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I wouldn't say the game thread was particularly kind to Dellavedova tonight, but he again got huge minutes in the 4th quarter.
It can be scary when he is asked to create on offense, but he is one of the few Cavs who hustles on defense no matter what situation. Nice to see some long-distance shots fall as well.
I don't know if this is a better question for the Blatt thread, or somewhere else, but I wonder when (or if) Shumpert will take some of Dellavedova's minutes. Perhaps it will depend on the matchup, perhaps it's dependent on Shumpert's health, or perhaps it will happen after the All-Star Break. Perhaps it's not surprising to see extended minutes for bench players during a 5 games in 7 nights stretch. It seems apparent that Blatt trusts Dellavedova a lot for his defensive effort, and sometimes that outweighs JR's outside shot and Shumpert's level of contribution. I get scared when Shumpert dribbles the ball too.
It can be scary when he is asked to create on offense, but he is one of the few Cavs who hustles on defense no matter what situation. Nice to see some long-distance shots fall as well.
I don't know if this is a better question for the Blatt thread, or somewhere else, but I wonder when (or if) Shumpert will take some of Dellavedova's minutes. Perhaps it will depend on the matchup, perhaps it's dependent on Shumpert's health, or perhaps it will happen after the All-Star Break. Perhaps it's not surprising to see extended minutes for bench players during a 5 games in 7 nights stretch. It seems apparent that Blatt trusts Dellavedova a lot for his defensive effort, and sometimes that outweighs JR's outside shot and Shumpert's level of contribution. I get scared when Shumpert dribbles the ball too.
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