Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue faces challenges integrating Harden, Leonard, George, Westbrook
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Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue acknowledged the difficulty of stabilizing the minutes of the group’s 4 marquee gamers following a 113-112 success over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
“It’s been quite hard,” Lue confessed, by means of ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk“But I’m developed for it. I enjoy this group. I enjoy our lineup … It’s my task to figure it out in addition to our 4 guys simply figuring it out also.”
The Clippers went into the season with All-Stars Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook on the lineup before including James Harden in a hit trade on Oct. 30.
In spite of the previous private success of each gamer, the mix of all 4 on the very same group hasn’t produced constant winning simply. Because Harden made his launching versus the New York Knicks on Nov. 6, the Clippers have actually gone simply 6-8 and are presently being in 10th location in the Western Conference.
The 34-year-old is likewise taping simply 15.7 points per video game this year, his most affordable scoring typical because the 2010-11 season. Harden is likewise amounting to a simple 6.4 helps each night, his worst mark given that 2013-14. His spirits are still high after the Clippers came back from a 22-point deficit to beat the Warriors.
“I informed [Paul George] and [Kawhi Leonard] before the video game, ‘Let’s capture our rhythm. Let’s be excellent, like we’re going to be later on in the season,” Harden stated after the video game, per Youngmisuk. “Let’s begin it now.'”
Regardless of his admission about the unanticipated problem of incorporating all 4 noteworthy gamers, Lue likewise comprehends the obstacle in front of him concerning the Clippers’ future.
“It’s going to be tough and it’s going to be difficult,” he stated. ”Guys are playing various methods than they’re utilized to playing. And it’s tough to inform 4 All-Stars and 4 future Hall of Famers to play various when they’ve been doing it for so long. Which’s going to be the obstacle for the coaches all year.”
Los Angeles’ next chance to get some consistency will come versus the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Tip-off is at 10 p.m. ET.
