Cavatt
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I'm not confident but my mind isn't made up either. I'm surprised how many fans have made their mind up after exactly three games. I'm absolutely confident fans will react to a small bad sample size by demanding coaches are fired and schemes that have been practiced for months are immediately jettisoned.
We agree that we are in the Griffin window of contention has closed, but the Griffin window of paying for those contending teams is absolutely not over. The Cavs were more responsible than many teams that knocked on the door and even won a championship, but the Piper hasn't been paid in full. Dallas isn't done paying for their run that saw a championship in 2011. Lakers were knee deep in the Jerry Buss debt until LeBron showed up and dropped some tinsel on LA.
Did this system actually fail? I disagree in regards to the late run last season up until the Finals. It was good enough to frustrate the class of the East while the offense played LeBron Ball on offense.
You made me laugh. The post had that going for it.
Until we see more change to the roster, which is still half old guys and half inexperienced guys, definitive statements on which defense is best is really a moot point. Run a few defensive schemes while the talent level replenishes.
I agree with you about reacting too quickly, but this was a scheme we have seen repeatedly fail, Longabardi has never had an above average season as a defensive coordinator and they are asking Love to switch much more than he has in the past. I am just not impressed and am alarmed because it seems to make the players disengage.
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