"Clippers and Rockets players want Lue as coach. " Tue Oct-13-20 01:23 PM by allStah
For what reason, I don’t know. This makes me think that clippers players intentionally got Doc fired. No way in hell Doc gets fired if Kawhi and George speak up for him.
Lue lets players run the show to me. ....of course they want him
Doc should have never taken him on as an assistant
2. "What did he actually coach?" In response to Reply # 1 Tue Oct-13-20 01:30 PM by allStah
I saw the huddle. I saw Lebron and players looking elsewhere. And when Lebron left , he was replaced by Larry Drew.
He was coach in name only, and a coach that Lebron wanted, because there would be less interference. .....Lebron wanted Riley to fire spolestra, but Riley told him to sit his ass down.
4. "You saw every huddle? You know everything that he did? " In response to Reply # 2
>I saw the huddle. I saw Lebron and players looking >elsewhere. >And when Lebron left , he was replaced by Larry Drew.
>He was coach in name only, and a coach that Lebron wanted, >because there would be less interference. .....Lebron wanted >Riley to fire spolestra, but Riley told him to sit his ass >down.
Lue was the coach of a championship team....did he not do what a coach is supposed to?
I find these narratives extremely offensive
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12. "He ain’t got to mention it. It’s quite obvious." In response to Reply # 11
When he originally stated that my take on Lue was offensive....as if I wouldn’t say the same thing about a white coach. Saying a coach is not good does not equate to being offensive
.and then he compared Lue and Kerr, as if to say a white coach does it, etc.
I know OE. I know how he gets down with the coaching aspect in the NBA.
13. "I'm skeptical of him too but this isn't true" In response to Reply # 2
>and a coach that Lebron wanted, >because there would be less interference.
From what I understand, he kept LeBron accountable too. That's about the only notable thing I've heard exclusively attributable to him but that is significant since managing egos is a huge part of the job.
But, yeah, with LeBron as your coach on the court, it's hard to really discern where his genius ends and where the coach's influence begins.
So I'll be interested to see how he does with lesser stars and when he's given several year to make an imprint.
15. "I notice that no one questions Kerr's IQ. He's ALL ego management. " In response to Reply # 13
Kerr literally just hires smart people to run the offense and defense. Mike Brown transformed them into defensive gods. Alvin Gentry transformed the offense.
Kerr manages the personalities and cohesion.
To not talk about this racist.
because there would be less interference. > >From what I understand, he kept LeBron accountable too. That's >about the only notable thing I've heard exclusively >attributable to him but that is significant since managing >egos is a huge part of the job. > >But, yeah, with LeBron as your coach on the court, it's hard >to really discern where his genius ends and where the coach's >influence begins. > >So I'll be interested to see how he does with lesser stars and >when he's given several year to make an imprint.
16. "you're dead on about Kerr, too...." In response to Reply # 15
it's completely coincidental...but, I'm currently reading (listening) to Ethan Strauss's book on the Warriors. In the section where he discusses Mark Jackson's exit and Steve Kerr's incoming...he said that one of the huge differences between the two of them is that Mark Jackson wanted to be the unquestioned head man on the staff...where as Kerr wanted to hire the absolute best minds he could, for his staff and let them do their thing. For whatever that's worth.
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17. "RE: you're dead on about Kerr, too...." In response to Reply # 16
>it's completely coincidental...but, I'm currently reading >(listening) to Ethan Strauss's book on the Warriors. In the >section where he discusses Mark Jackson's exit and Steve >Kerr's incoming...he said that one of the huge differences >between the two of them is that Mark Jackson wanted to be the >unquestioned head man on the staff...where as Kerr wanted to >hire the absolute best minds he could, for his staff and let >them do their thing. For whatever that's worth.
Because black coaches get fired and replaced by their "smart" white assistants see Casey/Nurse
18. "The paths they took/had available play a part in it" In response to Reply # 15
There's definitely some privilege to how Kerr went from commentating, to being an exec, to becoming HC but I think that path is why it doesn't feel weird that he's outsourced the Xs and Os to great assistants. That's a continuation of his management style as an exec.
Lue's had more experience directing Xs and Os so I expect more of him in terms of that but there's no reason he couldn't outsource everything like Kerr if he wanted to.
I'm just saying that LeBron deservedly gets alot of coaching credit as well so its hard for me to tell what Lue brings to the table. He hasn't developed some signature offensive or defensive strategy as far as I know so it seems like he should just be evaluated on his ability to build a coaching staff and connect with the players.
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