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Game Thread | Game #50 | Cavs @ Rockets | Jan. 26, 2023
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I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to find out Porter might be selfish.
Failure to Launch: As the Cavs push toward new heights, the Houston Rockets are tethered to the ground
The Rockets are where Cleveland -- and most teams 1 1/2 years removed from an ugly lottery-bound season -- should reside. As the Cavs ascend toward serious, high-stakes contention status, consider this your reminder to enjoy the journey and remember where it began.www.cleveland.com
“… It’s mindset,” [Eric] Gordon said earlier this month. “You got to play for one another. Do what’s right by your teammates. If you do that, it’d be more fun. You give yourself a better chance to win.”
Dynamic youngsters Porter and Green want to win, but they also want to make their names known. They’re the only players with usage rates above 25% while promising big men Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. both linger below 20% -- bad mix for morale. - Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com
Last in the NBA in assists per possession. Most turnovers per possession. Not a good combination, especially when you're 29th in 3-point percentage.
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I really want to see us just come out of the gate guns blazing and put this away by the half. We really should just roast this team.
Their offense is a bunch of garbage isos from me first guards who lack passing vision and have a less structured offense than us. Their one decent defense player (garuba) is buried in their bench. Their best guy (Sengun) doesn't play enough and is not utilized properly at all.
I kinda feel bad for Rockets fans because this team is beyond unwatchable. Really want Garland to just come out attacking and getting it into our bigs. They cannot deal with Frobley. Then just put your foot on their neck and end it with some good inside-out offense. Of course this means we will have a 3 point game where Okoro goes 5/5 from 3, Frobley combine for 12 shot attempts and Caris does his best Jamal Crawford impression.
Their offense is a bunch of garbage isos from me first guards who lack passing vision and have a less structured offense than us. Their one decent defense player (garuba) is buried in their bench. Their best guy (Sengun) doesn't play enough and is not utilized properly at all.
I kinda feel bad for Rockets fans because this team is beyond unwatchable. Really want Garland to just come out attacking and getting it into our bigs. They cannot deal with Frobley. Then just put your foot on their neck and end it with some good inside-out offense. Of course this means we will have a 3 point game where Okoro goes 5/5 from 3, Frobley combine for 12 shot attempts and Caris does his best Jamal Crawford impression.
I believe that we will 100% win this game. I'm calling it now. We lost three out of our last four and are playing the worst team in the NBA. No way we are looking past this one.
now OKC is another matter...
now OKC is another matter...
I'd feel better if Mitchell was playing vs OKC
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One thing HOU has is high energy, lengthy bigs(Sengun, Smith, Martin, Eason)
We’d better come out with the right mentality or those guys will get a lot of effort and energy second chances that will bail out what is an offense that we should be able to stifle in the half court
We’d better come out with the right mentality or those guys will get a lot of effort and energy second chances that will bail out what is an offense that we should be able to stifle in the half court
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Worst offense in the NBA without their second leading scorer against the second best defense. No Kevin Love makes the defense even better. With Love out Wade will get more minutes and that helps the defense. No way Houston should get 100 points tonight.
Defensively they are vulnerable to 3's which we don't shoot well on the road. Sometimes we can't hit a 3 to save our lives on the road. We lost to the Knicks in December in MSG because we were 5-for-29 from deep. So if we're off tonight from the outside we could have trouble scoring since they have a lot of length inside.
This could be a trap game if the Cavs come out lethargic and overconfident. It's a no win situation because even if we win it's against the worst team in the league.
Defensively they are vulnerable to 3's which we don't shoot well on the road. Sometimes we can't hit a 3 to save our lives on the road. We lost to the Knicks in December in MSG because we were 5-for-29 from deep. So if we're off tonight from the outside we could have trouble scoring since they have a lot of length inside.
This could be a trap game if the Cavs come out lethargic and overconfident. It's a no win situation because even if we win it's against the worst team in the league.
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I thought Garland should have had the ball more and Mitchell less last game. Mitchell can still score in a possession that starts with Garland. Garland does a better job at getting into the lane and getting others involved. That being said, DM should not play tonight.
Heavy dose of Mobley on offense tonight please.
Heavy dose of Mobley on offense tonight please.
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Just like we were favored against starter less warriors by 11
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The Cavs offense generates 12 open 3s per game [nearest defender 4-6 feet]. This ranks them at 25th in the NBA.
The Cavs offense generates 16 wide open 3s per game [nearest defender 6+ feet]. This ranks them at 17th in the NBA.
These are attempts, not makes. How is this possible with an offense that includes Mitchell and DG?
The Cavs offense generates 16 wide open 3s per game [nearest defender 6+ feet]. This ranks them at 17th in the NBA.
These are attempts, not makes. How is this possible with an offense that includes Mitchell and DG?
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Well get ready to just get one of the two lol
Although, young disorganized teams that aren’t really locked into to their scheme roles are the type of teams Diakite should get a little run against. But I personally wouldn’t play him against a team like BOS, MIL, LAC, MEM, MIA etc unless both Wade and Love were out