Game 66: Cavaliers at Wizards

[L&H_05]

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Mike Brown's playcalls for West = dribble the ball up, hand it off to LBJ and stand in the corner

That's the default play for everyone..

Coach probably called out "DEFAULT" and was drawing up a defensive play incase "DEFAULT" worked..

[FlightNo.23]

Can Mike Brown rest James a little at all? 46 in NJ and 45 tonight? Ugh.

[Illuminati]

Can Mike Brown rest James a little at all? 46 in NJ and 45 tonight? Ugh.

Would you rather a blowout? In both games the Cavs had a good chance of coming out with the W.

[L&H_05]

Can Mike Brown rest James a little at all? 46 in NJ and 45 tonight? Ugh.

[Rise Against]

^^That would be impossible. . . When does Mike Brown ever rest LeBron? Never.. Unless we are actually blowing out our opponent but that isn't very likely. I am a bit surprised that we lost this one.. We have no post scoring without Big Z. We have no spark coming off the bench without Boobie. We need them to come back as soon as possible.

[TheOUTLAW]

You do know it's probably more that LeBron wants to get in than it is that Brown won't sit him. When LeBron sat the team had no flow offensively or defensively in both games. LeBron sees that as well. But yeah, I realize that you guys just want to scapegoat someone. IF you have to blame someone look at the fact that LeBron had 7 turnovers while the Wiz team had 9.

[B Mac]

The Good:
Sasha - Dude was en fuego. Looks like he wasnt lying that he has done a ton of work on his jumper since he's been out. Thats the only thing he's been able to do the past month and a half. This is why I consistantly stick up for him.

Delonte - He still needs to be more aggressive and assertive but he put up 10 points 5 rebounds and 7 assists with no turnovers on 50% shooting. He also had the highest +/- at +10. Thats solid.

Ben - I thought he played pretty strong actually. He shot 3-3 from the field as well as 2-2 from the FT line to go along with 8 boards and 3 blocks. I still cant wait to see how he plays next to Z full time. Im excited for that combo.

The Bad:
LeBron - Shot 9-22 including 1-7 from 3 and had 7 turnovers. That was one dumbass shot to end the game as well. He let the 1 on 1 against Stevenson go to his head there, first time Ive ever seen that from him. He still had 25 7 and 7 so it definately could have been worse.

Anderson - STOP SHOOTING!! 2-9 tonight including one absolutely ridiculous late game fadeaway. That ish is not your game. Run the pick and roll and finish near the basket all the while causing havoc on the other end and being a rebounding machine. THAT is what we love about your game, not this Im gonna shoot every time I touch it BS. At least he had 12 boards tonight and a positive +/-.

Damon - He shot 3 of 5 from downtown, but otherwise he was pretty lackluster. The only thing saving him from going to the ugly was his clutch bucket at the end. I still think we have to find a way to get him a few more minutes though.

The Ugly:
Stevenson, Butler - Those are two ugly dudes. I honestly cant stand either of them.

Wally - I found myself repeatedly yelling "Damnit Wally!" tonight. The guy just cant hit anything. I know he has a proven track record and all, but geezus is it painful to watch him try to play right now. If he keeps this up, HE may very well be the guy to lose minutes in the number crunch... who saw that coming?

The Refs - I hate to stoop to Wiz fan's level, but are you kidding me? Enough said.

Everyone else - We miss Z and Boobie badly.

[queridiculo]

Where was Wally the whole 4th qtr? I'm surprised Mike Brown turned to Joe Smith instead of Wally.

Wally looked terrible out there. Throwing up bricks left and right and how about his foot speed? Guy was checked by Darius freaking Songaila.

Dude looks like a terrible fit for your offense.

[TheOUTLAW]

Yeah, this was by far the worst that Wally looked defensively. I don't however see him as a bad fit for the offense (that is extremely misguided) since he had a bunch of wide open 3 pointers that he just flat out missed. If he hits just about any of those and it's a different game.

[LiquidFire]

i really wish we were healthy... we coulda had a great season if we had the luck of last year with the injuries. now we prolly wont even win 50 games.

[devwat12]

Another loss on Mike Brown's shoulders. Why did he start the 4th with no Lebron AND no West? When Wally is completely tanking, what about pairing him with Damon and removing both of your playmakers sounds appealing?

Not having Z to bail out the horrible offense with put backs is really demonstrating how little this team has progressed under Brown. The offense is still ragged. Now the D has slipped from top 5 to middle of the pack. I don't want to sound like the typical Cleveland fan crucifying the coach, but if he can't get these guys to play D, what exactly does he bring to the table? It surely isn't motivation and in game adjustments. We once again get drilled to start the 3rd quarter. Ho hum. The 8 point lead lasted what, 3 minutes?