Game Thread | Game #4 | Magic @ Cavs | Oct. 26, 2022

[KevinLoveFan]

@KevinLoveFan is this true?

Yeah, he had some nice shot contests...

...oh wait.

I see what you did there.. lol

 

[Lee]

Levert has done the little things that has helped this team win. He plays really hard defensively, guards the best wing player, fights through screens, makes catch and shoot 3s, secondary playmaker, makes great bounce passes and find the open men underneath.

Eventually he will get those finishes better once Garland is back.

Honestly I dont think his lack of finishing has anythign to do with garland. LeVert is being asked to play completely differently, defending, passing, catch and shoot, its something he can do, but hasnt. He is a 3rd or 4th option much of the time.

He is the thing, LeVert instead of bitching about it, is just playing harder than I have ever seen him play on both ends of the ball. He has been the biggest suprise in a good way. He finishing will come along because he didnt forget how to finish or shoot around the rim, its just the last part of his game. And the way he has been playing all around, i am ok with it for sure.

 

[Lee]

Yeah, he had some nice shot contests...

...oh wait.

I see what you did there.. lol

I almost had another joke I made about Neto going tot he whole can you imagine Pangos going to the whole on a comment you made, but decided one vagina joke is enough, but the other one was funnier, just made this one first, lol

 

[red.]

 

[MD13]

Also, Bol Bol is just completely hilarious. He's like the Schrodinger's cat of NBA players. Will he take the ball for a coast to coast layup? Will he show off guard skills at 7'2"? Will he completely brick a horrible 30 foot step back 3? Will he get destroyed trying to guard in the post?

The answer is yes.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Thought Neto made some good contributions in 13 minutes, especially on defense.

Ice, though — he looks absolutely terrible. With Garland returning shortly he’s going to find himself with damn few minutes. Okoro island is feeling like Iwo Jima when the Marines attacked. All four games have been awful.

 

[cabs]

hmmm not the best performance in the world but a win. Neto is underrated around here, as a third string guard he is handy

 

[DCTribefan]

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Okoro ruins this photo.

 

[Tlyons]

@KevinLoveFan is this true?

He really was showing it off.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

Was at the game. My notes:

• Without DG, it's easy to collapse on Mitchell. That left LeVert with more operating room.
• The Magic just don't have the 3 point shot as a big part of their offense. That was good for us tonight.
• Neto was a dog on defense. I think his work really fired us up.
• Allen really got fired up in the second half.
• Wade can hold his own as a starter.
• Can't wait till DG gets back.

 

[jjvors]

Wade's post-game interview:

 

[jjvors]

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[Sir'Dom Pointer]

Cavs could have pulled away multiple times had they stuck with Allen against Bol instead of going with Mobley. Slight rotation tweak was quite obvious to me. Bol was helpless against Allen, but JBB opted to stick with his rotations rather than react on the fly on this one. For the first minute or so Allen caught Bol multople times under the basket like a little baby.

Ofcourse Okoro. Really hard to play with right now and must be frustrating for his teammates. They get triple teamed with him on the floor. Should have subbed him out instantly after seeing orl reaction. Okoro is done.

Mobleys post ups are not pretty. He needs to pass quicker out if the post. I loved the big to big action with Allen
Do it more. He should screen better or slip. These post ups should not be his bread and butter. He is negating the strength of our ballhandlers and he isn't passing enough or quick enough to make it worth it. A slip or a short roll action with him being a decision maker and a more prominent passer is way more appealing to me.

Dean Wade must be the starter with Garland back.

LeVert doing work defensively and passing well. Should play off the bench though.

Allen was a menace. Like I said, he zhould have been featured more and would gave crushed it against Bol had he played against his minutes.

Wanted to see some Robin. I don't understand why not just let him abuse some of their small front court for a few minutes and screen for a bit.

Cavs won with Mitchell playing badly.. so that's good.

 

[CleveRocks]

Thanks to your mom, my Dikdik already burns.

Mom has been dead five years..

 

[The Oi]

Mom has been dead five years..

Want to see @Lee get out of this one.