For once, LeBron James just wants to be one of the guys.
James on Monday deferred to new Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, saying he has no objection to Lue’s plans for a more up-tempo offense.
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"This is what Coach wants. This is what Coach wants to do, and this is what we're going to do. This isn't a LeBron thing,” James said, via ESPN. “I'm talking out of IQ of the game, but this is what Coach wants to do, so this is what we're going to do."
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Lue has said his vision for the Cavs includes a faster-paced offense. James said he has always loved running the floor.
“One thing since I was a kid, I love to run the floor," James said. "And, it's funny, I always talk to RJ (Richard Jefferson), I say I should've been a West Coast player growing up, because they run the floor on the West Coast, and on the East Coast we dribble the ball and things of that nature."
After a weekend when many fingers were pointed at James after the Cavs fired David Blatt, it’s understandable that James just wants to blend in. Of course, after 15 or so years of being famous, it’s very unlikely to happen.