The Break/Sports Thread #1 For 6/9/10: Strong Rumors Indicated Izzo To The Cavs Is A Deal, Johnson to the Nets
First on Avery Johnson. It seems like he will be the next coach for the New Jersey Nets, and it's a smart move that appears to be the case : But the potentially bigger news, and especially from the source it came from, could be that Tom Izzo is going to exactly be the next coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers From the terrific Cleveland sports blog "Waiting For Next Year" : Sources close to WFNY have informed us that Tom Izzo has told his players at Michigan State that he plans on taking the Cavaliers job. Our sources have heard directly from players on the MSU team that Izzo informed them this week that he is planning on making the move up to the NBA level under the ownership of MSU grad Dan Gilbert. We have also heard from a separate source that Izzo is holding off on announcing this until the end of the week, when his kids finish up school in the Lansing area. While Izzo could always change his mind, we are comfortable reporting that he has in fact informed his pla...