I am genuinely getting worried regarding the whole Love thing now. Sitting him out once or twice is ok but he is getting treated like a role player now. Yes, Love didn't have a great game offensively but he was good on the defense. Also, he actually started off well. Its just that after that he hardly got a fair amount of shots.
I remember Chuck and CWeb discussing about this. There was an instance where Love was down low or near the elbow area and he wasn't able to finish. CWeb mentioned that, thats more like it but just because he couldn't finish there, doesn't mean he should stop doing that. But sadly, that is what happened after that.
I don't care what anyone says. But in order to win against the likes of Hawks or Golden State or San Antonio, its absolutely essential Love plays well. LeBron and Kyrie would do their things but you need Love as well to win the series. I fully understand that with LeBron there, you need someone who can stretch the floor and there is no problem with it. But, you can't use him just as a stretch four like a Mike Miller or Ryan Anderson. Zach Lowe mentioned it in the last Grantland pod that LeBron in a PnR with four great shooters including Love around him is fantastic but Love can so much more.
There is no problem in doing that. But, why not mix it up and make the offense unpredictable? Give him the ball down low and let him do his thing. Its not like Love will take a lot of bad shots or anything. He is a very good facilitator and is a good passer. So, he can either go and look to score on his own or have LeBron, Kyrie and JR to cut and get the easy baskets. This is what will give the oppositions proper headache!
Because the Cavs would be deadly in a variety of ways in the offensive end. Be it Le-Iso or Ky-Iso, PnRs or this. Teams can prepare for one or two styles but a team which has so many variety with offensive players like LeBron, Kyrie and Love would be an absolute nightmare.