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Teams were supposed to list their players heights without shoes last season. The Cavs and several other teams didn't do it. They've done so this year and they have to round to the nearest inch. So Nance at 6'7.4 is now 6'7 without shoes. 6'8.5 wearing shoes.
I didn’t realize that. The heights make more sense now. Thanks.
 
Fedor checks in with a preseason column that is both optimistic and realistic.


If Garland and Porter can take significant steps forward from last year, if Drummond/McGee provide better play in the pivot than TT, and if Okoro and Windler can work their way into the rotation as solid contributors, this team can be a lot better than last year. That's a lot of unknowns.

There's also the question of fit. How well can JBB get these pieces to fit together so the whole is greater than the sum of the parts? There are so many possible combinations. How quickly can JBB find out which ones work best together? There's going to be a lot of experimentation in the early going. We seem to have a decent mix of ball-dominant scorer types (Sexton, Porter, Love, Drummond) and guys who don't need a lot of shots (Garland, Nance, Cedi, Okoro, McGee, Delly, Dotson).

There's a lot of individual scoring talent between Sexton, Porter, Love and Drummond. JBB needs to find a system where they all get enough shots to stay happy and productive while fitting in the other pieces around them.

I'm really looking forward to the passing. From what I saw last year Garland is an excellent passer. So is Porter, to the point where the Cavs were discussing using him as an initiator similar to James Harden. Love is an excellent passer as is Nance. Sexton was improving at the end of last season. I'm expecting a lot of ball movement and unselfish passing leading to high percentage shots.

We also have solid three-point shooting between Garland, Sexton, Love, Nance, and reportedly Windler. Porter has been working on getting more loft to his shot so we'll see if that helps. I can see a lot of guard penetration followed by a kick-out and a couple of whiparound passes leading to open looks from downtown.

Defense is going to be the big question but it can't be worse than last year, especially with the additions of McGee and Okoro.
 
So Sexton is 6'1" without shoes. He's probably 6'2 or even 6'2-1/2" with shoes. That's not bad for a high scoring combo guard.
 
Remember, there are only 72 games this season. Winning 35 would be like winning 40 in an 82 game season. I figure 25-28, which would equal 28-32 in a normal season.
That’s true. Maybe I’m overly optimistic, but I see how they played under JBB last year, I know that our young players are a year older, and how we’re adding Windler & Okoro to the rotation. I also figure Drummond is going to be motivated in a contract year. I see a much improved team whereas other teams, like Orlando, Chicago, & Washington have done little to improve themselves.
 

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