No he’s fine too. I do wish he was more physical on defense though. Guys know if they put their weight into him they’ll win the exchange. I tried to tell you Claxton was better.
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2022-2023 Regular Season II: Cardiac Cavs
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You watched that game last night and thought Allen was the better center? Maybe I’m just blind.I am not going to bring up Allen anymore other than in game threads. I concede
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Idk man, Allen wasn’t at his best returning from injury but he had some great defensive possessions in spite of foul trouble. Claxton was a team worst -33 in less minutes. Not that single game +- is worth much, but I wasn’t impressed by his performance.
It’s been a mixed season for Jarrett in my eyes, but what will matter most is seeing what these kids can do in a playoff series.
Claxton leads the nba in fg percentage averages the same amount of rebounds, a block more, two points less and to me plays with more energy, toughness, heart.
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Claxton is a better defender, Allen is a better offensive player. When it comes time for Claxton to get paid, it'll be in the 15 Mil per range I'd say. Allen could very score more buckets but he has 2 lightning guards and an unicorn big next to him.
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Allen was the better center, Claxton gave up open 3 after open 3 and would have been benched in a playoff series
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JA is asked to switch out onto perimeter players and defend them from mid-range all the way to above the break 3s more than Claxton does. He has more contested 3s and mid-rangers than Claxton (this season and last). Claxton is more of a drop-coverage big while JA is more of a switch big. Do you understand how hard that is on a big?
If you switched Claxton with JA in Brooklyn, JA would have more energy, toughness, and heart too because he would literally have more energy. What he brings defensively and the energy it requires to do consistently is what makes a two bigs lineup viable. This applies to Mobley too though. They are unique defensive bigs and Claxton isn't them.
Last season, opponents shot 57% against JA in the restricted area while Claxton's was 64.7%. They're abit closer this season, but JA still has the better FG% in the restricted area with opponents than Claxton. So the toughness thing is also silly.
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Claxton was a great find, but he is at least one tier below Allen on both sides of the floor
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You realize this website has Mobley ranked as the 103rd best defender, right? Worse than Isaiah Hartenstein and Nick Batum?
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Yes. But I also did some research on analytical sites to use as tools and this one came in at #2. There are things to take with grains of salt, Mobley being deeply underrated on this site is one of them. And I'm still trying to dig in on why they value Mobley the way they do. They are discrediting him somewhere drastically. Maybe it's the +/-, 3pt%+ft% shooting, turnovers.
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Since February 2nd, the Cavs are 15-6 (71.4 winning percentage). For reference, the Bucks lead the NBA in total winning percentage at 71.8%.
If the Cavs win out for these last 8 games (the battles against playoff/possible play-in teams that remain are @Brooklyn, vs NYK, vs Indiana, @Atlanta, all are winnable as this team ramps things up), that would give them 54 wins on the year and a winning percentage of 80 percent since Feb. 2nd. Not bad.
A lot can happen from here til now and nothing is set in stone quite yet. One thing I do anticipate is the Cavs locking up the 4 seed sooner rather than later. Maybe that leads to some end of regular season rest but there's still home court advantage to play for when it comes to Sacramento and Memphis (probably won't catch Denver).
I'm excited and I'm hoping Miami takes the fifth seed. Not because I think Cleveland would lose to Brooklyn or the Knicks, but because it would be more satisfying and a greater test in my opinion prior to the Bucks series.
Let's see how this shakes out! I'm excited for the next game tomorrow!
If the Cavs win out for these last 8 games (the battles against playoff/possible play-in teams that remain are @Brooklyn, vs NYK, vs Indiana, @Atlanta, all are winnable as this team ramps things up), that would give them 54 wins on the year and a winning percentage of 80 percent since Feb. 2nd. Not bad.
A lot can happen from here til now and nothing is set in stone quite yet. One thing I do anticipate is the Cavs locking up the 4 seed sooner rather than later. Maybe that leads to some end of regular season rest but there's still home court advantage to play for when it comes to Sacramento and Memphis (probably won't catch Denver).
I'm excited and I'm hoping Miami takes the fifth seed. Not because I think Cleveland would lose to Brooklyn or the Knicks, but because it would be more satisfying and a greater test in my opinion prior to the Bucks series.
Let's see how this shakes out! I'm excited for the next game tomorrow!
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its +/-. His +/- numbers have been whack all year. Especially with the insane 3pt luck when he is on the floor
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Which analytical site came in #1?
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