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Im a huge fan of Blatt too. but i think something needs to get mentioned:

He consistently reacts to the other teams's rotations, instead of creating the mismatches himself, and or looking to exploit the other team. He should be forcing the other team to react more.

As for Mosgov, it was mentioned earlier that he was having trouble guarding Montejunas, which is only partly true. A few of those buckets were defensive rotations. Secondly, Mosgov was causing a lot of problems himself at the beginning of the game. Houston had no one to guard him and he and Love were having their way down low. Then Blatt went away from that because he reacted to Houstons small line upp, which is fine, *but not the whole game*.

Lastly, Mosgov would have made it a lot harder in crunch time for Houston on both ends, because for one, he makes it a lot harder for Harden to finish at the rim, and secondly, he causes match up problems for Houston on the defensive end.

Thompson does neither. Granted he played well, and his offensive rebounding is a problem for the other team, but i think Mosgov's advantage clearly outweighs that.
 
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I agree that the team's rotations were not above reproach today. Seems reasonable to doubt a number of those inbounds plays too. But what the hey? Rookie coaches, am I right? ;) Coach ca't take the free throws. Usually when the game is lost on free throws, I think about all the things that made it close. But any time Lebron starts shooting like Drummond, it's going to be tough for the Cavs to win. That was a lot of missed free throws. Hope the elbow is OK. Numb fingers make it tough.
 
Good learning experience game for Blatt.

At the very least, when Blatt has made bad decisions, I've seen him have a solid ability to learn and attempt to improve himself pretty quickly. Mozgov should have been in the game, absolutely. I also think he stuck with the Delly/James Jones/ no LBJ line-up about 1 minute too long. If he would have subbed them immediately after they tied the game, I think it would have made the 4th quarter easier for us to gain a real advantage.
 
Windhorst was asked during his Friday radio show how much of the offense the Cavs are running is Blatt's. Windhorst said almost none of it. This is pretty obvious, and is reflected in that latest stat I have seen which says the Cavs run the highest percentage of isolation plays in the league. That dubious ranking certainly is not going to change after the Houston game.

I hope that as the Blatt-LeBron relationship matures -- if not this year, then at least next year -- isolations will become less of a feature of the offense and they can get some more motion. The Houston game was so bad that even Hubie Brown was criticizing it -- though Hubie has been getting a little punchy lately.
 
WorldBoFree said:
Im a huge fan of Blatt too. but i think something needs to get mentioned:

He consistently reacts to the other teams's rotations, instead of creating the mismatches himself, and or looking to exploit the other team. He should be forcing the other team to react more.

As for Mosgov, it was mentioned earlier that he was having trouble guarding Montejunas, which is only partly true. A few of those buckets were defensive rotations. Secondly, Mosgov was causing a lot of problems himself at the beginning of the game. Houston had no one to guard him and he and Love were having their way down low. Then Blatt went away from that because he reacted to Houstons small line upp, which is fine, *but not the whole game*.

Lastly, Mosgov would have made it a lot harder in crunch time for Houston on both ends, because for one, he makes it a lot harder for Harden to finish at the rim, and secondly, he causes match up problems for Houston on the defensive end.

Thompson does neither. Granted he played well, and his offensive rebounding is a problem for the other team, but i think Mosgov's advantage clearly outweighs that.
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I disagree with this. Look at how he owned SVG leaving the LeBron and 4 shooters lineup rather than going big. SVG didn't go to Drummond and force a change. And Thompson might have been our best player today. He had 11 offensive rebounds. When you're playing ISO ball or an LBJ, 3 shooters, and 1 big lineup that is what you need.
 
Only negative i have for Blatt is he is kinda soft when other teams attack his star players. What's the point of having goons when you don't use them..he had a chance to give the call after they rough Kevin Love up, then they tried to rough James up and he doesn't make the call.
 
David Blatt:
"The three main differences between being a professional player and being a professional coach are as follows," Blatt says. "As a coach, No. 1, you sleep a lot less. As a coach, No. 2, you worry a lot more.

"As a coach, No. 3, and most significant particularly in the company to all those I'm speaking to, the moment you become a coach, suddenly everyone knows more than you do."

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source:
http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2015/03/david_blatts_devotion_to_matth_1.html
 
tocov said:
We are 37-23 in the East. They are 40-18 in the West. (before the game)

They are not an inferior team.
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Hmm while I agree with you that Houston is not an inferior team, I tend to disagree with your reasoning. The Cavs' record has very little to do with its actual quality of the team. Most of the games counted in this record are games where the Cavs did not have JR, Moz, and Shump, and they also include LeBron's two weeks hiatus as well as his early season play were he wasn't himself physically. The Cavs roster as currently constructed is worth far more than 37-23 in the East.

Other than that, I agree. Houston is a very good team in the West and have been playing well all season, although I still think the Cavs would be the favorite to win a 7-game series against them.
 
Houston would never beat us in a 7 game series. Harden and who..? Dwight, Ariza, Beverley...?

No chance. Lebron, Kyrie, Love, Moz, JR, Shump, TT. Not even being a homer, we are much more talented than them.
 
WorldBoFree said:
Im a huge fan of Blatt too. but i think something needs to get mentioned:

He consistently reacts to the other teams's rotations, instead of creating the mismatches himself, and or looking to exploit the other team. He should be forcing the other team to react more.

As for Mosgov, it was mentioned earlier that he was having trouble guarding Montejunas, which is only partly true. A few of those buckets were defensive rotations. Secondly, Mosgov was causing a lot of problems himself at the beginning of the game. Houston had no one to guard him and he and Love were having their way down low. Then Blatt went away from that because he reacted to Houstons small line upp, which is fine, *but not the whole game*.

Lastly, Mosgov would have made it a lot harder in crunch time for Houston on both ends, because for one, he makes it a lot harder for Harden to finish at the rim, and secondly, he causes match up problems for Houston on the defensive end.

Thompson does neither. Granted he played well, and his offensive rebounding is a problem for the other team, but i think Mosgov's advantage clearly outweighs that.
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I am thinking we should have tried to play all three of Mosgov, TT and Love together-at least for a few minutes. Zone it up. Still have floor spacing with Love and Mosgov out there. Go really big with Lebron and JR. Harden would have had a really hard time penetrating against that lineup with LBJ on him to boot. Just a different look to see what it could do.
 
AvonCavsFan said:
I am thinking we should have tried to play all three of Mosgov, TT and Love together-at least for a few minutes. Zone it up. Still have floor spacing with Love and Mosgov out there. Go really big with Lebron and JR. Harden would have had a really hard time penetrating against that lineup with LBJ on him to boot. Just a different look to see what it could do.
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Ehh, That seems like a nice concept but not very viable in actual gameplay. Reminds me of the Lakers teams when they would try and play Odom/Gasol/Bynum. Always seemed like it'd be terrifying but it never really worked out too well.
 
InBoobieWeTrust said:
Ehh, That seems like a nice concept but not very viable in actual gameplay. Reminds me of the Lakers teams when they would try and play Odom/Gasol/Bynum. Always seemed like it'd be terrifying but it never really worked out too well.
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Can't be any worse than playing Delly 42 minutes or playing James Jones big minutes, can it?

I am not saying that we should roll with it as a main lineup or anything-just a change of pace to see how it would do from time to time to see what kind of match-ups we can get.
 
teamballer said:
Hmm while I agree with you that Houston is not an inferior team, I tend to disagree with your reasoning. The Cavs' record has very little to do with its actual quality of the team. Most of the games counted in this record are games where the Cavs did not have JR, Moz, and Shump, and they also include LeBron's two weeks hiatus as well as his early season play were he wasn't himself physically. The Cavs roster as currently constructed is worth far more than 37-23 in the East.

Other than that, I agree. Houston is a very good team in the West and have been playing well all season, although I still think the Cavs would be the favorite to win a 7-game series against them.
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I agree with you completely.
 
tocov said:
We are 37-23 in the East. They are 40-18 in the West. (before the game)

They are not an inferior team.
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I think they're an inferior team if both of us were fully healthy. That wasn't the case on Sunday, though.
 
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