You guys play and let me coach the f*ck*ng team: Tyronn Lue while coaching his Cleveland Cavaliers

You guys play and let me coach the f*ck*ng team: Tyronn Lue while coaching his Cleveland Cavaliers
Lebron James, Kyrie Irving and Head Coach Tyronn Lue

It is no surprise to anyone that Tyronn Lue was also a source of success when Lebron James and Kyrie Irving played in the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the last decade Cleveland emerged as one of the strongest forces of the Eastern Conference. While Lebron and Irving were delivering on court, there was one man who kept his brain running on how to make this team better around the pair, which was the then Head Coach, Tyron Lue. 

Lue surely knew how to keep his star-studded roster in check, which could possibly be the reason why Cleveland Cavaliers broke their Championship jinx in 2016. Ty Lue’s ability to control the ego of his players has helped his bag a position in the front office of Los Angeles Clippers ahead of the 2020-21 season. Surely something the Los Angeles Clippers want desperately right now. 

Tyronn Lue handling the Cleveland Cavaliers 

Tyronn Lue and Lebron James

According to ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz, “Lue’s ability to earn the trust of superstars is an invaluable trait. In the words of one of his colleagues, Lue is an expert at going after a star player without leaving a scar.” 

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Lue made his presence quite clear to both LeBron and Kyrie when he started coaching the Cavs. “Another source recalled a timeout during one of Lue’s first games as a head coach in Cleveland in January 2016, when LeBron James and Kyrie Irving interjected to contradict a tactical adjustment. 

“Lue responded, without ire or defensiveness, ‘Why don’t you guys play and I’ll coach the f**king team.’” 

Lue’s reputation around the league for the chess match of an NBA game is strong. One general manager recently called him the “best 7:30 p.m. coach” in the league. Another said he belongs in the conversation with Rick Carlisle as the NBA’s sharpest in-game operators.  

While in Cleveland, Lue’s calls out of timeouts were so beguiling that opposing defenses. Like the Raptors in the postseason, would play zone to ensure they wouldn’t be hoodwinked. 

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