Since LeBron James returned to Cleveland from Miami, the Cavaliers have instantly become one of the most talked-about teams in the league. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info reached the Finals last season, and this season's record is No. 1 in the East, which makes the Cavaliers even more eye-catching.

Now that their head coach has been suddenly fired, the repercussions have been huge. It is not clear why David Blatter was sacked at such a juncture.

In response to the doubts, Cavaliers general manager David Griffin held a press conference and explained the reasons for the Cavaliers' decision.

David Griffin stressed to the media that the decision was not based on the Cavaliers' record.

"It's a team that lacks connection, it's not motivated."

David Griffin has been with the team for a while, and the reason he made this adjustment was because he saw that the Cavaliers had a problem, "I do it because sometimes I believe in them more than the players themselves. To be honest, 'very good' is not our ultimate goal."

At the same time, David Griffin also stressed that he made this decision without consulting any Cavaliers players, including James.

Still, there are some media outlets that believe that James' relationship with coach Blatter "prompted" the formation of this matter, which David Griffin denied, "LeBron doesn't run this team, he plays for this team and is part of this team." The reports that point the finger at James are unfair."

At the press conference, David Griffin also expressed his expectations for the new head coach of the Cavaliers, Tyronn Lue, "Tyronn is not a better coach [than Blatter], but he is a better head coach for this team right now." ”

Tyronn Lue, who is only 37 years old this year, is quite young in the head coach position.

Like many head coaches in the league, he made the transition from player to coach.

He played in the NBA from 1998 to 2009 as a point guard and played for seven teams: Lakers, Wizards, Magic, Hawks, Mavericks, Rockets and Bucks. He played in 554 career games, averaging 8.5 points and 3.1 assists per game.

After retiring in 2009, he spent four years with Doug Rivers as an assistant coach with the Celtics and Clippers. In 2014, he became the Cavaliers' chief assistant coach with an annual salary of $1 million, making him the most expensive assistant coach in history.

What is Tyronn Lue capable of? Why did the Cavaliers offer him such a high salary? And now he is still in the position of head coach? People think about the Cavaliers' four-year, $20 million contract for David Blatter, who has never coached an NBA team, and finally understand a truth, that is, the Cavaliers are "stupid and have a lot of money", and they don't see whether you have the strength to give a big contract.

In fact, with the Big Three such as LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love, plus a number of strong role players, the Cavaliers don't need a great coach and can have a good record. With James here, everything is not a problem. However, if you want to take the team to the next level and sweep the league like the Warriors this season, you need a head coach as good as Greg Popovich, otherwise you don't have to talk about it.

Therefore, the Cavaliers team chose the head coach not because of the strength, but about the ability to deal with interpersonal relationships. How to deal with the relationship between players and players, especially James and other players, is a big priority. Perhaps that's what Cavaliers general manager David Griffin calls "fit."

Therefore, the new coach of the Cavaliers, who has not done much before, can become the head coach. Many fans don't have much of an impression of him, and some old fans may remember that in Game 1 of the 2001 Finals, Tyronn Lue was the man who suffered from Allen Iverson's crotch.

The most impressive time for a player is when he becomes someone else's backdrop. It can be seen that Tyronn Lue's playing career is bleak.

Tyronn Lue was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd pick in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft. Since then, he has played for six teams in his career: Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks, averaging 8.5 points, 3.1 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game in 11 seasons. In the 1999-00 and 2000-01 seasons, he won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.

It can be said that as a player, Tyronn Lue's career has no bright spots, and if it weren't for the luck of encountering the Lakers dynasty during the three-game championship period, he would not have been able to get a championship ring that many superstars can't get in their lifetime.

However, the unhappiness of the player period does not mean that he will still not be famous after changing to become a coach.

There are many examples in the NBA where you were a role player when you were a player, sat on the bench for a long time and watched your teammates perform, and then became a coach, only to make a name for yourself.

In addition to their good brains and high ball intelligence, perhaps sitting on the bench for a long time as a player is also what makes them famous in the coaching world.

Role players don't get a lot of playing time, which means sitting off the court for long periods of time. The average person may be in a daze, or watch their teammates play, wave a towel for them, and become a qualified role player + cheerleader.

But some players with high ball intelligence are different, and they will use this time to interpret the game, interpret the coach's intentions in employing people and arranging tactics. Over time, they learn a lot from the coach and eventually become a coach better than they did as a player.

It's not known whether Tyronn Lue is a good player or not, but he has averaged just 22 minutes per game in his career, and he spends plenty of time on the bench watching his coach's lineup every game.

But that's not enough to prove that he's a good coach or that he has what it takes to be a good coach.

After watching him move to coaching, he spent four years as an assistant coach with Doug Rivers, during which time he didn't do anything eye-catching. Moreover, Rivers' own coaching level is not so clever that everyone unanimously praises it, and after the Clippers missed the Western Conference finals last year, he was sprayed a lot. It's impossible to know for sure how good Rivers is for the time being, but what is certain is that he definitely doesn't have the level of Popovich. How much can Taryn Lue learn from Rivers?

A coach is someone who reads the game and connects his or her own characteristics with those of the players on the pitch to build a unique team style. First of all, he must have a strong reading ability, know how to control the rhythm, and know how to grasp the health of the team throughout the season;

Secondly, he has to be able to use the players, and the players and the coach in a good team complement each other. Players don't overstep, coaches don't soy sauce. Each player has to play a statistic that matches his or her own value (more than better), then it is a win-win for both the coach and the player;

The most important point is that the coach has strong communication skills. The NBA is full of big-name stars, and some teams have some prickly players, and if the team leader or locker room leader has a big conflict with the coach, then the team's performance in the game can be imagined.

What can Taryn Lue satisfy about these three points?

This question is unsolvable for the time being, and we can only wait for time to be answered.

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Before people could fully digest the news of the sudden change of coach of the Cavaliers, on the afternoon of the 22nd, another big news was reported.

The league has announced the starting lineup for this year's Toronto All-Star Game!

The three frontcourt spots in the Eastern Conference were occupied by LeBron James, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony, while the two spots in the backcourt were taken by Dwyane Wade and Kyle Lowry.

The three starting forwards in the West are Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard, and the two starting guards are Stephen Curry and Yi Feng.

That's right, in this starting list, there is Yi Feng!!

Prior to this, there were only 30 people in the NBA who were able to be selected as All-Stars in their rookie season, including Bob Coussy, Paul Alikin, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elvin Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and other figures who left a strong mark on NBA history.

Of those 30, only 13 were All-Star starters; Because the 1950-51 season hosted the first All-Star season and did not distinguish between starters and substitutes, Bob Cousy and Paul Arikin, who were selected as All-Stars that year, were excluded from the calculation; The remaining 15 were all All-Star selections off the bench.

Looking back and forward, the most recent rookie season to enter the All-Star starting list is Yao Ming in the 2002-03 season; The most recent All-Star player to come off the bench in his rookie season was Blake Griffin in 2010-11.

After a lapse of 5 years, Yi Feng became another person in the NBA who was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season; After a lapse of 13 years, he became another person in the NBA to enter the All-Star starting list in his rookie season!

This is indeed full of bombshell news, and today, when the all-star vote in China has been basically ignored, there is still a Chinese player who can enter the All-Star starting list, which can prove a lot of things.

First of all, being selected as an All-Star starter is the most direct proof of a player's popularity. Although Yi Feng relied on the help of Indian sister paper to "brush" into the All-Star starter, Ajiali and the consortium behind her only played a propaganda role, fans don't like Yi Feng, no matter how you publicize him, he won't vote for you.

Secondly, being selected as an All-Star is a great representation of the strength of the player, especially entering the All-Star as a rookie. The strength of a player is actually positively correlated with popularity, and without strength there will definitely be no high popularity. Since the beginning of this season, Yi Feng has firmly occupied the top spot in the scoring list, and even if he can't be selected for the All-Star starting list, the All-Star bench is still a steady progression. After all, it is impossible for the coaching staff of the whole league to ignore the destructive power of thinking that he is the scoring champion.

Thirdly, those who were selected as All-Stars in their rookie season in history are all people who have made a name for themselves later. It's like a label, a label that will become a big thing in the future. With Yi Feng's current strength in the scoring list, it is not difficult for people to imagine that the future league is his world.

In addition, Yifeng also proved that the power of pickle girl technology can help you progress in your career to a certain extent. He used his personal experience to tell latecomers that if you want to become an All-Star, you might as well become a master of love in addition to practice.

This final All-Star starting list is still a little different from the previously announced results of the third round of voting.

Kyrie Irving's place was replaced by Kyle Lowry, perhaps because Lowry completed the comeback in the last few days of the vote, or maybe the league gave the hosts a face and allowed Lowry to start. For the top of the alliance, such a dark box operation is too easy.

In the West, Russell Westbrook, who had always had a vote advantage, was finally knocked out by Yi Feng, and when the second and third round voting results came out, Draymond Green, who occupied the third place in the Western frontcourt, still failed to have the last laugh, and Kawhi Leonard overtook at the last moment and became the person who finally started the All-Star Game.

In this year's All-Star voting, the king with the most votes, there is no doubt that Curry, who is far ahead in the results of the three rounds of voting. He received 1.6 million votes, more than half a million more than James in second place.

In addition, Bryant received 1.01 million votes, Durant received 980,000 votes, and Wade received 940,000 votes, which is the most of the five in the league with more than 900,000 votes. After these five people, it was Yi Feng, who received 810,000 votes, and was the only person in the alliance with 800,000 to 900,000 votes.

The league announced the All-Star starting list this time, and there are many highlights, such as Curry becoming the All-Star vote king for two consecutive years, Kobe Bryant being selected as an All-Star for the 18th time, etc., but these highlights are not enough to see before Yi Feng was selected as a rookie in the All-Star starting list.

The Rana Dave consortium took the publicity work to the extreme, voting for Yifeng to overtake Westbrook and almost become an overtaking game with national participation. Now that you are involved, it is natural to focus on the final result.

And in Yifeng's base camp, China, naturally attaches more importance to such news. Originally, after the results of the first two rounds of voting came out, Chinese fans had already given up hope, but they didn't expect that in the end, Yi Feng relied on the Indian sister paper to counterattack and was successfully selected as an all-star starter!

However, Yi Feng was selected as an All-Star starter, and they were happy, but the unhappiness in their hearts still existed.

Because when the All-Star voting began, NBA China official website, Tencent Sports, etc. have been fooling Chinese fans to vote for their favorite NBA players, and by the time the voting deadline, Yi Feng, who has the highest number of votes, has received tens of millions of votes, but judging from the vote statistics officially released by the NBA, Yi Feng's votes are only 810,000......

He's meow, I log on to your website every day to vote, but in the end, these votes don't count!

People have to wonder if these websites are blatantly cheating clicks and traffic under the guise of voting. After all, if you have an official NBA China website, don't you know what kind of treatment the votes in China are treated in the NBA? (To be continued.) )