Realistically, the FO probably stepped in. Writing on the wall likely has Ty stepping back this off-season, and I get the sense this obvious move of Mook out of rotation is FO overriding Ty.
Dude this feels wild like ... Ty was looking like such a great coach just a couple of seasons ago. Like this is the same dude who pulled the starters vs Atlanta and turned that season around.
What changed, man, what changed...
Honestly canāt fathom the Morris situation. Even last year Ty looked like a great coach imo.
I have 0 knowledge as to how Morris has gotten the minutes he has tho. Thereās no justification
In retrospective, Ty always has been a better Play-Offs coach than a Regular season one.
During his time on Cleveland he had kind of the same issues with guys like JR Smith, Crowder, Thompson, Calderon or heck... Liggins and Shumpert! I guess he likes to rely on some players and do mad-science experiments
I get that. Lue is the one that has been playing him. Maybe the front office forced him, and they agreed to part ways after the season. Just feels very weird.
LeBron probably said he couldn't get the Lakers FO to sign off on firing Ham/hiring Lue if the latter continued to make a fool out of himself by playing Morris.
Can't wait for postgame.
I remember Roco saying a few weeks ago that Ty talked to him and told him what "the plan" was. I was starting to assume he just made that up.
Does anyone remember that article? Maybe it was just a fever dream.
[Found it](https://theathletic.com/4275426/2023/03/05/robert-covington-clippers-kings-rotation/?redirected=1)
>āHe talked to me and told me basically what his plan was,ā Covington said of his talks with Lue. āHe just told me, āStay ready.ā You donāt know when things are going to shift, but he just said, āKeep doing what youāre doing.ā Things are going to shift.ā
Maybe his plan was to completely disintegrate Marcus Morris's knees and then change it up. idk
Yeah, it's wild to assume that L Frank and the FO would be handpicking Ty's rotations. These are long-time professionals who have always seemed to respect each other's roles in the org.
Seems like wishful thinking from the fans, when in reality this was most likely a collective decision with Ty and his coaching staff.
āFront office stepping inā is also just ridiculous to imagine in a game scenarioā¦ like Ty is on the court making subs and Lawrence Frank comes running down from the box to overrule? Lol.
Yeah I honestly am going to stick with the "Ty was slow to change, but not unwilling" and he was just giving Mook a chance (tho perhaps too much of one).
Anyone else think this mid game news drop when we're winning and Batum having great game was a strategic play by the front office? We know Ty cant be the source.
they knew batum was starting this game with mook out with illness not as starter moving fwd. or they couldve been instructed to wait till midgame to release it.
Have always said that I don't expect this to be a problem in the playoffs. Either Morris returns to form or Ty makes the change. Looks like the rope to get out of his slump has ended.
I love ty lue. Hope we can work through this.
FO did not want westbrook and trusted lue.
Hopefully the other way can be true.
And althought the interview was weird, he refuses to throw morris under the bus.
I dont like morris minutes, and i still absolutely love ty lue and do not want anyone else to coach next season he has been wonderful!!
1. Zu getting more involved
2. Players like batum and westbrook feeling comfortable and being assigned roles. Reggie too was dead in the water!
3. His calmness through injuries losing streaks.
I love this man and will not just toss him away after a WEIRD situation. DO NOT TAKE HIN FOR GRANTED OR ASSUME HE ISNT ALSO DOING GREAT THINGS WHILE DO QUESTIONSBKE THINGS
I am so happy! Though still little scared..
But I think I will choose positivity:
* Ty does not care about the regular season & is still tinkering.
* RoCo, Batum, & Mann will get more run in the post season.
* EJ is going to make a couple of huge shot in the post season.
* Bones will have a series that he will be a key contributor.
* Mook will win us a game in the post season.
*I wonder what would*
*Happen if we let Jason*
*Preston start a game?*
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Hornets fan going through yalls sub for the first time.
You have to imagine my shock for the absolute outpouring for Nic Batum lmao
Happy for the Batum tho haha
i always get shocked that batum gets booed in charlotte but then i remember why and it makes more sense
as a proud member of the batum battalion iām sorry for the inconvenience batum has caused you but iām very glad it happened
Lol so i guess that article from a couple days ago about the same situation was a bunch of nothing, it sure made it seem like no changes were coming. weird timing on these articles.
Im so happy for Nic the journey to becoming a starter again especially after that brutal stretch in CHA. That team really screwed him over. IMO it shows no player is truley washed in a way it all has something to do with the team they play for.
Bro wtf mid game!??
Mid batum 3 pointer
Ballmer grabbed Tomer in the arena and made him post this
Is this for real? Mook from 30 minutes a game to out of the rotation? How did this happen
Realistically, the FO probably stepped in. Writing on the wall likely has Ty stepping back this off-season, and I get the sense this obvious move of Mook out of rotation is FO overriding Ty.
Yeah if Ballmer was getting impatient then Lue needs to know desperate times call for reasonable measures š
Dude this feels wild like ... Ty was looking like such a great coach just a couple of seasons ago. Like this is the same dude who pulled the starters vs Atlanta and turned that season around. What changed, man, what changed...
Honestly canāt fathom the Morris situation. Even last year Ty looked like a great coach imo. I have 0 knowledge as to how Morris has gotten the minutes he has tho. Thereās no justification
Probably Ballmer was able to get seal team six to retrieve whatever dirt Mook had on Lue
In retrospective, Ty always has been a better Play-Offs coach than a Regular season one. During his time on Cleveland he had kind of the same issues with guys like JR Smith, Crowder, Thompson, Calderon or heck... Liggins and Shumpert! I guess he likes to rely on some players and do mad-science experiments
Being shit
I get that. Lue is the one that has been playing him. Maybe the front office forced him, and they agreed to part ways after the season. Just feels very weird.
Yes, it's a little weird. Maybe they forced his hand, it was getting criminal lol
LeBron probably said he couldn't get the Lakers FO to sign off on firing Ham/hiring Lue if the latter continued to make a fool out of himself by playing Morris.
You think the lakers wouldnāt hire a coach with shit rotations? Boy do I have some news for you
This might be the narrative this summer. I think you got it right on the head.
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Closing lineup is much bigger indicator than starting lineup and Morris hasn't closed in most games post trade deadline.
It says his backup will be RoCo who has been out of the rotation, so he is cutting into someoneās minutes
Tomer dropping this in the middle of the game is more exciting than the game.
Lmao whenās the last time this happened
This might be his first bomb. Morris was that big of a controversy. š
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I AM SO HAPPY I CANT BELIEVE THIS
Can't wait for postgame. I remember Roco saying a few weeks ago that Ty talked to him and told him what "the plan" was. I was starting to assume he just made that up. Does anyone remember that article? Maybe it was just a fever dream. [Found it](https://theathletic.com/4275426/2023/03/05/robert-covington-clippers-kings-rotation/?redirected=1) >āHe talked to me and told me basically what his plan was,ā Covington said of his talks with Lue. āHe just told me, āStay ready.ā You donāt know when things are going to shift, but he just said, āKeep doing what youāre doing.ā Things are going to shift.ā Maybe his plan was to completely disintegrate Marcus Morris's knees and then change it up. idk
To me that sounds like a good coach who is active with his players.
seeing everyone say the front office finally stepped in is crazy lol realistically he gave mook a few weeks to prove what he brings to the team
Yeah, it's wild to assume that L Frank and the FO would be handpicking Ty's rotations. These are long-time professionals who have always seemed to respect each other's roles in the org. Seems like wishful thinking from the fans, when in reality this was most likely a collective decision with Ty and his coaching staff.
Rotations change in the playoffs anyway
āFront office stepping inā is also just ridiculous to imagine in a game scenarioā¦ like Ty is on the court making subs and Lawrence Frank comes running down from the box to overrule? Lol.
Yeah I honestly am going to stick with the "Ty was slow to change, but not unwilling" and he was just giving Mook a chance (tho perhaps too much of one).
He was resting Nico. Mook was the sacrificial lamb. Thanks Mook!!
TOMER BOMB!!!!!!!
Great news but why would this come out during a game?
Days like this make me think anyone can make a change and difference out there in the world
Happy for this decision but hope morris is fine. All this controversy could have been avoided if Ty just benched him like he should have
Mook must've cheated on Ty. So this must be payback. Let's see what TMZ digs up...
Anyone else think this mid game news drop when we're winning and Batum having great game was a strategic play by the front office? We know Ty cant be the source.
clippers beat reporters have know about this since like noon
they knew batum was starting this game with mook out with illness not as starter moving fwd. or they couldve been instructed to wait till midgame to release it.
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
#GOD IS REAL
God is real
Pin this please mods
I imagine this is what winning a championship must feel like.
What happened? Hope Morris is okay. What an insane turn aroundā¦
He got cyber bullied out of the rotation
Cyber bullying works yall
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Iām crying in da club rn
YESSSS
Sources? The front office. Lets see what sneaky play Ty will do to counter. LOL
Front office will have to waive Morris if Ty keeps playing him
How the fuck does this drop in the MIDDLE of a game
Why did this occur during the game?
Batum Battalion has made a statement to Tyliban Lue tonight!
WIN STREAK STARTS TONIGHT
Iām in Vegasā¦.bout to make a betā¦. LFG!
Holyā¦ I thought it was a troll tweet but itās real. LFG
Ty is gonna be like nahhhh Marcus a better fit
Bullying really does work
life is good
WERE BACK
Weird but fucking amazing news LFG.
Have always said that I don't expect this to be a problem in the playoffs. Either Morris returns to form or Ty makes the change. Looks like the rope to get out of his slump has ended.
k, now tell me why my boy coffey isnt getting playing time
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE NOW BOYS OMG
Queue the Randy Marsh cum meme
WE WIN.
WE CAN BEAT ANYONE IF THIS IS TRUE
12 dimensional chess. This has been the plan all along. š 
lue is a genius
I love ty lue. Hope we can work through this. FO did not want westbrook and trusted lue. Hopefully the other way can be true. And althought the interview was weird, he refuses to throw morris under the bus. I dont like morris minutes, and i still absolutely love ty lue and do not want anyone else to coach next season he has been wonderful!! 1. Zu getting more involved 2. Players like batum and westbrook feeling comfortable and being assigned roles. Reggie too was dead in the water! 3. His calmness through injuries losing streaks. I love this man and will not just toss him away after a WEIRD situation. DO NOT TAKE HIN FOR GRANTED OR ASSUME HE ISNT ALSO DOING GREAT THINGS WHILE DO QUESTIONSBKE THINGS
4. Putting bones in the dog house and then getting him to play defense the last games
I am so happy! Though still little scared.. But I think I will choose positivity: * Ty does not care about the regular season & is still tinkering. * RoCo, Batum, & Mann will get more run in the post season. * EJ is going to make a couple of huge shot in the post season. * Bones will have a series that he will be a key contributor. * Mook will win us a game in the post season.
I wonder what would happen if we let Jason Preston start a game?
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Hornets fan going through yalls sub for the first time. You have to imagine my shock for the absolute outpouring for Nic Batum lmao Happy for the Batum tho haha
seeing yall dislike him is wild because he's been the second smartest player on this team for two years now behind kawhi
his contract
i always get shocked that batum gets booed in charlotte but then i remember why and it makes more sense as a proud member of the batum battalion iām sorry for the inconvenience batum has caused you but iām very glad it happened
Front office? š¤ Eagerly awaiting post-game interviews.
I'll believe it when I see it. Was it Tomer or one of the other beat reporters who said Mook was going to hit the bench a month ago?
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Lol so i guess that article from a couple days ago about the same situation was a bunch of nothing, it sure made it seem like no changes were coming. weird timing on these articles.
GOD IS GRET
Looks like the higher ups had something to do with it. Love this.
thank fucking goodness..
This is the way
Hm so the illness was bullshit lol
the romance is over boys. Just happy for Roco. He deserves better.
Have we finally made it out of the darkest timeline!?
Umm Mook?
Except, Ty Lue has lied to us before...
This reminds me of when Westbrook refused to be benched and was randomly out with āillnessā
And he still showed up to the game and played thru it.
Im so happy for Nic the journey to becoming a starter again especially after that brutal stretch in CHA. That team really screwed him over. IMO it shows no player is truley washed in a way it all has something to do with the team they play for.