tyronn lue

[blazenmp]

Does anyone consider that perhaps Blatt is fully aware of these issues but is working with the fo to do their best to nicely correct the issues?

Judging from what I'm reading here, there are a lot of people here that think they know how to manage, few who can and even more who seem pretty sure they know any internal issues and would be pro's at dealing with them.

 

[Green Lantern]

Neither of them have a good handle on things.

If the team was listening to Lue, one would assume they would stick to his defensive principals. Instead, they are looking awful on both sides.

Get rid of them both. And Larry Drew, just for good measure that the rats are all off the ship. Well, all the rats except LeBron.

I made that point yesterday about players and Lue..if he has the defense, why the heck are they not playing any?
What does Drew do? The Bucks couldn't wait one second to unload him off their staff.

 

[I-77 NORTH]

It does start at the top. But when assistants are going behind the back of the head coach, calling time outs and undermining the head coach, they deserve to be fired too.

Who has officially came out and stated this? What if it was the necessary thing to do in the case where he called the timeout?

Blatt seems to be lacking credible awareness and is very myopic - if Lue sensed that it was a good timeout to call, how can you be mad at that? He's the assistant fucking coach for crying out loud. What exactly does his job entail?

There more than 5 or 6 times where I remember Blatt blowing an opportunity to call a timeout to slow down the momentum of a game. Lue seems to be more aware and probably carries a higher IQ when it comes to basketball.

 

[wuck]

Who has officially came out and stated this? What if it was the necessary thing to do in the case where he called the timeout?

All that has been stated by various reporters is that Lue has called timeout on multiple occasions. None of those reports have confirmed whether Lue is calling timeouts on his own or whether that responsibility has been delegated to him or whether they share that task or if there have been other circumstances. Reporters have identified what Lue has done ("assistant coach Tyronn Lue calling timeouts literally behind Blatt's back during games") and stated their own confusion about it, but I don't think any have reported on what Lue or Blatt has to say about what's happened.

Reporters could ask Blatt about this at any time, but I'm not aware that they have yet. I am finding difficulty imagining what answer would be satisfactory.

 

[MRMsix6]

Lue seems to be more aware and probably carries a higher IQ when it comes to basketball.

Based on what, exactly? His vast and impressive resume as an assistant coach?

 

[aldamon]

Just in case anyone has forgotten. The second part I bolded remains to be seen:

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/barfkn...cle_05b05434-e8cf-540d-8abc-697dc0dc1c0a.html

Barfknecht: Cavaliers’ addition of Lue 
may catch LeBron’s eye

• THE WORLD-HERALD
  
  Former Husker Tyronn Lue, the runner-up for Cleveland’s head coaching job, has agreed to become associate head coach to David Blatt. It’s another step closer for Lue, 37, in his goal of becoming an NBA head coach.
  

Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 1:00 am

Column by Lee Barfknecht / World-Herald staff writer

Three days after the Cleveland Cavaliers decided against hiring Tyronn Lue as head coach, they chose the Nebraska basketball Hall of Famer as associate head coach.

Strange move? At first glance, yes — for both parties.


Dig deeper, though, and it’s a crafty maneuver for the Cavaliers and a smart play for Lue in his drive to become an NBA head coach.

Along the way, Husker hoops gets to bask in some of the spotlight the All-Big 12 point guard and first-round NBA pick has attracted to his alma mater. On Monday, Yahoo Sports NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski wrote: “Lue has developed into one of the NBA’s most well-regarded young head-coaching prospects.’’

What Lue brings to the Cavs is balance in combination with new head coach David Blatt.

Blatt is 55. Lue is 37. Blatt is white. Lue is black. Blatt grew up in Massachusetts and played at Princeton, but has spent his 33-year playing and coaching career overseas.

Lue played 11 years in the NBA, won two titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and has spent the past five seasons learning under highly respected coach Doc Rivers with Boston and the L.A. Clippers.

Yet there is an under-reported key to this transaction.

Lue is very good friends with LeBron James. And it’s no secret that the Cavs are dying to re-recruit the Miami Heat star back to Cleveland someday, which Lue could help facilitate.

Clearly, he can’t go into direct talks with James about changing teams. Tampering rules exist. But seeing Lue installed as the Cavs’ No. 2 man is sure to catch James’ attention.

How close are Lue and James?


In June 2007, Nebraska organized a basketball fund-raising golf tournament and invited prominent alumni to return. Those on the organizing committee targeted Lue — then playing with the Atlanta Hawks — but worried about fitting into his schedule.


Enter James.


He arranged private aircraft for Lue to fly to game three of the NBA Finals to watch James and the Cavaliers face San Antonio; then another jet to Lincoln for Lue to play in the Husker golf event; then another jet back to Cleveland for game four.


More recently, Lue owned a mansion in Las Vegas where James has been known to hang out.

Don’t let stories about private jets, big homes and famous friends give you the idea that Lue is some overbearing show-off. He’s far from it.

Lue, in his three seasons at Nebraska, was the most serious student of basketball I’ve covered. He never drank, never smoked, trained hard and moved seamlessly into the role of leader.

The only place he was a bad man was on the court, embarrassing opponents with his lightning quickness.

Even then, he was popular among foes and teammates. Lue seemed to know many players on other teams and often struck up conversations. He was like the ambassador of hoops, intent on respecting the game and the competition.

It was the same in the NBA, where Lue was always respected. He became friends with Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

Lue’s time with the Orlando Magic involved playing for Doc Rivers, who planted the coaching bug. Three days after Lue retired in 2009, Rivers put him on staff.

Early last year, Lue returned to Lincoln for his induction into the NU Hall of Fame. I met him in the hallway before a press conference, extended my hand and instead got a long bearhug. He truly was glad to be back.

Then I listened to this smart, mature young executive tell stories, discuss his career track and say all the right things about how coaching in the NBA is about managing egos.

Early reports indicate Lue will get a contract with the Cavs putting him near the top of the NBA in assistant pay. Knowing him, that won’t matter because it’s not about his ego. It’s simply about being in the game.

 

[gourimoko]

I find it funny that on all of these threads people are assuming that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room. Very strange.

 

[shoes22]

I find it funny that on all of these threads people are assuming that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room. Very strange.

People can't give him the benefit of the doubt because of his 20+ years of winning basketball credentials?

 

[gourimoko]

People can't give him the benefit of the doubt because of his 20+ years of winning basketball credentials?

But does that make someone smarter than another person?

 

[mhi]

I find it funny that on all of these threads people are assuming that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room. Very strange.

It's a chicken or egg first situation.

Did they tune him out because he's a poor coach getting in their way or is he a bad coach because they tuned him out without giving him a chance ?

 

[Kbiz]

I find it funny that on all of these threads people are assuming that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room. Very strange.

If Lue was the smarter guy, we wouldn't look like horse shit on defense, considering that was what he was brought here for.

If Blatt was the smarter guy, we would've learned to use Love effectively by now. Based on some his rotation decisions, he may very well be unable to adapt to the NBA game.

So, i guess it's hard for the team to "buy-in" when they're looking at this on the sidelines...

 

[Cashius X]

People can't give him the benefit of the doubt because of his 20+ years of winning basketball credentials?

He has a lot of impressive credentials as he's been in the game a long time but he's still a rookie head coach making rookie head coaching mistakes. His rotations are shit, he doesn't manage his timeouts wisely, and by all accounts he has our locker room divided as he has an enormous ego and isn't the best at managing superstar/star egos.

We have a core suited to win-now and we have a coach who seems like he'll be a project. I don't know what we should do or will end up doing with respect to Blatt, but I definitely understand why some players and posters have soured on him...myself included.

 

[KB]

I find it funny that on all of these threads people are assuming that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room. Very strange.

I mean Blatt did go to Princeton (reason he didn't go to Harvard was a stonewall by his high school principal for finishing 5th in his class), has an eidetic memory and speaks 4 languages.

With all that taken into consideration It's probably safe to assume, from an intelligence standpoint, that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room most of the time.

 

[Cashius X]

Also I think it's ridiculous to blame Lue for the team's shortcomings so far. He's the assistant coach in charge of the defense but what does that really mean? I've never heard of an NBA team failing because of a fault of an assistant coach. Honestly the first time I've seen people campainging for an assitant coach's head...that's ridiculous.

Defense is largely about effort. Our guys don't seem to be putting in that much effort of that side of the floor and, whether fair or not, that falls directly on Blatt's shoulders. Getting your players to buy-in and be motivated to play good defense every play for 48 minutes is part of the head coach's job.

 

[Cavatt]

I find it funny that on all of these threads people are assuming that Blatt is the smartest guy in the room. Very strange.

I don't think it's weird. It's the same reason everyone thinks/thought KLove was a superstar.

Right now he doesn't look like one, and Blatt doesn't look like a brilliant coach. Everyone is hoping they figure it out.