This must be the third straight year where the Coach of the Year from the previous season has been fired in the next season.
Avery Johnson and the Mavs springs to mind as does Byron Scott and the Hornets.

as a cavs fan, im happy bout this, Lbebron was basically coaching the team anyway, even drawing up plays during time-outs.
Hopefully get some one who can teach the TEAM an offense, maybe someone like Avery Johnson if he is still looking to coach

Last-ditch attempt to keep LeBron in Cleveland?

I think if the team management don;t take drastic action to improve the team this off-season, and quickly, LeBron will bolt. They have to do everything in their power, and be seen to leave no stone unturned, to retain the big fella...

This is a good move. Lebron was certainly coaching the team and drawing plays.

This could keep Lebron with the Cavs. However the Management must do everything they can to keep the man or he will leave. Lebron really needs some core players and others who can contribute.

Avery Johnson is looking to coach, but may score the Hawks job. I think he received a 2nd interview with them. But he'll make a good coach in any team. Great basketball mind and brain.

Mike's downfall is a far-too plain name. Change the moniker to something along the lines of the following and watch the job offers roll in:

Mikey Brown
LeMike Brown
DeMichael Brown
MJ Brown
Mike Brown Jr
Mike Brown the III
Mike Brown-Curtingly
M Brown (eg P Diddy)

Had to be done really. Brown has had a fair crack and he hasn't been able to get his players to perform under pressure in the playoffs. The Cleveland team I saw against the Celtics had regressed since 2008, when they went damn close to stopping the eventual champs in the 2nd round. That team at least was tough defensively and fought hard to the end. Two years on, Cavs players still can't shoot under pressure and they are playing worse team defence.

Its not just the coach though. They have key players like Mo Williams and Antawn Jamison that will win them plenty of regular season games, but just aren't good enough when the competition heats up from the 2nd round of the playoffs onward. At a minimum, the Cavs have to find a way to offload Mo Williams and find a guy who can defend Rondo well (with help), shoot the three and handle the ball. They need to get rid of Jamison too, but I can't see who will take his contract.

Bo - you forgot JaMichael D'Brown.

I'm ambivalent about the sacking - I think the lack of a real Robin for LeBron's Batman was a far bigger issue this year. Still, I guess they gave Brown a decent shot at it. Desperation time now.

Ref & Champ; agree there, but at the standpoint that Lebron shouldn't be running the team. If your Marquee player tries to run everything, you tell him to back down or leave the court and take up a coaching position.

Mike Brown was fired because they couldn't fire anyone else; they're not going to bag half the team because they didn't perform, certainly not Lebron because they need to save face; he was the only viable option.

In short, the Cavs recruited poorly over the last 3 seasons.

Mo was a mistake, Shaq was a mistake, keeping Big Z was a mistake.

They needed a defensive PG (Rondo was shopped after the 08 season), they needed a rebounding centre, and they needed some three point shooting.

Their best ouside threats are LeBron, Anthony Parker and Mo.

Does anyone know - what was the Cavs record against Boston, Orlando, Lakers, Spurs and Utah over the past couple of seasons? That will tell you how good the team was and whether Mike Brown had a genuine squad to work with.

Now that I think of it, changing it to just plain Le Brown might have made his star player happier, which would have counted for something?

Team owner: LeBron, we were going to fire Mike but he says he's happy to do whatever you tell him if it means he'll keep his job and you in Cleveland. Now we both know he can't coach, but I want to keep you here: your thoughts?

Lebron: I'll stay, but I want him to change his name.

TO: What?

L: I want him to change his name.

TO: To what?

L: Le Brown.

TO: What?

L: Le Brown. You know, so it's LeBron and Le Brown. In that order. I want Bill Simmons to write 'Lebron! Le Brown! Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers!'

TO: Let me put it to him.

Big Marty

I agree that Lebron shouldn't be coaching and with what you've said above. The fact is it's happened.

The team still needs a change and Mr Brown had to go. Too many passengers in the playoffs and drastic changes need to be made.

Terrible Bo, jussssst terrible.

This is long overdue, just to add to what the original poster said about coaches of the year, the last 6 coaches of the year (excluding this years) are all unemployed or not at the same team.

Actually, just looked it up, they are all unemployed except for D'Antoni who is now obviously coaching the Knicks. But Brown (CLE), Scott (NO), Mitchell (TOR), Avery (DAL), Hubie Brown (MEM) were all fired what...2 seasons after winning the award?