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Tyron Lu is not as good as a rookie coach

10:10pm, 23 May 2025【Basketball】

Before the first round of the playoffs between the Clippers and the Nuggets, the ESPN expert team made predictions for this round of series, with 7 reporters predicting the Clippers to win, and only 2 reporters predicting that the Nuggets would win.

Then why is there such a prediction?

First of all, although the Clippers' size is difficult to match the Nuggets, the Clippers' lineup is better than the Nuggets. In the fierce playoffs, the Nuggets' short rotation lineup of 6 and a half will undoubtedly expose their physical weaknesses.

Secondly, shortly before the playoffs, the Nuggets just fired the meritorious coach Malone, and Adelman Jr. took over temporarily. Changing the coach at an important moment of the season will further weaken the morale of the Nuggets team and the atmosphere in the locker room will suffer a severe blow.

Third, Adelman Jr. has never coached any NBA team as a head coach. He has been the Nuggets' assistant coach since entering the league. The Clippers' head coach Tyron Lu is not only the champion coach, but even the experience of coaching the team as a head coach is difficult for Adelman Jr. to achieve.

However, the final result slapped everyone in the face. The Clippers were eliminated in seven games, and the big reason was that the head coach was.

overestimated Tyron Lu's ability and seriously underestimated Adelman Jr.'s strength.

Lack of complex tactical design, lack of on-site adaptability, and rigid rotation adjustments. These problems of Tyron Lue make him unable to gain an advantage in the face of a rookie coach. In fact, Tyron Lu not only did not take advantage of Adelman Jr., but instead was at a disadvantage everywhere.

G1's sideline ball was intercepted by Westbrook at a critical moment. What did Westbrook say after the game? He is well aware of the Clippers' tactics, which shows that Tyron Lu's tactics remain unchanged for thousands of years. In the last defensive round of G4, he set up a three-back lineup on the field, throwing away the key front board, allowing Gordon to make a final hit. This game was hit by a deduction and the final score was the turning point of the series. If you win, the score was 3-1, and the Clippers had great hope of advancing. If you lose, not only will the score become 2-2, but more importantly, the team's morale suffered a devastating blow.

Nuggets have reached an agreement with interim head coach David Adelman to officially appoint him as the team's next head coach, which is completely the team's recognition of Adelman Jr.

Of course, as a rookie coach, he still lacks experience in dealing with emergencies, but he has more talent for being a head coach than Tyron Lue. Not only did he respond quickly on the spot, but he at least dared to speak for the players, he really surpassed the champion coach Tyron Lu.