So is Tyronn Lue considered a great NBA head coach?

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  1. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yup... that offensive strategy was so effective. Dribble the clock down to 6 seconds and jack up a shot. They're SO lucky that Irving's three went in.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Curses! Foiled again!
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Was Paul Westead a great coach? Like Lue, he took over a talented team and won a title with less than a full season of head coaching experience. The next year, his team underachieved and lost in the 1st round. He never made to the playoffs again and finished with a career coaching record of 183-224. Without LeBron James, Tyron Lue is a less innovative, more boring Paul Westhead.

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    I doubt that BGD knew who Westhead was before you mentioned it (and didn't know the name w/out googling. At best he probably thought "wait, Paul Westphal? Didn't he coach the Sonics once?"). So I'm afraid you just went way over his head.
     
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    Westhead is the only coach to ever win both a NBA title and a WNBA title. Not to mention his coaching of the LMU College Team that was sure fun to watch for a while.

    I don't think he was a great NBA coach persay but he was a great coach overall.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    He was innovative to the point of being ahead of his time. His offensive pace AFTER he coached the Lakers (LMU and DEN) made Mike D'Antoni's 7-seconds or less offense look like they were stalling.

    I wonder how much of that was a result of overcompensation for losing his job to Pat Riley. When Westhead coached the Lakers, were more of a traditional half-court team that still relied heavily on feeding Kareem in the low post. They had the 8th fastest pace in the league (out of 22 teams). They were upset in the 1st round when Moses outplayed Kareem. Then Riley took over, they became the Showtime Lakers and won multiple championships.

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