In other news:
I loved that the Cavs posted up Hickson a few times. Except for the part about when they did it, how he rushed, and what happened on those possessions. But it was some lolly-gagging on defense that got him ousted from the game, which meant that AV played 39 minutes tonight. Hickson needs to bounce back tomorrow and put some effort into guarding Bogut.
Mo. Is he still recovering? He moved from terrible to inconsistent over the course of the game.
Anyone else concerned about Powe? Even in limited minutes he looked feeble.
No idea about the Moon / Jawad minutes situation. Just when it started to stabilize in Moon's favor, we're on the merry-go-round again.
Varejao and West were just great out there tonight. Again.
Only 11 turnovers (not bad for the Cavs). With better FT shooting and fewer 3-point attempts, they could have made it easier on themselves.
Hope they take Milwaukee seriously from the opening tip.
JJ's youth showed with his rushes in the post and that should be corrected over time. I don't think we should expect him to be a crunch time player just yet. He should know by now that he needs to bring it on the defensive end to get minutes from MB.
Mo has to be dealing with his shoulder injury. No other way his play of late is because of anything else (I hope).
I believe that the best course of action with Powe is to get him minutes one game and pretty much sit him the next. He does not look at all like he is ready for regular rotation minutes and that is okay, we will have a deep front court after Z and Shaq are back. Powe can be a key sub in games during the playoffs and that is why he should get some run these last 20 games or so.
On Moon and Jawad, MB needs to figure out where he is at. I don't think it's beneficial for either player to be yoyoed in and out of the lineup and it sure as hell isn't going to help the team. IMO Moon should be the go to guy, but if MB likes Jawad then he should give Jawad the minutes. Quit playing games with their hearts, Mike.
Delonte and Varejao were spot on tonite and if they are consistently on we are going to be near impossible to beat. Delonte has played exponentially better lately and way more under control; not much to say about Andy because everyone knows what he means to the team.
The turnovers and FTs speak for themselves but I believe that Antawn will be a huge X factor closing out this championship run. He can pick up Mo's slack and Mo can pick up his, but when both are off we look positively pedestrian. Shaq being out doesn't help right now, but I would like to see both of these guys playing at the top of their respective games.
Any way you cut it, I think we have looked pretty damn good with no true 5.