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ECF: Cavs 4 - Hawks 0

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cavsfever said:
This was a great analysis from Zach as usual. The clear upshot of it to me was that he felt we were in the end better off going small rather than using Mozgov a lot, as the only way we were going to handle Atlanta defensively was through the ability to switch at every position, which we can only really do with TT/Lebron as our two bigs. Since we know Blatt loves that small switching lineup I suspect Blatt will end up agreeing. TT's second secret superpower, after offensive rebounding, is the ability to stick with small guys on the perimeter if he has to.
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It's a good point. Going big against a small team that has had a lot of practice attacking big line ups can be a problem and the TT-Moz combo can hurt the floor spacing on the other end. I still expect the Cavs to start the series with a big lineup, but I think it's a safe bet that we'll see the small lineup show up if the team gets behind or if the coaches think it's time for a change of pace.
 
Gus Zing said:
Stats wise what do you expect out of LeBron and Kyrie in game 1? I think..

LeBron 27/9/7
Kyrie 24/5/3

Hopefully a Cavs win.
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Um I expect them to be slow to adjust in game one.

LeBron is a notorious "feel out" game 1 type of player.

If the Cavs steal game 1 this will be a short series because I don't expect the Cavs to be at their best in the opener.
 
Blatt essentially won a ton of championships overseas with role players. Perhaps that's why our role players are not shrinking in the moment. Perhaps Blatt has them playing as well as they ever have because he knows how to handle role players like nobody's business.
 
Omar The Horse said:
Um I expect them to be slow to adjust in game one.

LeBron is a notorious "feel out" game 1 type of player.

If the Cavs steal game 1 this will be a short series because I don't expect the Cavs to be at their best in the opener.
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Yea thats true about LeBron. I still put him down for 27/9/7 kind of game because even when he doesnt look aggressive he puts up numbers. He had 19/15/9 against the Bulls and that was a feel out game for him.

We'll see how he does this game though.
 
I have LeBron game 1 putting up 22 15 19 4 & 4 with KI getting his as the recipient of LBJ's 19 assists, for 35 6 & 7.
I have Moz with 5 dunks on alley oops, TT will be good for only 15 rebounds because the pace will be slower, but I have him going 6-7 from the line, with 1 and-one. I have Shump Day playing on Hump Day, so clearly he comes out strong and since Milsap will be on him when we go small, I have him going for 22 points on 7 of 9 FGs. I have JR getting hot in the 2nd half, draining 4 3's, since they will chase him out of there, he has his tear drop on automatic, so I have him finishing with about 18 points.

I have Korver literally taking off his jersey during the game because Delly will be inside of it and the whole thing will be creepy but awesome. He will finish with about 8 points on 3 of 15 shooting. I have Teague with 6 assists and 6 TO's, Milsap will have about 7 on horrendous shooting with LBJ draped all up on him. I have The Junk Yard Dog having a nice game because his nickname is dope, so maybe 15 points or so. I have Antique coming off the bench and playing like dirt. Bazeless already torched us this year so he used that up and isn't due to play well.

Something like 115-85 not out of the question here.
 
I'm kinda worried about Kyrie...

The Hawks run a lot of staggered screens to try and spring Teague to the rim, they especially leaned on it against Washington when Wall was out and Ramon Sessions was playing. If it doesn't work left-to-right they'll reset and run it back right-to-left, and if that doesn't work Millsap pivots and screens Korver's man in the corner.

There's just no where to hide Kyrie anywhere there, even a fully healthy Kyrie struggles navigating through multiple screens.
 
Gus Zing said:
Outside of Haberstroh. The Miami guys picked the Cavs to lose.
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I wonder why
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