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Marcus No Dunks Given Morris
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Thelastcavsfan
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They made a good point on The chase down podcast about him having a midrange game that Wade, Niang don’t have. With those guys after a hard close they’re only other way to score is to go all the way to the basket and Morris can pump fake and shoot a jumper
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Midrange is critical in the playoffs. Teams tend to make it harder to get open threes.
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Among the things that I took away from game 5 rotations:
1. We are annoyed by JBB, but resting Jarrett Allen rather than playing him hurt allows him to be fresher and healthier for this key game 6. The only hope the Cabs had at closing this game in six was to have Allen rested and still win. The gamble paid off.
2. Mook is providing a template of what the team needs on the roster going forward. The Cavs lack a quality 3/4 forward who can break into the rotation. Niang made his career as the fourth big who spaces and mucks things up. When moved into a bigger role, his weaknesses were more pronounced. Wade could have been that guy, but he's never stayed healthy at the end of a season. It's time to upgrade when this post season concludes.
3. The Cavs outpaced the Magic in points in the paint 42 to 30. Counterintuitively, the Magic were whistled for 17 fouls and the Cavs were called for 25. Some may claim I'm being a sore winner remembering this outlier occurrence, but it's absolutely an important data point going into game 6; it reveals more than just validation that the refs weren't good last night. It reveals Paolo routinely overwhelmed the man defending him. His ease getting to his spots and getting clean looks speaks to Okoro and Strus looking overwhelmed trying to defend him with only Mobley exhibiting defensive success. If the Magic were more accurate from three, they easily could have stolen this game.
1. We are annoyed by JBB, but resting Jarrett Allen rather than playing him hurt allows him to be fresher and healthier for this key game 6. The only hope the Cabs had at closing this game in six was to have Allen rested and still win. The gamble paid off.
2. Mook is providing a template of what the team needs on the roster going forward. The Cavs lack a quality 3/4 forward who can break into the rotation. Niang made his career as the fourth big who spaces and mucks things up. When moved into a bigger role, his weaknesses were more pronounced. Wade could have been that guy, but he's never stayed healthy at the end of a season. It's time to upgrade when this post season concludes.
3. The Cavs outpaced the Magic in points in the paint 42 to 30. Counterintuitively, the Magic were whistled for 17 fouls and the Cavs were called for 25. Some may claim I'm being a sore winner remembering this outlier occurrence, but it's absolutely an important data point going into game 6; it reveals more than just validation that the refs weren't good last night. It reveals Paolo routinely overwhelmed the man defending him. His ease getting to his spots and getting clean looks speaks to Okoro and Strus looking overwhelmed trying to defend him with only Mobley exhibiting defensive success. If the Magic were more accurate from three, they easily could have stolen this game.