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Cavs vs Maccabi Tel Aviv - Sunday, Oct. 5, 6:00pm (FSO and NBA TV)
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RELEASE THE CONFETTI
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I think he says "apex". Don't know if you are serious, though.
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Defense didn't look too hot, but it's still early. At least the offense looked great.
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He wanted to say apex.
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gonna be fun... touches for our Big 3 will be tougher than Mia cause our supporting cast is so much better.. Dion could get 20 ppg this yr as well on any team..especially if his J is improved.. Kyrie looked like the best player on the court tonight.. we are pretty loaded fellas.. it will be fun.. take some time but it will be fun.. Love's D as expected looked much better than people think.. Reb was excellent as was his passing.. his J was off a little but but he is going to be great with this team.. love guys like Delly,Andy,TT,and Harris all scrapping at both ends.. the great teams need players like that on nights they are sluggish
It was kind of surreal seeing Lebron back in a Cavs uni. Love too. Then I realized it was them 2 and our draft picks starting and this could really turn into something major and sustainable for a long time. We've got way more going for us than we did with Lebron the first time around. Yeah thats all been said before but it didnt really sink in until seeing them play in a somewhat real game.
I guess Macabbi is a Euro team, but this game basically played exactly like all the FIBA World Cup games I watched. Cant wait for the season to start, though they should give me League Pass free this year after buying it 4 years in a row and watching that crap.
I guess Macabbi is a Euro team, but this game basically played exactly like all the FIBA World Cup games I watched. Cant wait for the season to start, though they should give me League Pass free this year after buying it 4 years in a row and watching that crap.
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Let's see if I can summarize the team from the top to the bottom.
First, I could feel the competitive balance just wasn't there, but seriously, weren't you guys expecting the same thing? Maccabi just popped out at 87-60 in the third. You could tell the shift was already happening at 47-30 in the second. All this proves is that Maccabi wasn't ready for the NBA competition and we could easily move past 40% of the teams in the league, you know, the ones that don't have the talent to keep going. Which means we'll definitely be better than the 33-49 team from last year.
I can feel the difference in coaching, not just from the record but when we were executing with scrubbier guys. I really look forward to the change that Phil Jackson/Greg Popovich provided for their squads. And you know there will be a change, because 1) the ball movement and 2) I spent the entire second half before this game watching game 2 of Cleveland and Orlando in 2009 where the difference in coach caliber was substantial.
Next, again... the talent was clear. We could just run these guys out without play call, and we did a few times before finally throwing out Kirk, Harris, Jones, etc. LeBron barely playing 20, Irving and Love barely playing past 30. We were killing them with Dion, Shawn, Tristan, Andy, Lou, Brendan, Matt. It was fun and would've been cool to make an unofficial run at that record for margin of victory that we also did against the Heat in 1991 by nearly 50+ points.
Going back to LeBron, maybe he was forcing some silly shots, but that's because he hardly tried. You could see he's got the shot mechanics kicked in, he could catch and shoot a few times and wouldn't need to do anything else. And this is with some back issues.
Kyrie looked good. He could run over Dwyane if he wanted to. And he's got good catch and shoot mechanics himself. Having LeBron as a threat will open up the avenues for Kyrie. Notice that once LeBron sat, they couldn't stop Kyrie either. The only problem is that he needs to open up lanes for Love. And this is saying something since Love hardly went for most opportunities. But he was a threat, since they were covering him close and he still grabbed the boards and went for the home run accordingly.
Dion was key. Other guys not doing much? Who cares! Dion is showing the fruits of his labors with the drive and shoot game. There was a blemish but he made up for it. Tristan was good too. Kind of resembling Andy a little, finally. I know you make it your duty to verbally attack him, Rch, but you have to admit he looked good. But I won't say much yet. He hasn't proven it's all set yet.
And don't get me started with Andy. The ultimate yo-yo of doom and disaster. Can't even say much, except it was funny that he made a lob attempt into a made field goal. Louie got the same stuff. Just can't make it like Andy. Haywood wasn't great but maybe he'll do something more. Maybe. Shawn Marion makes the ultimate bargain. He used to play a little power forward, so I'm so f#ckin' grateful we have him. Mike Miller (forgive me for not mentioning him earlier) was awesome. Perfect for making buckets. I used to wonder when we'd reliably make the damn buckets. The chain reaction that started with getting LeBron was awesome. And having Delly was great too. And having guys at the end of the bench like Joe Harris and James Jones was great too. And Alex Kirk knew when to block shots as well.
I'm liking this direction, we'll just have to wait and see.
First, I could feel the competitive balance just wasn't there, but seriously, weren't you guys expecting the same thing? Maccabi just popped out at 87-60 in the third. You could tell the shift was already happening at 47-30 in the second. All this proves is that Maccabi wasn't ready for the NBA competition and we could easily move past 40% of the teams in the league, you know, the ones that don't have the talent to keep going. Which means we'll definitely be better than the 33-49 team from last year.
I can feel the difference in coaching, not just from the record but when we were executing with scrubbier guys. I really look forward to the change that Phil Jackson/Greg Popovich provided for their squads. And you know there will be a change, because 1) the ball movement and 2) I spent the entire second half before this game watching game 2 of Cleveland and Orlando in 2009 where the difference in coach caliber was substantial.
Next, again... the talent was clear. We could just run these guys out without play call, and we did a few times before finally throwing out Kirk, Harris, Jones, etc. LeBron barely playing 20, Irving and Love barely playing past 30. We were killing them with Dion, Shawn, Tristan, Andy, Lou, Brendan, Matt. It was fun and would've been cool to make an unofficial run at that record for margin of victory that we also did against the Heat in 1991 by nearly 50+ points.
Going back to LeBron, maybe he was forcing some silly shots, but that's because he hardly tried. You could see he's got the shot mechanics kicked in, he could catch and shoot a few times and wouldn't need to do anything else. And this is with some back issues.
Kyrie looked good. He could run over Dwyane if he wanted to. And he's got good catch and shoot mechanics himself. Having LeBron as a threat will open up the avenues for Kyrie. Notice that once LeBron sat, they couldn't stop Kyrie either. The only problem is that he needs to open up lanes for Love. And this is saying something since Love hardly went for most opportunities. But he was a threat, since they were covering him close and he still grabbed the boards and went for the home run accordingly.
Dion was key. Other guys not doing much? Who cares! Dion is showing the fruits of his labors with the drive and shoot game. There was a blemish but he made up for it. Tristan was good too. Kind of resembling Andy a little, finally. I know you make it your duty to verbally attack him, Rch, but you have to admit he looked good. But I won't say much yet. He hasn't proven it's all set yet.
And don't get me started with Andy. The ultimate yo-yo of doom and disaster. Can't even say much, except it was funny that he made a lob attempt into a made field goal. Louie got the same stuff. Just can't make it like Andy. Haywood wasn't great but maybe he'll do something more. Maybe. Shawn Marion makes the ultimate bargain. He used to play a little power forward, so I'm so f#ckin' grateful we have him. Mike Miller (forgive me for not mentioning him earlier) was awesome. Perfect for making buckets. I used to wonder when we'd reliably make the damn buckets. The chain reaction that started with getting LeBron was awesome. And having Delly was great too. And having guys at the end of the bench like Joe Harris and James Jones was great too. And Alex Kirk knew when to block shots as well.
I'm liking this direction, we'll just have to wait and see.