Game 42: Suns @ Cavs 1/20/2025

[JonFromVA]

Jaylon Tyson played some good team defense and capped it off with a three in the first half.

Does it sound weird to say he reminds me a bit of the Josh Hart archetype? I know he has no rebounds this game but he is always relentless on the glass.

Who knows... wasn't Josh Hart known as a shooter when he came out?

Rebounding is certainly something that's been a positive for Tyson, but way too early in his career to pigeon hole him.

[JonFromVA]

I enjoyed us beating Budenholzer's team (one of Kenny's mentors).

Almost feels like we should be thanking Nets fans for Allen, LeVert, and Atkinson.

[ijspeelman]

Jaylon Tyson played some good team defense and capped it off with a three in the first half.

Does it sound weird to say he reminds me a bit of the Josh Hart archetype? I know he has no rebounds this game but he is always relentless on the glass.

Who knows... wasn't Josh Hart known as a shooter when he came out?

Rebounding is certainly something that's been a positive for Tyson, but way too early in his career to pigeon hole him.

Not trying to pigeon hole him, just might be a good person for him to aspire to be. He seems like a ball of energy when he's on the court and right now he seems to be channeling them into the right places.

Still a lot I want to see from him before I want him getting regular minutes, but he has an off-season or so to get there.

[JonFromVA]

Jaylon Tyson played some good team defense and capped it off with a three in the first half.

Does it sound weird to say he reminds me a bit of the Josh Hart archetype? I know he has no rebounds this game but he is always relentless on the glass.

Who knows... wasn't Josh Hart known as a shooter when he came out?

Rebounding is certainly something that's been a positive for Tyson, but way too early in his career to pigeon hole him.

Not trying to pigeon hole him, just might be a good person for him to aspire to be. He seems like a ball of energy when he's on the court and right now he seems to be channeling them into the right places.

Still a lot I want to see from him before I want him getting regular minutes, but he has an off-season or so to get there.

Keep working on his shot, tighten up his ball handling, keep working on his defense ... we could be very happy with him in time.

[JonFromVA]

https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-cleveland-defense-gameplan-shuts-down-suns-in

Good article on tonight's defensive game plan.

It's been a thing all season giving up mid-range shots (ideally without fouling) in exchange for us hitting 3's and scoring in the paint.

The Sun's color man was getting miffed about our zone, like he didn't believe what he was seeing and couldn't believe the Suns didn't break it. He called it crap because he felt if the Suns just scored on it once, we'd stop using it against them. It was our zone D that was throwing the Suns out of sorts.

[JujitsuFlip]

https://clutchpoints.com/cavs-news-cleveland-defense-gameplan-shuts-down-suns-in

Good article on tonight's defensive game plan.

It's been a thing all season giving up mid-range shots (ideally without fouling) in exchange for us hitting 3's and scoring in the paint.

The Sun's color man was getting miffed about our zone, like he didn't believe what he was seeing and couldn't believe the Suns didn't break it. He called it crap because he felt if the Suns just scored on it once, we'd stop using it against them. It was our zone D that was throwing the Suns out of sorts.

https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durant-reveals-missing-piece-embarrassing-loss-to-cavs

Good call, found this other article where the Suns players discussed the zone the Cavs deployed.