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Theoretically Ante Zizic

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Probably the last time we saw him play in a Cavs uniform.

Ironically as productive as the other Big Z towards the end of the tenure.
 
I've heard he's headed back to Croatia to play.
Did the Cavs waived him already? NBA season not yet officially canceled... Anyways, I hope he gets to play and improve in Europe and get another shot in the NBA... He has game but maybe born a decade late, teams now just don't like the traditional centers...
 
He had productive minutes this year. I think they totally wasted his potential. He should have played way more during injuries.
 
He had productive minutes this year. I think they totally wasted his potential. He should have played way more during injuries.

The obvious counterpoint is the Cavs only played him against teams who had a true center on the floor. Coaches have realized going small forces the team with the true center to adjust, unless the true center is a freak.
 
The obvious counterpoint is the Cavs only played him against teams who had a true center on the floor. Coaches have realized going small forces the team with the true center to adjust, unless the true center is a freak.

They seemed to play him pretty capriciously even when there was a true center.

I am also not a fan or saying, "You can't play this young player because of defense" when the vets/other guys are also objectively terrible on defense. People would lament when Ante was in there and getting burnt by a quick guard and then he would get subbed for someone else who would get burnt.

One thing that is hard to deny is that he when he got minutes he put up numbers, and he just didn't have the minutes to ever properly work on his defense.
 
Too slow and one dimensional. Thank you for the effort though seemed like a nice guy
 
Why didn't they trade him? I don't really understand that part. Seems like you could have picked up a 2nd for him or something. A cheap young center who can score. Wasn't used as a throw in or anything. I mean, just for him and to get him some minutes on a notehr team. I don't understand not holding on to him with his small option or trading him. They let him rot on the bench
 
What happened to this guy?
1 in 10 seven footers figure it out and become reliable contributors. The other 9? Zizic.

That 1/10 number may be even smaller with the 3P revolution.
 
FWIW, Zizic has not been good in the Euroleague so far with Maccabi.
He is being misused similar to how he was used on the Cavs. He is used in the high PnR and in dribble hand offs and he is no threat as a roller. He doesn't get any post touches. Defensively, he is used the same in a switching scheme or some times drop coverage.

Post game is dead...no matter how skilled you are if you don't fit the game or what your coach wants to run, then good luck.
 

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