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Daily News - December 4, 2016

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As he builds on ‘bad guy’ role to become calming presence, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue growing in stature
Author: Marla Ridenour
Publication: Akron Beacon Journal

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- During his five seasons working under Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue admitted he served as Rivers’ “bad guy.”

Lue was the one Rivers called on to deliver his tough messages, usually about players’ shortcomings on the court. Lue may have been a 6-foot, 175-pound former NBA point guard, but he was fearless and a great communicator. So even in 2009-10, when Lue was sitting a row behind the bench as the Celtics’ director of basketball development, his mentor began grooming him, handing him perhaps the toughest task of all.

“He always said as a head coach you had to save your bullets for big moments,” Lue said of Clippers coach Rivers on Thursday. “So I would call guys out, and we would get into it.”

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Sports season-ticket clubs are all-year gatherings
Author: Kevin Kleps
Publication: Crain’s Cleveland Business

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- "All the Way Up," a popular rap song by Fat Joe and Remy Ma, blared as the Cleveland Cavaliers unveiled two banners — one celebrating the franchise's first championship and the other displaying the name of every season-ticket holder — during an event Oct. 16 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland.

There were 3,000 Wine & Gold United members at the event — a record for the annual gathering of the membership program the Cavs started in 2013.

The fans on hand got the first look at the championship banner, which would be raised to the Quicken Loans Arena rafters during the Cavs' season opener nine days later.

In the Cavs' case, membership really does have its privileges. Gone are references to season-ticket holders. Instead, it's a club that just so happens to include seats on game day.

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Amico: Examining Cavs’ sudden trouble spots
Author: Sam Amico
Publication: AmicoHoops.net

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- I’m not an NBA coach or a basketball psychologist, but I know what I’ve seen from the Cavaliers lately, and it’s not good.

There are plenty of numbers to support my statements, but I won’t bore you with those. The only number that matters is three — as in the Cavs’ current losing streak.

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