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Ex-Cavs Tyronn Lue Could Be Joining the Clippers as ‘Top Assistant’

Ex-Cavs Tyronn Lue Could Be Joining the Clippers as ‘Top Assistant’

Looks like the Clippers are about to add a little extra something to the already developing rivalry between both teams. The New York Times’ Marc Stein reports that the Los Angeles Clippers are close to hiring the NBA title-winning coach as the top assistant to Doc Rivers. Lue, 42, had widely been expected to become [...]

August 14, 2019 Anou Enright Blogs 0

Report: Disconnect with Cavs GM Koby Altman Factored into Tyronn Lue Getting Fired

Report: Disconnect with Cavs GM Koby Altman Factored into Tyronn Lue Getting Fired

Tyronn Lue did not lose the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room before getting fired. He lost general manager Koby Altman. Speaking for Watch Stadium, Shams Charania relayed that the disconnect shared between these two ultimately led to Lue’s demise: [tweet https://twitter.com/WatchStadium/status/1056930426160201728] As Charania states in the above clip, Altman had apparently told Kyle Korver and J.R. [...]

October 30, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Cavaliers Fire Tyronn Lue

Cavaliers Fire Tyronn Lue

As expected, life has been tough in Cleveland post-LeBron. The Cavaliers are 0-6, being outscored by 10 points or more per game looking far closer to the top of the lottery than the NBA Finals. Because of the slow start (and Dan Gilbert’s pettiness) the Cavaliers have decided to fire Head Coach Tyronn Lue. [tweet [...]

October 29, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Tyronn Lue Told Larry Nance Jr. That Tristan Thompson’s Emergence Pushes Him Out of Cavs Rotation

Tyronn Lue Told Larry Nance Jr. That Tristan Thompson’s Emergence Pushes Him Out of Cavs Rotation

It sounds like Larry Nance Jr. will be out of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ postseason rotation on an indefinite basis. And he can blame Tristan Thompson for his displacement. Nance has now logged under three total minutes through the Cavaliers’ first two games with the Toronto Raptors, both of which were victories. He also only saw [...]

May 4, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Tyronn Lue Wants Cavaliers’ Supporting Cast to Give LeBron James More Help in Pacers Series

Tyronn Lue Wants Cavaliers’ Supporting Cast to Give LeBron James More Help in Pacers Series

LeBron James scored the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first 16 points and outscored the Indiana Pacers on his own in the opening frame to kick off his team’s Game 2 victory on Wednesday. It was all downhill from there. Despite leading by as many as 18 points and entering the second quarter with a 15-point advantage, the [...]

April 19, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Tyronn Lue Wants LeBron James to Be More Aggressive vs Pacers

Tyronn Lue Wants LeBron James to Be More Aggressive vs Pacers

LeBron James tallied a triple-double during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 1 loss to the Indiana Pacers. On most nights, that would be enough to pick up a victory—or at least keep his team within striking distance until the final buzzer. But it wasn’t. The Cavaliers artificially hung around before fading away during the tail end [...]

April 17, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Cavs Coach Tyronne Lue Plans to Start Jeff Green For Rest of Year—Including Playoffs

Cavs Coach Tyronne Lue Plans to Start Jeff Green For Rest of Year—Including Playoffs

Tyronne Lue is back on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ sideline, and he’s already making questionable decisions. Leading into his team’s matchup with the Washington Wizards on Thursday, Cleveland’s head honcho told reporters that Jeff Green would be in the starting lineup…for the rest of the season…including the playoffs. He justified his answer thusly, per Cleveland.com’s Joe [...]

April 6, 2018 admin Blogs 0

Tyronn Lue Taking Leave of Absence

Tyronn Lue Taking Leave of Absence

Tyronn Lue left during the Cavaliers victory over the Bulls in Chicago on Saturday night and has missed time here and there over the last few weeks due to illness. Apparently that health issue is more serious than was previously thought as Lue is taking a medical leave of absence according to Adrian Wojnarowski of [...]

March 19, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Tyronn Lue: Don’t Expect LeBron to Have Rest Games

Tyronn Lue: Don’t Expect LeBron to Have Rest Games

LeBron James has appeared in all 59 games for the Cavaliers this season. He is 33 years old in his 15th NBA season and has already played more career games than Michael Jordan. One would think with the increased knowledge and commitment to conserving player’s health and longevity to elongate careers that the Cavaliers would [...]

February 26, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0

Cavaliers Won’t Fire Lue

Cavaliers Won’t Fire Lue

The Cavaliers are driving the struggle bus as they are 7-13 in their past 20 games, have the 28th best defense in the league, and seem to lack effort and vitality on many nights Typically that all combined with a severely under performing team that is expected to be a contender, is the perfect recipe [...]

February 5, 2018 Anou Enright Ryan Bawek 0