CLEVELAND: Tyronn Lue didn’t go to Princeton. He hasn’t coached around the world. He doesn’t have any Olympic medals. But the newest Cavaliers coach has his own masters degree of sorts – he has learned at the feet of some of this game’s best.
Lue played for Phil Jackson. He was mentored by Jerry West. He was an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. All three are champions as is Lue, who won rings as a role player with the Los Angeles Lakers. Now as he walks into one of the most volatile jobs in the NBA, Lue will need Jackson’s intelligence, West’s savvy and Rivers’ charm.