Tyronn Lue is expected to receive serious consideration to become the next head coach of the Nets, with oddsmakers in Las Vegas listing him as the early favorite, writes Greg Logan of Newsday. Brooklyn will be in the market for a coach once the season officially ends after parting ways with Kenny Atkinson last weekend.
Lue’s previous experience coaching Kyrie Irving in Cleveland makes him an obvious candidate, and current Laker Jared Dudley believes a reunion could be successful.
“T. Lue respected Kyrie,” Dudley said. “He loved Kyrie. He wanted the best for him. Every time he talked to him, it might be to calm down a situation and show him what he wanted. I could easily see it. T. Lue can walk into a room and every player is going to ‘dap’ him up because they respect him. Every ex-player who becomes a coach doesn’t always get the respect, but he put the work in.”
Lue was briefly the front-runner for the Lakers’ head coaching job last year, but he turned down an offer because he wanted a longer commitment and more say in hiring his staff. He eventually accepted a job with the Clippers as Doc Rivers’ lead assistant.
Another possible candidate is Lakers assistant Phil Handy, who was a developmental coach in Cleveland when Irving was there. Irving tried to convince him to join Brooklyn’s staff last summer, according to Brian Lewis of The New York Post.
Lewis talked to Nets guard Joe Harris, another former Cavalier, who gave strong endorsements to Lue and Handy.
“They’re both excellent coaches, Ty Lue especially,” Harris said. “Playing in this league, being an assistant for a long time, just the way he was able to relate with the players, especially just day-to day was pretty unique in terms of a coaching perspective. I always liked that about him, just his ability to jell and mesh with everybody. He seemed like, to me, to be one of those guys when he did play he was probably close with everybody in the locker room, just the way he was able to interact with every single guy on the team.”
Basically he’s going to show up and let KD and Kyrie run the show.
Sounds like a basketball coach to me
This guy stole my soup.
You want bread? $3
Let’s start a poll: Who is the most overrated player in the league? My vote, Towns.
Westbrook. 3..2..1..
At least Westbrook won a playoff series. Towns is incredibly overrated. Westbrook is certainly top 10 with that contract.
Towns? Are you serious? Easily a top 3 center and top 10 player overall, soft personality aside
If I’m a fan, I’d expect any “top” player to get my team to playoffs every year. KG made the TWolves a lot more formidable.
Well, I guess as long as the players want to dap him, Ty Lue is just fine.
He is dapper
Lue would be good for a team with dissension.
Team defense will need to be addressed.
He seems to have a reputation as a “players’ coach” – often that means not a strict disciplinarian, but might mean he just knows how to include his players in strategizing.
He was a smart player, Phil Jackson relied heavily on his on-court acumen, so he could be a better coach than he is getting credit for in some quarters.
Lue would be good but I’d also say a good assistant to help push this team
Must not have dapped anyone anymore after LeBron left…
He looks sloppy,ugly and stupid!