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ESPN has their player profiles updated for the first time since Hollinger left.
They have season predictions for all the advanced stats except PER.
Here are excepts from the scouting reports for the Cavs players--
Kyrie Scouting report
Dellavedova Scouting report
Dion Scouting report
Miller Scouting report
Joe Harris Scouting report
Lebron Scouting report
Marion Scouting report
Jones Scouting report
Love Scouting report
Thompson Scouting report
Varejao Scouting report
Alex Kirk Scouting report
( Price, Amundson, and Haywood didn't have writeups )
Excerpt from Varejao analysis:
They have season predictions for all the advanced stats except PER.
Here are excepts from the scouting reports for the Cavs players--
Kyrie Scouting report
+ Blossoming, upper-tier point guard with good playmaking and ball-protection skills.
+ Equally adept scoring on jumpers off the dribble with range and attacking the lane.
+ Indifferent defender despite high-level athletic ability.
+ Equally adept scoring on jumpers off the dribble with range and attacking the lane.
+ Indifferent defender despite high-level athletic ability.
Dellavedova Scouting report
+ Steady, efficient player who knocks down good percentage of open looks.
+ A worker on defense, can get in trouble if left on an island.
+ Limited athletically.
+ A worker on defense, can get in trouble if left on an island.
+ Limited athletically.
Dion Scouting report
+ Versatile volume scorer.
+ Good with ball in hands, but improved as catch-and-shooter.
+ Combo guard body and struggles on defense.
+ Good with ball in hands, but improved as catch-and-shooter.
+ Combo guard body and struggles on defense.
Miller Scouting report
+ One of the most consistent and prolific 3-point shooters in the league.
+ Value-added floor game appears to be in decline.
+ Has history of back trouble, though played 82 games last season.
+ Value-added floor game appears to be in decline.
+ Has history of back trouble, though played 82 games last season.
Joe Harris Scouting report
+ Dead-eye long-range shooter with a quick release.
+ Decent foul-drawing rates suggest ability to make plays against close-outs.
+ Good defender in college will have to battle against limited athleticism.
+ Decent foul-drawing rates suggest ability to make plays against close-outs.
+ Good defender in college will have to battle against limited athleticism.
Lebron Scouting report
+ Remains the NBA's best player.
+ Has three straight seasons with usage rate over 30 percent, and true shooting percentage over 60.
+ Former all-NBA defender whose performances there ebbed last season.
+ Has three straight seasons with usage rate over 30 percent, and true shooting percentage over 60.
+ Former all-NBA defender whose performances there ebbed last season.
Marion Scouting report
+ Remains a versatile and effective defender.
+ Runs the floor and is satisfied with a supporting role.
+ Not an elite shooter, but effective enough from corners to may overloading defenses pay.
+ Runs the floor and is satisfied with a supporting role.
+ Not an elite shooter, but effective enough from corners to may overloading defenses pay.
Jones Scouting report
+ Consistent high-level deep shooter with range and quick release.
+ Rarely ventures inside arc or displays any kind of floor game.
+ Serviceable if immobile defender with good length.
+ Rarely ventures inside arc or displays any kind of floor game.
+ Serviceable if immobile defender with good length.
Love Scouting report
+ Rare combination of post play and 3-point shooting ability from frontcourt.
+ Elite rebounder on defensive end, though increased time on perimeter has undermined offensive board rates.
+ Poor defensive reputation not supported by metrics.
+ Elite rebounder on defensive end, though increased time on perimeter has undermined offensive board rates.
+ Poor defensive reputation not supported by metrics.
Thompson Scouting report
+ Top rebounder on both ends.
+ Switch in shooting hand helped free throw percentage.
+ Needs to improve rim protection and overall defense.
+ Switch in shooting hand helped free throw percentage.
+ Needs to improve rim protection and overall defense.
Varejao Scouting report
+ Skilled center with glue-player skills.
+ Elite rebounder on both ends.
+ Good position interior defender who lacks the classic length of a true rim protector.
+ Elite rebounder on both ends.
+ Good position interior defender who lacks the classic length of a true rim protector.
Alex Kirk Scouting report
+ Solid rebounder and shot blocker
+ Seven-foot frame sometimes burdened with back issues and poor conditioning.
+ Needs to develop face-up shot.
+ Seven-foot frame sometimes burdened with back issues and poor conditioning.
+ Needs to develop face-up shot.
( Price, Amundson, and Haywood didn't have writeups )
Excerpt from Varejao analysis:
If there is one area of concern about the revved-up Cavaliers, it's interior defense. Varejao at his best is an ideal glue player. He passes well, doesn't need many possessions and controls the defensive glass. As a center, he's not an ideal lane protector, with a block rate less than half of what you expect from the position. Yet he's still effective because of above-average steal rates for the position and the ability to draw offensive fouls, though he fell off on the latter front last season. The lack of length shows up more in Varejao's metrics against the post. He's the best Cleveland has for the job, yet Dave Blatt needs to keep him healthy. It'll be a tricky balancing act.