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As we get to the 60-game mark I thought I would look at some of the Cavs’ most commonly used lineups and see which ones have been the most effective. (I’m a big believer in chemistry and putting complementary skills on the floor).
I used the website cleaningtheglass.com since it eliminates garbage time and end-of-the-quarter heaves.
Starting with the lineups that include Garland, Mitchell (DG/DM), Mobley, and Allen, since it’s clear this is our core:
Point differential is per 100 possessions, the # of possessions is in parenthesis.
1. DG/DM/Okoro/Mobley/Allen +10.4 (445 possessions)
This is the current starting lineup. It’s point differential is in the 74th percentile of all 5-man units with over 100 possessions.
2. DG/DM/LeVert/Mobley/Allen +6.1 (339)
Subbing in LeVert for Okoro weakens the unit by 4.3 points, but overall the lineup still is in the 58th percentile, or slightly above average.
3. DG/DM/Stevens/Mobley/Allen -3.1 (301)
Inserting Stevens at small forward results in a lineup that gets outscored despite having our four best players on the floor. This just hasn’t worked.
4. DG/DM/Wade/Mobley/Allen +30.3 (33)
Only 33 possessions with this unit which is too small a sample for reliable information, but I’d like to see more. I think potentially this could be our best unit.
5. DG/DM/Osman/Mobley/Allen +50.5 (48).
Another small sample but awesome results.
Now for lineups without Mitchell:
2. DG/LeVert/Stevens/Mobley/Allen +13.7 (94).
This lineup with Stevens and LeVert has been very good in about four quarters worth of action.
Lineups without Garland:
As for the individual players, their on/off numbers line up like this:
Cedi +6.2
Allen +5.7
Wade +5.7
Garland +5.0
Rubio +2.3
Mitchell +1.2
Neto +0.4
Okoro -1.7
Mobley -2.7
Love -4.3
LeVert -7.4
Lopez -13.8
I keep expecting Cedi to fall back but we’re 3/4ths of the way through the season and he still has the best on/off number, although he normally is on the floor when opponents are resting some of their starters. However, Cedi has been in the negative each of the last four years, including a -8.6 last year, so his number has improved a whopping 14.8 points since a year ago.
Last year he was the worst on the team; even Rondo, Denzel Valentine, Kevin Pangos and Ed Davis were better.
I used the website cleaningtheglass.com since it eliminates garbage time and end-of-the-quarter heaves.
Starting with the lineups that include Garland, Mitchell (DG/DM), Mobley, and Allen, since it’s clear this is our core:
Point differential is per 100 possessions, the # of possessions is in parenthesis.
1. DG/DM/Okoro/Mobley/Allen +10.4 (445 possessions)
This is the current starting lineup. It’s point differential is in the 74th percentile of all 5-man units with over 100 possessions.
2. DG/DM/LeVert/Mobley/Allen +6.1 (339)
Subbing in LeVert for Okoro weakens the unit by 4.3 points, but overall the lineup still is in the 58th percentile, or slightly above average.
3. DG/DM/Stevens/Mobley/Allen -3.1 (301)
Inserting Stevens at small forward results in a lineup that gets outscored despite having our four best players on the floor. This just hasn’t worked.
4. DG/DM/Wade/Mobley/Allen +30.3 (33)
Only 33 possessions with this unit which is too small a sample for reliable information, but I’d like to see more. I think potentially this could be our best unit.
5. DG/DM/Osman/Mobley/Allen +50.5 (48).
Another small sample but awesome results.
Now for lineups without Mitchell:
- DG/LeVert/Okoro/Mobley/Allen +6.0 (190)
2. DG/LeVert/Stevens/Mobley/Allen +13.7 (94).
This lineup with Stevens and LeVert has been very good in about four quarters worth of action.
Lineups without Garland:
- DM/LeVert/Okoro/Mobley/Allen: -25.6 (116)
- DM/LeVert/Wade/Mobley/Allen: +24.5 (105)
As for the individual players, their on/off numbers line up like this:
Cedi +6.2
Allen +5.7
Wade +5.7
Garland +5.0
Rubio +2.3
Mitchell +1.2
Neto +0.4
Okoro -1.7
Mobley -2.7
Love -4.3
LeVert -7.4
Lopez -13.8
I keep expecting Cedi to fall back but we’re 3/4ths of the way through the season and he still has the best on/off number, although he normally is on the floor when opponents are resting some of their starters. However, Cedi has been in the negative each of the last four years, including a -8.6 last year, so his number has improved a whopping 14.8 points since a year ago.
Last year he was the worst on the team; even Rondo, Denzel Valentine, Kevin Pangos and Ed Davis were better.