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Tristan Thompson

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I like him a lot more in his role as an energy big off the bench. The problem we have is every single one of our big's gets annihilated in the post. They kept going to aldridge isolated against Thompson, and he was able to get any shot he wanted. Robin Lopez looked like a dominant center against us. We have already extended Andy, so what happens if we do trade for a center that provides more resistance at the rim? We certainly can't pay Thompson the amount of money he wants to be a fourth big. Then again, Andy is hurt a lot, and Tristan has proven to be an iron man up to this point. We really do need more help down low defensively with the amount of dribble penetration that is aloud, and guys like Robin Lopez turning into a dominant force.

Aldridge isn't most post players he's deadly high and low and even if you don't give him position ( like love didnt ) he'll just shoot over you with ease
 
Aldridge isn't most post players he's deadly high and low and even if you don't give him position ( like love didnt ) he'll just shoot over you with ease
Robin Lopez was also having his way with our front line(8-11 from the field with 19 points). We need a bigger guy with longer arms who isn't going to let people back him under the rim and just dump it in.
 
Robin Lopez was also having his way with our front line. We need a bigger guy with longer arms who isn't going to let people back him under the rim and just dump it in.

The other dilemma is that KLove is not good defensively. So the Cavs only option is to put TT/Andy on the opposing teams best offensive big man and hope that Love can guard the other big guy. Normally that strategy is fine (Your criticism is more applicable to the New York -- and even Chicago -- game). Against Portland -- a team with two very strong offensive big men -- we had no defensive rotation that could work. IMO, the best was a combo of Marion and TT but that is not sustainable for an entire game.
 
^ I would not call Robin Lopez an "offensive big man".

He appeared to be such, because of the problems we're on here discussing.

Carry on.
 
He needs to stop throwing grenades at the hoop.
 
^ I would not call Robin Lopez an "offensive big man".

He appeared to be such, because of the problems we're on here discussing.

Carry on.

He is their Andy. He is underrated offensively because he has been slowly developing under the radar. Those 15 foot jump shots are not his game though, I agree. He's not his brother, but he is turning into a very big and good player.
 
Love the way TT was trying to contest everything tonight. He was credited with 2 blocks, but hell we need *someone* to start contesting at the rim so guys can't just lay it up without second thoughts. Great energy and the smal ball lineup with him at the 5 seems like it could make for some killer runs.
 
His offense is still awful. If he doesn't have a dunk or layup, just no touch around the basket. Like what he's done improving his finishing but I would let him get into the open market before giving up the money he wants
 
Should never shoot the ball under any circumstance. Dunks and layups only.
 
it's early but so far it looks like not paying TT 11-12Mio/yr (or whatever the number was that was floated) was a good decision.
 
Does TT have any trade value ?

Sure but can anyone imagine our PF/C rotation without him?

Quite frankly, he's been our only reserve worth a shit the whole year.

Have no clue why we would entertain trading him right now.
 
29 minutes tonight and 0 rebounds. How is this even possible?

I think we should pay him on a per rebound per game basis.
 

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