Cedi Osman Goodbye & Good Luck

Not sure how a player is supposed to build confidence when he has a 29 point career high, followed by 7 minutes the next game. While the guy starting in his position hasn’t even cracked 10 points in like 10 games

Smooth said:

I really wanna believe Cedi can work here and Rubio will help revive him, but I just don’t think it’s going to work with this coaching staff.. Cedi gets the quick hook and seat next to the coach far too often — justified or not..

There will have to be some decisions made when the team gets healthy, and he feels like he may be on the outside looking in right now..

Best bet moving forward might be swapping him out for another shooter who can do it consistently…

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Cedi is probably the most inconsistent shooter I've ever watched. It's not coaching.

Loved Cedi's activity and frantic energy against memphis. I know he is frustratingly inconsistent, but he deserves consistent playing time specially with rubio getting healthier.

Great game tonight, if i have to pick keeping one of Love, Cedi or Levert, i would keep Cedi. His contract is reasonable, he usually plays with in himself, and i think he can still continue to grow. And when his shot is on, he can almost win a game by himself.

What impressed me last night was that Cedi had 4 assists, 2 steals, and a blocked shot in addition to scoring 21 points on just 11 shots. He was a +20 which tied for team high with Allen.

The other thing is the timing. We needed Cedi to step up against a strong opponent and with LeVert unavailable and Mitchell getting ejected after 22 minutes. He had one of his best games of the season when we were short-handed against a tough opponent in a winnable game, and that's huge. I don't care how he plays in a 20-point win over Houston.

Now if he could just be a little more consistent from night-to-night. With Okoro playing much better in January and Wade getting back it means Cedi will have to step up his game if he wants playing time. A big part of that is defense and passing as well as 3-point shooting and running the floor in transition. We saw all of that last night.

Cedi has stated in past years, it is very difficult to get into a rhythm if he knows he could get yanked any minute. This may or may not be why he is so streaky, maybe a cop out, but JB does him ZERO favors in getting consistent rotation minutes, despite early season acknowledgments on Cedi's role. Cedi is a good shooter...period. The team needs him out there 24 min/gm. No more, no less.

He has indeed deserved consistent minutes.

Boobie4Three said:

Cedi has stated in past years, it is very difficult to get into a rhythm if he knows he could get yanked any minute. This may or may not be why he is so streaky, maybe a cop out, but JB does him ZERO favors in getting consistent rotation minutes, despite early season acknowledgments on Cedi's role. Cedi is a good shooter...period. The team needs him out there 24 min/gm. No more, no less.

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JBB is going to drive Cedi out of Cleveland and then Cedi is going to blow up somewhere else as a starting SF while we desperately wonder how to find a SF…he won’t be an all star but he’ll be good…it’s going to be a mini version of the Lauri situation

cavsfever said:

JBB is going to drive Cedi out of Cleveland and then Cedi is going to blow up somewhere else as a starting SF while we desperately wonder how to find a SF…he won’t be an all star but he’ll be good…it’s going to be a mini version of the Lauri situation

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he would be sick in denver with jokic's insane passes

cavsfever said:

JBB is going to drive Cedi out of Cleveland and then Cedi is going to blow up somewhere else as a starting SF while we desperately wonder how to find a SF…he won’t be an all star but he’ll be good…it’s going to be a mini version of the Lauri situation

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I don't know why we don't try to start him. I get the balance aspect but he complements the starters perfectly. So we need to figure this ish out...okoro is a very POOR fit with the starters.

Boobie4Three said:

I don't know why we don't try to start him. I get the balance aspect but he complements the starters perfectly. So we need to figure this ish out...okoro is a very POOR fit with the starters.

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Wrong. Isaac is a perfect fit with the starters DEFENSIVELY.

Anyone able to pull up the +/- minus numbers of Okoro with the starting unit (beginning of 1st and 2nd half, before any subs) since he was moved into the starting lineup? I would bet it's pretty good.

Peacedog said:

Wrong. Isaac is a perfect fit with the starters DEFENSIVELY.

Anyone able to pull up the +/- minus numbers of Okoro with the starting unit (beginning of 1st and 2nd half, before any subs) since he was moved into the starting lineup? I would bet it's pretty good.

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Cavs need offense early in the game.

Peacedog said:

Wrong. Isaac is a perfect fit with the starters DEFENSIVELY.

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This such a ridiculous take. In today's NBA having your 3 starting perimeter guys all 6'3 and under is a disaster for defending the 3 ball.

You take any team the Cavs have played lately....including the lowly Rockets who were missing 2 starters and the Warriors who were sitting 6 of their top players....and I don't think Okoro starts for any of them.

On a young developing team (like Orlando), Okoro's a bench player and his minutes wouldn't be consistent. On a any other contending team, he probably doesn't crack the rotation.

Thybulle is Philly's best wing defender, longer/bigger than Okoro, a two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection, and a more versatile defender than Okoro with a higher 3PAr. Thybulle doesn't start and is buried behind Shake Milton and Danuel House Jr. on the depth chart because he makes the game harder on Harden and Embiid.

We see alot of Okoro making the game harder on the other four guys to start the game already, and opposing teams are going to love seeing it in the playoffs because they either (1) only have to guard 3.5 players at tipoff or (2) can hide their best scorer on Okoro at tipoff, which in turn is going to give other team early leads that this team isn't built to come back from unless DG, Mitchell, or one of the bench guys is scorching hot from 3.

Peacedog said:

Wrong. Isaac is a perfect fit with the starters DEFENSIVELY.

Anyone able to pull up the +/- minus numbers of Okoro with the starting unit (beginning of 1st and 2nd half, before any subs) since he was moved into the starting lineup? I would bet it's pretty good.

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Since Okoro entered the starting lineup we’re barely a .500 team, not saying that’s all on him but I don’t see the evidence pointing too him being the guy to start