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Game 22 | Cavs (13-8) @ New Orleans (10-11) | December 12th, 2014 | 8pm EST
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I think Toronto has the only shot at ending with a better record in our conference.
Atlanta could be up there too, I think we don't pay enough attention to them bc we beat the shit out of them.
btw this is an awesome preview, thanks for the stats
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Kyrie came back in after his injury will be surprised if he sits
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Perhaps, but if he feels more pain from the injury today, it could cause him to sit.
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He was able to keep playing because of the adrenaline that kept him going. I guarantee he woke up extremely sore this morning. Muscles tighten up on you over night.
Hope it's nothing serious.
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Same. Knee injuries are a bit tricky. It was definitely a good sign that he came back in last night. I wouldn't be surprised if they sat him tonight. However, I would think something would be released by now about his and Lebron's status. Haven't seen anything about it yet.
Sit Kyrie tonight is probably the best they can do to don't force his knee. We have a lot of games the next two weeks, so he must be fine as soon as possible.
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I'm certainly comfortable with sitting players when the time is right but I've never been able to grasp the notion of 'the regular season is meaningless anyway.'
It's certainly not imperative to fight for the W in every single game - after all 82 games is a heck of a lot of basketball - but no NBA team wins a championship on the back of a disregarded season that eventuates into a dominating playoff and finals stretch. The regular season is and should always be utilized as a platform to build team chemistry, understand the sets as naturally as the concept of breathing air and to build enough confidence as a team to be able to get the job done in the long run.
And especially for a new team like ours, it's going to take at the very least 82 games to get anywhere near the level of some championship-ready teams that have been playing together systematically for years now.
So yes, it's fine to rest players and keep them fresh for the post-season ala Pop, but no, the regular season is not meaningless. In fact, the regular season is the building ground that decides whether or not an NBA team will be meaningful when it comes to show their stuff in the playoffs.
It's certainly not imperative to fight for the W in every single game - after all 82 games is a heck of a lot of basketball - but no NBA team wins a championship on the back of a disregarded season that eventuates into a dominating playoff and finals stretch. The regular season is and should always be utilized as a platform to build team chemistry, understand the sets as naturally as the concept of breathing air and to build enough confidence as a team to be able to get the job done in the long run.
And especially for a new team like ours, it's going to take at the very least 82 games to get anywhere near the level of some championship-ready teams that have been playing together systematically for years now.
So yes, it's fine to rest players and keep them fresh for the post-season ala Pop, but no, the regular season is not meaningless. In fact, the regular season is the building ground that decides whether or not an NBA team will be meaningful when it comes to show their stuff in the playoffs.
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Not sure how many 4 games in 5 nights we have this year, but I am all for resting Lebron one of the games every time we have one.
Edit: looked it up, happens again twice, end of Jan and in March.
Edit: looked it up, happens again twice, end of Jan and in March.