Cavs Make Tyronn Lue the Highest Paid Assistant Coach...Ever

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--cavs-make-tyronn-lue-the-highest-paid-assistant-coach-in-nba-history-133311878.html

[1~Gibson~1]

So now we have two head coaches. Great!

[pastis]

damn, why cavs are doing this? lue has nothing to show, whats going on there in cleveland?



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damn, why cavs are doing this? lue has nothing to show, whats going on there in cleveland?



Ceterum censeo Miami Heat esse delendam
Ummm, won two rings with the Lakers. Instills defense into the team, tenured under Doc Rivers for several years.

Blatt wanted him after speaking with him personally.

[pastis]

rly?:confusedshrug: i only remember, that he had 1-2 good seasons in atlanta... but we will se what cavs are able to do next 2 years.


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[R.I.P.]

So now we have two head coaches. Great!

Yeah the Cavs are stupid as ****. This has huge blow up potential. They interview two people for the head coaching position and then make the loser of the process (a coaching rookie) the highest paid assistant coach to the winner.

[-Lebron23-]

Well, coachers aren't exactly lining up to go to Cleveland so they either overpay to get what they want or take what nobody else wants. I applaud them for not settling on everybody's leftovers.

[ZeN]

With that face he has no way he has he gravitas to gain respect.

Or not...

[HylianNightmare]

Good for him

[Jailblazers7]

Jesus Christ the Cavs are insane.

Still on the hook for Mike Brown and overpay for an assistant coach.:facepalm

[PleezeBelieve]

:roll: @ finding a way to hate on this

[JellyBean]

I am in the wrong profession. Holy Crap!! I can sit on the bench, chew gum, and point for that kind of money.

[PleezeBelieve]

You dudes and this Cleveland hate is beyond pathetic

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Yeah the Cavs are stupid as ****. This has huge blow up potential. They interview two people for the head coaching position and then make the loser of the process (a coaching rookie) the highest paid assistant coach to the winner.
They interviewed or contacted actually 11 different people over the course of almost 40 days. You have no idea what you're talking about saying they interviewed 2 people. That in itself shows shows how ignorant you are when just last week the finally runny was Gentry, Lue and Blatt.

[LoneyROY7]

Cleveland being Cleveland.

[Jailblazers7]

Not sure I like the signal it sends to Blatt. Just hire a guy and already make it clear that we have your replacement sitting next to you on the bench.

I'll give Dan Gilbert one thing...he is not afraid to spend money.

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Not sure I like the signal it sends to Blatt. Just hire a guy and already make it clear that we have your replacement sitting next to you on the bench.

I'll give Dan Gilbert one thing...he is not afraid to spend money.
Blatt was part of the hiring FYI. He spoke with Lue after he got head coach job and wanted Lue on board. At least, that's what Blatt portrayed in the press conference.

[LoneyROY7]

You dudes and this Cleveland hate is beyond pathetic

You like Cleveland? You think it's cool?

I mean I've never heard anyone say I'm going to Cleveland on vacation.

[dubeta]

Still waiting on Javale McGee to get his coaching gig

[NuggetsFan]

Blatt was part of the hiring FYI. He spoke with Lue after he got head coach job and wanted Lue on board. At least, that's what Blatt portrayed in the press conference.

Like he'd come out and say he wanted no part of the guy sitting beside him. Could have played a huge part in it but we'll never truly know.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

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[RedBlackAttack]

Jesus Christ the Cavs are insane.

Still on the hook for Mike Brown and overpay for an assistant coach.:facepalm
Dan Gilbert doesn't give two sh1ts about money. That much is obvious. Do you know how rich this guy is?

Also, this was a decision made with Blatt on board, I'm hearing. It's not like they just decided to undermine the new coach.

I personally think it makes all the sense in the world. Lue seems like exactly the kind of guy who can get through to Irving and Waiters when it comes to giving effort on D.

[bdreason]

Who cares what a coach gets paid? Especially an assistant coach? It doesn't count against the cap, and it isn't my money.

[Jailblazers7]

Dan Gilbert doesn't give two sh1ts about money. That much is obvious. Do you know how rich this guy is?

Also, this was a decision made with Blatt on board, I'm hearing. It's not like they just decided to undermine the new coach.

I personally think it makes all the sense in the world. Lue seems like exactly the kind of guy who can get through to Irving and Waiters when it comes to giving effort on D.

Hope that is true but we will have to see. I'm more concerned about Gilbert's intention behind giving Lue that money. We already know that he is more than willing to fire a coach quickly and this is just another excuse for more turnover. I could easily see Cleveland having a down year and ending up with their 3rd HC in 3 years heading into 2016.

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Hope that is true but we will have to see. I'm more concerned about Gilbert's intention behind giving Lue that money. We already know that he is more than willing to fire a coach quickly and this is just another excuse for more turnover. I could easily see Cleveland having a down year and ending up with their 3rd HC in 3 years heading into 2016.
That is actually a positive progression since technically this team has had 3 head coaches in less than two years now. :oldlol:

[RedBlackAttack]

Hope that is true but we will have to see. I'm more concerned about Gilbert's intention behind giving Lue that money. We already know that he is more than willing to fire a coach quickly and this is just another excuse for more turnover. I could easily see Cleveland having a down year and ending up with their 3rd HC in 3 years heading into 2016.
I'm not seeing this hiring as a bad sign. Lue has experience as an assistant coach and he has been pretty highly regarded in that capacity. That's what he'll be in Cleveland. He's a good enough communicator to get the stamp from Phil Jackson, who has floated his name several times as a coach he'd be interested in hiring down the road.

I'll be the first one to criticize the Cavs when they make a bone-headed move, but I thought they handled this coaching search really well. They interviewed dozens of people, picked what I believe is a really out-of-the-box, potentially brilliant hire, and now they've added a guy who is considered one of the best young assistants in the league to help with a team that has the second youngest roster in the entire NBA.

The mood among hardcore Cavs fans to this hire was unbridled enthusiasm. I guess I'm just not seeing the downside. :confusedshrug:

Seems like it has the potential to be a really good staff.

[Jailblazers7]

Hey, it wouldn't be the first time I'm wrong about something.

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I'm not seeing this hiring as a bad sign. Lue has experience as an assistant coach and he has been pretty highly regarded in that capacity. That's what he'll be in Cleveland. He's a good enough communicator to get the stamp from Phil Jackson, who has floated his name several times as a coach he'd be interested in hiring down the road.

I'll be the first one to criticize the Cavs when they make a bone-headed move, but I thought they handled this coaching search really well. They interviewed dozens of people, picked what I believe is a really out-of-the-box, potentially brilliant hire, and now they've added a guy who is considered one of the best young assistants in the league to help with a team that has the second youngest roster in the entire NBA.

The mood among hardcore Cavs fans to this hire was unbridled enthusiasm. I guess I'm just not seeing the downside. :confusedshrug:

Seems like it has the potential to be a really good staff.
Except you weren't when the Cavs rehired Mike Brown. :coleman: Also supporting the move for a large part of the season when most people including me felt it was a stupid ass move.

[RedBlackAttack]

Except you weren't when the Cavs rehired Mike Brown. :coleman:
I still think Mike Brown gets a bad rap in general, however I did criticize the Cavs for not doing any other interviews. It was ridiculous to do one interview and hire a guy.

That's why I was pleased with the way they went about things this time around.

...I also love the Blatt hire much more than I ever did Mike Brown, for the record.

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That's why I was pleased with the way they went about things this time around.

...I also love the Blatt hire much more than I ever did Mike Brown, for the record.
True that. :cheers:

[moe94]

You dudes and this Cleveland hate is beyond pathetic

Irony?