Kelly Iko: I think taking the Clippers job was good for his perspective. Despite flaming out in the second round against the Denver Nuggets and falling well short of expectations, Lue was part of a formidable coaching staff. The Rockets operate similarly to a football team in terms of specialization and responsibilities and Gunning, Turner, Lucas, and Brase make up an assistant coaching unit that is a bit underrated. Lue has won and connected with LeBron. It also depends on the pieces put around, but he’s experienced enough to do the same with Harden and Westbrook, should he be the one to win the job. Lue’s best tactical work was done in the postseason, an area where the Rockets have come up short four times in a row during D’Antoni’s time here. In an interview, his best selling strategy will be the star names he’s worked with: Lebron, Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard. It doesn’t get much better than that.