell short in the playoffs against Larry Bird’s Celtics squads, but it certainly wasn’t because they lacked…