{"id":93045,"date":"2024-08-28T15:43:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=93045"},"modified":"2024-08-28T15:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:44:09","slug":"clippers-tyronn-lue-shares-offseason-mood-training-camp-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/28\/clippers-tyronn-lue-shares-offseason-mood-training-camp-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers Tyronn Lue Shares Offseason Mood & Training Camp Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"

LA Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue discusses\u00a0<\/span>Paul George<\/span><\/a>\u00a0leaving and\u00a0<\/span>Jeff Van Gundy<\/span><\/a>\u00a0arriving, as well as the challenges and excitement for the new season as the team prepares to embark on their Hawaii-bound training camp. The Clippers will start preparing for the\u00a0<\/span>year<\/span> led by\u00a0<\/span>Kawhi Leonard<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>James Harden<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clippers Tyronn Lue Shares Offseason Mood & Training Camp Brief<\/h2>\n

Ty Lue Feeling Good\u00a0About\u00a0His Team\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The LA Clippers have endured a shuffling of the deck this summer as the team’s roster lost some key pieces but gained some in the process. Tyronn Lue, head coach of the Clippers, who won a gold medal in this summer’s Olympics as an assistant coach for Team USA, will lead his squad into a new era of Clippers basketball this season as Steve Balmer’s epic vision of an NBA area has come alive and is ready to open for the 2024-25 NBA season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyronn Lue’s attention was keyed in on\u00a0<\/span>Team USA<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the Paris Olympics for much of this offseason. However, he was engaged and attentive to the moves and happenings back home in LA. Despite the changes, Lue seems optimistic about everything overall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawaii Destined Training Camp<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ty Lue and the Clippers will return to Hawaii<\/a> for the fifth time since 2017 to conduct their training camp. The team will not only hold its training camp in Hawaii but also face the\u00a0<\/span>Golden State Warriors<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in a preseason matchup in Honolulu. Before returning to Los Angeles, the Clippers will travel to San Diego\/Oceanside and Seattle for preseason games against the Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawaii has become the Clippers’ offseason team vacation destination of late\u2014not a bad scene at all. This time they will hold training camp at Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawaii campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coach Lue Addresses Loss of Paul George<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The loss of Paul George was perhaps the harshest free agency exit of the summer. ESPN\u2019s Ohm Youngmisuk caught up with Ty Lue<\/a> recently, and the Clippers head coach had this to say regarding George:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you lose a guy of\u00a0<\/em>Paul George\u2018s stature, instantly people (think), \u201cOh, they can\u2019t win\u2019 or \u2018They\u2019re not going to be competitive,’\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Lue told Youngmisuk.\u00a0\u201cBut that just challenges me even more. OK, people are counting us out or people don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to be good. That right there just gives me an extra dose of (motivation). I can\u2019t wait to prove everybody wrong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Losing George, a nine-time<\/span> All-Star and still a top 20 player in the NBA, and\u00a0<\/span>Russell Westbrook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0will change things for the Clippers. George produced much of their offensive scoring load. He was the team’s pillar when Leonard was out with his repeated string of injuries. With George gone, Lue’s hopes rely on James Harden and a healthy and available Leonard.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for George, he is now with the Philadelphia 76ers. <\/span>Clearly,<\/span> he saw brighter horizons ahead with the Sixers playing alongside\u00a0<\/span>Joel Embiid<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Tyrese Maxey<\/span><\/a>. No doubt he still has a championship ring on his mind, and the Sixers might be his best last chance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff Van Gundy Addition<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The former ESPN color analyst\u2014and a great color analyst at that\u2014spent last season as a senior consultant with the Boston Celtics. Now joining the his Clippers coaching staff, Ty Lue couldn\u2019t be more thrilled.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s a basketball film rat,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Clippers\u2019 head coach said.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s calling me, asking me questions, offensively, defensively, all the different things about game 17 (of last season). I don\u2019t remember that s\u2013t. But he\u2019s locked into all that.\u201d \u2013 ESPN\u2019s <\/em>Ohm Youngmisuk<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For several years, Van Gundy has been regarded as one of the NBA\u2019s best \u201cshould be a coach\u201d personalities. Still, he hasn\u2019t coached in any capacity since 2007 with the\u00a0<\/span>Houston Rockets<\/span><\/a>. However, Ty Lue is confident in Van Gundy and the impact the 18-year NBA coaching veteran will provide.<\/span><\/p>\n

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