NBA Finals What to make of the head coaching matchup between Mike Brown and Ty Lue NBA Finals What to make of the head coaching matchup between Mike Brown and Ty Lue NBA Finals What to make of the head coaching matchup between Mike Brown and Ty Lue ☞ Subscribe: ****** ☞ Facebook: ****** ☞☞ gmail: ****** How should we evaluate Tyronn Lue? He’s been an NBA head coach for less than two full seasons, but has an NBA championship under his belt and the opportunity for r another. How good do you have to be when you coach a team with LeBron James on it? What’s the actual role of the head coach in that spot? It’s long been a difficult line for coaches to traverse. LeBron James is a force of nature on and off the court. He’s mercurial. He’s given headaches to just about everyone who has coached him in the league. Of course, those teams tend to win a lot of basketball games as well. Whether it was Mike Brown, David Blatt, or Eric Spoelstra early on in Miami, uncomfortable moments were all part of the LeBron experience. Except, maybe, Lue. After the Cavs beat the Celtics to go up 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals, Lue was asked about James’ foul trouble. He responded by saying that he thought the fourth foul was a good call, a clear offensive foul on James. Asked in Indianapolis before Game 3 of the first round to explain what makes James such a great “free safety” on defense, Lue laughed, and said “He likes to see himself that way.” This willingness to be real about James deficiencies and give him a hard time about how seriously the king takes himself is ... remarkable. And it seems to be fine. "I just think it's just his level of calmness no matter what's going on," James said Sunday, per cleveland.com. "He always talks about, at the end of the day, he's already won in life so whatever else happens after this is extra credit. And I feel the same way. That's why I'm able to relate to him so much.” That comfort and respect allowed Lue to get on LeBron James during halftime of Game 7 of the Finals a year ago. In a game in which James was playing reasonably well, Lue sounded the alarm at halftime. James needed to play better. He had to find another level. If he didn’t, the Cavs would lose. James was pissed, but he went out and played one of the best defensive halves of his life. He sank a game-clinching free to give the Cavs a title. How valuable is Lue? He has the full trust of LeBron James. He’s flexible with lineups and plays to his creators’ strengths. He’s willing to play small. He’s bought into the three point revolution. He’s pulled Iman Shumpert out of the rotation when his play warranted it, and praised him and given him playing time when it was earned. Shumpert, like most of the Cavs, comes into the Finals playing some of the most impactful minutes of his career. So, how valuable is Tyronn Lue? Not every coach with LeBron James wins an NBA title. Thank you watch Video.