8. Steve Kerr vs. Tyronn Lue
When it comes to the NBA Finals, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr knows a lot on how to be successful as both a player and now as coach of the defending champion Warriors.
Enter Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue, who replaced former Cleveland head coach David Blatt on January 22, 2016. Since taking over for Blatt, coach Lue went 27-14 to finish out the regular season and a 12-2 record in the playoffs. Although he’s just a rookie head coach, he’s got the mindset of a seasoned and successful NBA veteran.
“I just think [about] being myself and I think the guys respect that, and I think that they respect hearing the truth from me, and they respect who I am,” Lue said in an interview with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin earlier this week. “And I have gotten respect from all the greats I played with and all greats I have coached and that was just being myself. Never drinking. Never smoking. On and off the court, staying out of trouble. Playing 11 years in the NBA and never having a technical foul. Never drank. Never smoked. So, I think just being myself and always telling the truth you get that respect from these guys.”
With a healthy roster and with the team playing the best they’ve played all season, this is the year the Cavs flip the script on the Warriors and bring a championship back to Cleveland at last.
Prediction: Cavaliers in 6
