2023-24 Playoff Series #1 | Game #7 | Magic @ Cavs | May 5, 2024

[benchplayer]

garland has the talent to be an all-star but lacks the mindset. His nonchalant attitude will be his downfall.

 

[kookoo]

LMAO. They're already in the bonus. Yeah, if we're down by less than 25 at the half i'll be shocked.

 

[2 For The Brew]

This is so bad as to be hard to watch.

I cannot recall a Cleveland sports team that declined so much from regular season to playoffs.

1988-89 Cavaliers. Went from 43-12 to 57-25 and lost Game 5 at home first round 5 game series to the Bulls. I watched that disaster live.

 

[kookoo]

Cleveland Capitulations.

 

[shoes22]

Merrill hit a 3!

 

[Pierre Pan]

Sammy !

 

[-Akronite-]

Merrill gets a shot and it’s too late fuck lol

 

[Los216]

lol Sam……

 

[godfather]

No they won't.

They don't compliment each other stylistically and never will.

You need a guy who WANTS to play off the other. Set screens. Backdoor cuts. Catch and shoot off of curls. Rebound.


Both of these dudes want to play with the ball in their hands 90% of the game and don't have effective off the ball games.

People forget, how bad he looked with Sexton, and Sexton got all the blame, when he left, and Garland blew up. Like it was all his fault.

Garland is the one that can't adjust, at all, to anyone else that likes playing with the ball.

How can a guy like that ever really excel, on a contending team?

I think he's only built for putting up big numbers, on shitting teams, personally.

 

[Melancholy Jaques]

I am going to step away till the 2nd half

 

[eChameleon]

BIG GAME SAM

 

[Muffinalt]

Lmfao. Get Merrill in and this happens.

 

[LeQuit]

JBB is in agony, trying every "player" he has available.

 

[nime]

No they won't.

They don't compliment each other stylistically and never will.

You need a guy who WANTS to play off the other. Set screens. Backdoor cuts. Catch and shoot off of curls. Rebound.


Both of these dudes want to play with the ball in their hands 90% of the game and don't have effective off the ball games.

Both will thrive with their ability to shoot.

I have no doubt

The coaching staff doesn’t understand what an offensive system is.

 

[Pierre Pan]

Donovan at least tries to get Sammy involved…..something Garland never does