Roger Murdock wrote:jbk1234 wrote:Roger Murdock wrote:
I think the entire team is underutilized except Jarrett Allen because we have a coach who struggles using every player on the roster effectively. Allen is a bit of an exception as him games more simplified and min maxed than dynamic so you can’t even misuse him.
Fire JB and hire Bud and watch everyone on the team go up two levels. This is an ECF team hiding in plain sight because the coach is horrible.
Eh, I think the Magic roster is objectively better players 5-12 than the Cavs. Another coach probably helps, but Altman spent $40M+ on Strus, LeVert, and Niang last summer and they've been badly outmatched by their counterparts on the Magic. Okoro's defensive efficacy disappears when he gives up more than a couple of inches. None of TT, Morris, nor D. Jones will be in the NBA next year.
Goga, who is Orlando's 5th big and has gotten zero minutes in this series, would get minutes ahead of at least those 3 and maybe Niang the way he's been shooting.
Even if Mitchell stays and JBB goes, Altman has some work to do as an ECF team shouldn't be as dependent upon Dean Wade's health as we are.
Yeah they have a better bench but we have by far the best player in the series and 4 of the 5 best players.
Everything about the Cavs indicates they are a poorly coached team. Coaches bring out the best in role players and tweak based on matchups. Everyone except the #1 guy on the court and Allen struggle with the roles. Garland and Mitchell dont synergize together when both are dynamic offball players. Its pathetic. Struss and Merill dont get enough offball action run for them.
Shoring up a bench big is a concern but thats also like the easier roster fix there is.
Well, this will be Altman's 3rd bite at the apple in terms of finding bench players who are playable in the postseason so let's hope Mitchell stays and he pulls it off. Also, some of the matchup issues won't disappear under a new coaching staff absent a change in personnel.
Merrill is undersized, so is Garland, and Mitchell isn't a tall guard. Anytime Merrill is on floor with one of Garland or Mitchell, then Okoro gets pushed out to SF (PF last night) where he's considerably less effective defensively.
I'm not convinced that JBB is the right coach for the Cavs, but I'm not convinced that his available options are great either.