When Tyronn Lue coached in Cleveland, he liked to save some schemes and unveil them as a playoff surprise.
He has suggested he’ll do the same this season, his first leading the Clippers. Less than half of the offense has been installed, the coach has said. His full defensive hand has yet to be revealed.
Some of that has to do with Lue holding back. yet one of the bigger hurdles his team faced during the season’s first half was that their progress was often held back for reasons out of their control. The Clippers are one of only three teams thus far to play every game on their schedule, having avoided postponements from the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, but when they’ve taken the court they’ve not always been whole.