Cavs coach Tyronn Lue on LeBron adjusting his free throw form: "I just think, don't change"
Tyronn Lue doesn't think LeBron James needed to adjust free throw form
LeBron James had a brainstorming with Kyle Korver because he wants to improve his free throw percentage.
LeBron ended the regular season with a career low 67.4% from the line, compared to the 73.1% shot last season.
But coach Tyronn Lue told LeBron not to change his style.
Per ESPN, If Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue had things his way, LeBron James would leave his shot alone -- even if his teammate Kyle Korver, one of the most efficient shooters in league history, is the one helping James change his free throw form.
"I mean, I think he's a decent free throw shooter," Lue said of James before the Cavs hosted the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Game 2 of their first-round series. "I just think, don't change. You're the best player in the world, do what you do, have confidence doing it -- that's it. But he's either going to miss or make them, but don't keep changing. So what?"
After shooting a career-low 67.4 percent from the line in the regular season -- a significant dip from his 73.1 percent in 2015-16 -- James consulted with Korver leading up to the Cavs' postseason opener.
Myself and Kyle, we kind have been brainstorming about it, how to get it to be more efficient," James said Saturday after Game 1. "I mean, honestly, Kyle is probably one of the most efficient guys we have from the free throw line on our team. So I'm a basketball mind, I'm open-minded about trying to figure out ways that can help my efficiency, so it's a good start."
James started 4-for-4 and finished 6-for-9 from the line in Game 1.
James finished Game 2 with 3 for 6 from the line.
LeBron ended the regular season with a career low 67.4% from the line, compared to the 73.1% shot last season.
But coach Tyronn Lue told LeBron not to change his style.
Per ESPN, If Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue had things his way, LeBron James would leave his shot alone -- even if his teammate Kyle Korver, one of the most efficient shooters in league history, is the one helping James change his free throw form.
"I mean, I think he's a decent free throw shooter," Lue said of James before the Cavs hosted the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Game 2 of their first-round series. "I just think, don't change. You're the best player in the world, do what you do, have confidence doing it -- that's it. But he's either going to miss or make them, but don't keep changing. So what?"
After shooting a career-low 67.4 percent from the line in the regular season -- a significant dip from his 73.1 percent in 2015-16 -- James consulted with Korver leading up to the Cavs' postseason opener.
Myself and Kyle, we kind have been brainstorming about it, how to get it to be more efficient," James said Saturday after Game 1. "I mean, honestly, Kyle is probably one of the most efficient guys we have from the free throw line on our team. So I'm a basketball mind, I'm open-minded about trying to figure out ways that can help my efficiency, so it's a good start."
James started 4-for-4 and finished 6-for-9 from the line in Game 1.
James finished Game 2 with 3 for 6 from the line.
E. Carchia
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