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Orlando will definitely be a "Wiggins" sweepstakes finalist.
Kyrie wont get his double double since we're shitting on them
This has been a very encouraging game. Best team defense our starters have played in a long, long time. Not one guy in the starting unit played poorly on defense. They all competed really hard.
we have a tough schedule ahead, but the team has definitely stepped up a level. In fact there are three teams maybe four playing decidedly better ball. Us, the Wiz, Toronto, and maybe Memphis. Looks like all were helped by the trades. Houston kindly loses to the Wiz, bringing us closer to a Lakers pick.
For our part, I think the combination of tougher big play with Speights, and being able to go to a big back court matchup, with Livingston, CJ and Ellington, has added a dimension to the team. Miles numbers have always been better when he is playing the two, and when he is playing with Ellington and Livingston, he is going to get that mismatch..
I have also noticed that it seems that we are starting out the first and third quarter going inside to Zeller and Gee, before we turn it outside to Kyrie and Dion. When our second squad shows up they are stretching the perimeter with both CJ and Ellington being dangerous from long, and with that same squad being pretty successful on defending.
This Squad with a healthy AV would be as good as some teams that will make the playoffs this year.
This squad would beat Milwaukee in a 7 game series, right now.
A little late checking in, but I ended up making an Orlando trip with a few work friends this weekend and caught the game last night. First things first, the Amway Center is one of the nicest NBA arenas I've ever been to. It's very modern with tons of amenities and a very friendly staff to go with it. For any of you that ever happen to be in Orlando while the Magic are in town, I'd recommend checking it out.
Anyway, after the game we checked out the Grey Goose Lounge attached to the arena and then made our way to all of the Church Street bars. As the night was winding down, I was taking a piss in one of the bars called Latitudes. As I was finishing up I heard the two guys behind me saying "there's a lot of Cavaliers fans out tonight," commenting on the Irving warm-up jersey I was wearing. His buddy followed it up with "yeah, I didn't know they represented this well."
A small compliment to take away from a fun weekend, but it was nice to see the collection of Cavs fans at the game/bars and the acknowledgment that came with it.