iamacavalier
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I understood from the various highlights how well he could throw outlet passes. Also understood how that could be a weapon for easy fast-break dunks on occasion.
What I did not fully appreciate until last night is the frequency with which Love looks to make those passes. He always scans the floor and also pushes the ball out to guards near midcourt even if he can't make the long distance pass. It really impacts the pace of the game (even when it doesn't result in an easy bucket) since, given Blatt's system, the Cavs were getting into their offensive sets very early. Love throwing those passes will also help to avoid some of the inexplicable walk-the-ball-up slowdowns we saw last year.
I don't think I've said anything new here. I just didn't realize how consistently Love looks to get the ball moving up the court, and how much that will impact the rest of the offense. As others have mentioned, it may also dissuade the opponent's guards/wings from crashing the boards.
Great post. It will also wear down defenders and not allow their bigs to be there to back the guards up. And defending one on one with lebron and irving is near impossible... and if all else fails we have kevin love as our trailing big man ready to splash in some 3's.