KingCuban wrote:I know it’s only one game, so please don’t think these thoughts are reactionary.
I have had these ‘concerns’ about Cleveland since they were assembled.
Right now, if Blatt wants to play small, the Cavaliers are not going to win the championship. You can put that in the book right now.
We often speak about the Bulls needing 2 way players, with too many guys being favoured on one end of the floor, that end being defense. The Cavs have the opposite problem.
They close the 4th with Irving, Dellevadova, Waiters, Lebron & Love.
That line up contains only one 2 way player – Lebron.
Compare that with the Heat.
Chalmers, Wade, Battier, Lebron & Bosh.
All of those guys play both ends. If you want to say that Chalmers and Battier can’t be counted on offensively, then the balance still weighs with the Heat 3 to 1.
It was an issue for the Heat in last season’s playoffs because they matched up against a team that had their share of 2 way guys, but their own guys started to fall off. Chalmers, Wade & Battier were terrible.
I know it’s Blatt’s first game as a head coach in this league, and I understand that he is still working out his guys, rotations etc, but there is no way I can see Varejao not finishing games for the Cavs against the better teams in the league.
The Cavs will fail if they try to be the Heat. They need to play bigger. For me, this much is clear.
In terms of the rotations, if Marion and Miller are close to the edge and all but done, that leaves them with a 7 man rotation. Could get interesting.
That's been an interesting issue with Lebron led teams. They have always been best when it's him surrounded by shooters.
Don't be surprised to see more of that lineup throughout the year and it very well could be a key weakness for this Cavs team that hopefully the Bulls can take advantage of.
