posted by wildcats20
Lue made a call to not advance it and I can only imagine the outcry had Bron NOT made that shot.
If the Cavs pull it out in OT (I like their chances with Lebron), then it would be swept under the rug.
posted by ernest_t_bass
Coaching, in a nutshell. Surprised Lue is getting so much credit. Typically it's
winning = players
losing = coach
The ringer posted an article after game 2 about how Lue is running mental laps around Casey. That was the headline at least. I read it to see how this was actually possibly and the article can pretty much be summed up as 90% bashing Casey for being a system coach and not being comfortable to make adjustments in the playoffs and 10% pretty much saying Lue has no organization at all and it helps him in the playoffs, because he is unpredictable LOL.
I get what you're saying, but Lue definitely deserves criticism. He does so much questionable shit, and there have been countless times where the Cavs look like absolute shit coming out of half time. Not to mention there also have been countless times where piss poor end game management made the game much closer than it should be (pacers game 5, and this last game). It has fucked over the Cavs in the past (game 3 vs Celtics last year for the most recent playoff example I can think of).
Regardless if Lebron stays or not, I think Lue needs to go.
posted by BR1986FB
Whether Lebron makes that shot, or not, I'm pleased to see that in his "old age" he's actually willing to sack up and take that shot. Ten years ago he's deferring to someone else and doesn't want to be in that spot.
Ever since that game 6 with the heat vs the Celtics, Lebron has been very comfortable being the man. Coincidentally, that was the same season where Kobe called him out at the ASG for not taking the last shot. I always knew Lebron had it in him though. He showed us he was capable of taking the burden during game 5 of the 2007 ECF.