“Does David Blatt get a ring?”

That question was asked more than a few times on Twitter after the Cavaliers sealed Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. There’s no right answer to that question. It’s up to the Cavaliers to chose whether or not Blatt gets one for his contribution to the team this season, which includes more than half of the team’s regular season wins.

In all likelihood, Blatt will get his jewelry. Stan Van Gundy, who lasted only 21 games, got one from the Heat after “resigning” during the 2005-06 season. The more interesting question to ask is whether Blatt deserves a ring.

The answer is an emphatic yes. No matter how you feel about Blatt as a coach, he clearly played a significant role in putting this team’s scheme together. Tyronn Lue may have elevated certain aspects of the team, but the foundation was already put in place. Having taken over in midseason, Lue simply did not have the time to make sweeping changes to the Cavs’ set-up. The Cavs did not play much better after Lue took over.

Under Blatt

Record: 30-11

Points scored/100 possessions: 105.2

Points allowed/100 possessions: 99.9

Difference: +5.3

Under Lue

Record: 27-14

Points scored/100 possessions: 108.1

Points allowed/100 possessions: 102.3

Difference: +5.8

The only difference was how the season ended. Lue guided the team to two more wins in the Finals, but also had a healthy Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving at his disposal.

The question of whether the Cavaliers would have won a ring without making the coaching change (my hunch is no) is completely irrelevant to this conversation, anyway. I can confidently say Cleveland would have prevailed without reserves Sasha Kaun and Jordan McRae on the roster and nobody is going to say they do not deserve their rings.

Rings should go to any member of the organization who contributed in some way to the team, and even the most staunch Blatt critic would admit he contributed to the Cavaliers run.

It’s not like NBA teams have set a high standard for who gets a championship ring. Mason, the Pistons’ arena announcer (the DEEEEEE-TROIT BASKETBAAAALLLLLLL guy), got one in 2004.

I’m making a ruling now: If Mason deserves a ring (and he does), Blatt deserves a ring. Do the right thing, Dan Gilbert.