Five weeks after the LA Clippers suffered an embarrassing playoff collapse, Tyronn Lue addressed the team's chemistry and leadership issues on his first official day as the franchise's new head coach.
Lue, who won a championship and went 128-83 in less than three full seasons as head coach in Cleveland, will try to do what Doc Rivers could not by improving the team's chemistry and leadership. Those two season-long issues were key factors in derailing the Clippers' title hopes as they blew a 3-1 lead in the second round against the Denver Nuggets.
Lue, who was Rivers' top assistant this past season, says the team's chemistry issue is not because his players do not get along off the floor, but rather due to injuries and unforeseen circumstances that kept the team from gaining valuable time together on the court.