Beyond tactical knowledge, the first thing for a coach is to get to the hearts of the players. AND Tyronn Lue, technical Los Angeles Clippers, is among those who most master this art in the NBA. The comeback of the Cavaliers that he coached in 2016 in the Finals against the Warriors – a 3-1 loss – is his masterpiece.
The video published yesterday by the Los Angeles team helps to understand why Lue wins the appreciation of the players. At the end of a training session, the former player of the Lakers among others, he challenged his pupils: if he scored both free throws, they would have to go around the court. If anyone failed, end of training.
“If I score both, you’ll have to go run a little. If I fail, then we are done,” Lue said, with and 83% in his career from 4.70.
The coach scored the first, which unleashed nervousness and jokes from the players, who did everything possible to annoy their coach so that he would not score the second. Even Bones Hyland He threw a breastplate into the air to block the second shot from entering. But he didn’t make it, and Tyronn Lue decided that second throw had to be repeated.
In the end, Lue made two and his players had to go around the court. A fun way to promote a good atmosphere in the locker room, although exercising too much is not exactly what suits them best. Paul George y Kawhi Leonard…
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2023-10-15 05:20:00
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