Not sure how many times I have to say it. Relax everybody.
Celebrate the win, but you can't get too high or too low after every fucking game! There are 82 of these. You guys were worried about Andy and Kyrie making it through the season, but I'm afraid all of you guys are gonna pull something with all the worrying that's being done right now.
LeBron had 41 points, shot 59% and led the team in assists with 7 and people are still complaining about him. I watched LeBron religiously in Miami his last 3 years there. Here's the thing about his defense. If he's matched up with someone who cuts well or doesn't need the ball to score, he'll get roasted. He gets caught ball-watching all the time because he's trying to lurk in passing lanes. That was the case in Miami and it's the case now. If he's matched up with somebody who likes to dribble a lot or post up a lot(like Rondo tonight or Melo), you'll see LeBron's full repertoire on D. He's much better when he's guarding somebody he respects as a playmaker than Joe Schmo. That's not changing.
Not sure where Kyrie's hot streak came from. Those were not easy 3's. Well done Kyrie, well done.
For those of you worried about Mike Miller, it's not him, it's the scheme that doesn't know how to use him. Miller could barely walk in Miami because of his back yet he was still effective. Why? Spoelstra catered his offense around driving and kicking. Miller always had good wide open corner looks. Those looks are not a part of Blatt's offense, so Miller isn't getting his shots. Not sure the Cavs need him as much because their offense is already so good. Miami needed him because offense was hard to come by.
Things that do concern me and won't be easy fixes:
1. Dion in Blatt's doghouse. First Delly plays over him in the 4th and now a rookie. If that doesn't change before Delly gets back, Dion is going to say something to the media about it. You can guarantee that.
2. Wide open shots allowed. It looks to me like the Cavs are playing the same style of pick and roll D Miami played, but without the same athletes. That defense is predicated on forcing turnovers by making the offense panic. Not sure that type of D works with this set of players.
3. Joe Harris is getting too many minutes. I love Harris as a player, but this team needs Dion to play more. You can't rely on a rookie 2nd round pick come playoff time, especially when you are relegating a player much better than him to a bench role. Harris fits better than Miller in Blatt's scheme because he plays D, but there is no reason for him to be closing out games ahead of Dion. None. It's bad for team chemistry.
