Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tyronn Lue to coach East in NBA All-Star Game
Everyone’s been wondering since the Cleveland Cavaliers fired David Blatt, just who would be coaching the Eastern Conference All-Stars in the NBA All-Star Game in Toronto.
Tyronn Lue being named to coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars is the coaching equivalent of a player called up from the D-League on a 10-day contract suddenly being named a starter in the NBA’s annual showcase event.
Under NBA rules, the team with the best record after January 31 is selected to coach the All-Star teams – a status Cleveland clinched with a 115-93 victory. Still, the Cavaliers record applies to him in terms of coaching the game so he will represent the east. I got a fan base here and a fan base all over the world that loves what I do and they respect what I do and I can’t worry about a select group of people that want to use their negative energy to take away my positive energy.
“I don’t think we’re in good enough shape”, Lue said. “It took us a few months to get used to it”. Irving had eight points, three assists and three turnovers. “If Kevin was anxious about his brand, I don’t think Kevin would’ve came back”.
“It’s definitely a kick in the rear end for our team for sure, knowing all the work we put into it and knowing the two other guys”, James said.
Then, with things going well, and as the heavy favorites to win the East again, they made a change at precisely the midpoint of their schedule this season. As of Wednesday night, Popovich has won more National Basketball Association titles (five) than Lue has won total games as a head coach (two).
The Detroit Pistons (25-21) host the odd case of the Cavaliers (32-12) in a 7:30 p.m. game at The Palace of Auburn Hills (Fox Sports Detroit).
Is Love disappointed, considering how promising of a start he got off to?
“That one, to me, elevated all of the coach firings totally into the theater of the absurd”, Van Gundy said.
In just his third game under Lue, Love was lights out against the Sun.