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Game Thread | Game #1 | Cavs @ Nets | Oct. 25, 2023

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bigfoot5415 said:
Our guards have been allergic to boxing out since Eric Snow. It was a key reason we lost in 15 and definetly hurt in 17.
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I was very much a man who bitched and bitched about Kyrie and JR Smith just standing and staring as the shots went up.

I distinctly remember posting after one of the Finals losses the massive disparity between Curry's rebounding and our guards. It literally lost us a game.

And it's also something that has held Kyrie back. Never, ever does the small stuff. Never does the dirty work.

That is, unfortunately, very much in Garland's blood too.

Mitchell is guilty of it as well, though he sometimes wows with his athletic ability and grabs some offensive boards because of it.
 
Los216 said:
Trade him.
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Dude no one is giving up anything of value for LeVert until next year when he's on an expiring contract. Strus and LeVert make the same amount of money. Think about that from a potential trade partners perspective.
 
Cavs on the NBA leader boards--not all good.

THREE POINTERS MADE​

1.Max StrusCLE7
2.Bruce BrownIND6
2.CJ McCollumNOP6
4.Harrison BarnesSAC5
4.Kristaps PorzingisBOS5

STEALS​

1.Saddiq BeyATL5
2.Donovan MitchellCLE4
3.Bogdan BogdanovicATL3
3.Mikal BridgesBKN3
3.Jalen BrunsonNYK3

TURNOVERS​

1.Darius GarlandCLE6
1.Gordon HaywardCHA6
3.Brandon IngramNOP5
3.Marcus SmartMEM5
3.Trae YoungATL 5

FANTASY POINTS​

1.Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC60.0
2.Jayson TatumBOS58.2
3.Donovan MitchellCLE57.0
4.Scottie BarnesTOR51.1
5.Kristaps PorzingisBOS50.6
 
We squeezed a victory against a stacked Nets team. I couldn't have asked for better start to the season. Strus is as advertised. Okoro being aggressive was a sight to behold. Mitchell did Mitchell things.

LeVert forced a ton of shots, but I thought he was a positive on the court with his playmaking.

I don't understand the JBB slander, it's been a thing since last season. Doing a coaching change & starting from scratch isn't necessarily optimal imo.
 
Adding Dave Joerger to our staff is huge. We have the best coaching staff in the NBA with him & Walton.
 
WestchesterCavsFan said:
First JYD goes to Strus and Okoro
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Kinda wish they changed the name of the chain. The playoff embarrassment tainted the junkyard name. Would have also been ok with them not bringing it back and just doing a game ball for player of the game.
 
Cassity14 said:
In tonight’s game I don’t think he had much choice. Strus was on fire and the Cavs didn’t have quality depth behind him.

If he had sat more and the Cavs had lost JB would get all the hate for taking him out. The hive mind has decided he isn’t good enough so now he can do no right.
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I understand, and honestly our bench may need some personnel changes, but really, JBB has to find a way to rest his guys over the course of an 82-game season because deep teams are our kryptonite.
 
JJ_PR said:
What's the deal with all the JBB slander? I think he's done a decent job.
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He definitely chose the right starting lineup. I’ll give him that.

All starters had a positive +/- while all 4 bench players were negative. But the eye test could have told you that.

Dare I say JA should come off the bench when he comes back…
 
CavsKermit said:
I understand, and honestly our bench may need some personnel changes, but really, JBB has to find a way to rest his guys over the course of an 82-game season because deep teams are our kryptonite.
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LOL, you gave him 1 game out of 82 and said Strus would be injured in a couple months.
 
JJ_PR said:
Adding Dave Joerger to our staff is huge. We have the best coaching staff in the NBA with him & Walton.
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I completely missed this news. Even if he's just watching advance film for future opponents, that's awesome.
 
Can someone explain the pinky to the teeth thing? Comes off as a little.....Dwight Howard'ish.
 
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