{"id":17476,"date":"2018-10-28T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T15:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=17476"},"modified":"2018-10-28T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T15:52:12","slug":"report-cleveland-cavaliers-fire-tyronn-lue-after-0-6-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/10\/28\/report-cleveland-cavaliers-fire-tyronn-lue-after-0-6-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Cleveland Cavaliers Fire Tyronn Lue After 0-6 Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post-<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> <\/strong>era was, unfortunately, a short one for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luety01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tyronn Lue<\/strong><\/a>. Shams Charania of The Athletic has reported that management has fired Lue after a 0-6 start to the season. This was Lue&#8217;s first head coaching tenure after spending many years as an assistant coach with various organizations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cleveland Cavaliers are planning to fire head coach Ty Lue, per league sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticNBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchStadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WatchStadium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1056562901044092928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Report: Cleveland Cavaliers Fire Tyronn Lue After 0-6 Start<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Lue will finish with a 128-83 overall record during his three years as the Cavaliers Head Coach. He took over for David Blatt mid-season during the 2016 campaign, where the team overcame a 3-1 series deficit against the 73-win <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> to win the franchise&#8217;s first championship.<\/p>\n<p>A report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN says the Cavaliers plan to promote assistant coach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=drewla01,drewla02&amp;search=Larry+Drew&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Drew<\/a><\/strong> to interim head coach. Drew has previously been Head Coach for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/milwaukee-bucks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/atlanta-hawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>. He had a 9-1 record as the interim coach last season when Lue missed time due to health reasons.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Unexpected Timing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Many were skeptical of the Cavaliers&#8217; expectations after James&#8217; departure for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>. Some felt a viable roster was still in place that could compete for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, while others felt this roster was lottery-bound. The first six games of the season showed the latter, where a new era was off to a shaky start. Currently standing at 22nd in offensive rating and 30th in defensive rating might have been the final straw for Lue.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible other moves are in store for the Cavaliers. A focus has seemed to be put on developing the youth while many veterans are still on the roster. All-Star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/loveke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Love<\/a><\/strong> was signed to a four-year, $120 million contract extension this past off-season. Could he be involved in a trade down the road? Other veterans such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithjr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.R. Smith<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/korveky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Korver<\/a><\/strong> have seen their playing time dwindle.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Going Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This could be the beginning of a massive overhaul in Cleveland. With the 2019 NBA Draft expected to be top-heavy, the Cavaliers could lean towards tanking and find a franchise cornerstone in the draft. No one knows what to expect from the organization in the immediate future. All that is known is management felt Lue was not the man best suited for this roster going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/970039394\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/970039394?et=Uars5FMTQd1uCU6wLpKfjA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=omsiDC91zZwiFsP1OTmak0kAmlvLfVqO2UW-SClp618=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers fire Tyronn Lue after a 0-6 start to the season. 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