The Cavs next couple games are against the lowly Timberwolves and Suns, which could be two opportunities for Lue to get his first victory as a head coach in the National Basketball Association.
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Not all that much changed one day following David Blatt’s surprising dismissal after he had taken Cleveland to last year’s NBA Finals and guided the team to the top of the Eastern Conference halfway through this season.
Not that James was concerned that people might think he had anything to do with Blatt’s dismissal. “It’s unfortunate what happened yesterday, and as a team we just have to focus on what’s now, what’s now in front of us with the coach that we have now and we’ve got to continue to get better”.
“I talked to ‘Bron and I told him, ‘I gotta hold you accountable.’ ” Lue said.
At Friday’s news conference, Cavaliers general manager David Griffin said the four-time MVP “doesn’t run this organization”.
Lue began his attempt to transform the Cavaliers on January 23 in a home game against the Chicago Bulls. “I am proud of what we have accomplished since I have been the Head Coach and wish the Cavaliers nothing but the best this season and beyond”. You’re probably correct if you think nothing goes down with that franchise without the blessing of the king. He also coached under Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers. “Elite teams always have that, and you see it everywhere. It’s something I got to deal with”.
“We’ve played slow basketball up to this point”.
The Cavaliers are fifth in offensive efficiency this season. Or would you keep Fisher and not try to get better coaches like Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich type coaches who can coach but are not afraid to tell their players when they are being unprofessional and not afraid to speak their mind? “I’d like to thank Dan Gilbert and David Griffin for giving me this opportunity and am honored to have worked with an fantastic group of players from LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love through our entire roster”. Most notably, Lue said that Kevin Love will get used more at the elbow per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
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“But I think if we play as hard as we did tonight, then we’re going to give ourselves a chance to win every night”. “Coach wanted to play faster, so we need to start doing stuff on off days, doing stuff at practice, during shootarounds, getting up and down the floor, getting our heart rate going, because he wants to play faster, play with more pace than we’ve done in the past”.
