Game 79: Pacers @ Cavs 4/2/2023
Posted: Sun Apr 2, 2023 11:44 pm
jbk you got your wish... more Wade minutes. I'm p excited for him to just get some run lol
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jasonxxx102 wrote:Cavs should be embarrassed with this effort.
ijspeelman wrote:jasonxxx102 wrote:Cavs should be embarrassed with this effort.
Its p bad so far. Lots of turnovers and bad transition defense imo + offense has been particularly stagnant. As soon as an extra pass has been made or there is more off-ball movement, we are getting much better shots (the LeVert pass to Stevens pops up for me).
Gotta win these games especially against a neutered Pacers team
Mitchell is just a bandaid on JB's broken offense.ijspeelman wrote:Its nice to know we have a guy like Mitchell then can just flip a switch and score at will. While our half-court offense will have its stagnant moments, guys like Mitchell can occasionally generate enough offense for it not to matter. For playing in space heaven for a couple of years, he is so good working with no space.
jbk1234 wrote:Wade needs to continue to get minutes ahead of the playoffs, but I'm concerned about Rubio. We probably aren't going to see last year's version of him this year. I keep looking for ways we can exceed expectations this post-season and I'm basically down to Okoro and Wade shooting well enough to open up the floor some more. Our core 4 guys just have to work so hard to score. It seems like there's another level offensively in terms of potential, but we just can't get consistent enough shooting from that 5th guy on floor.
JonFromVA wrote:jbk1234 wrote:Wade needs to continue to get minutes ahead of the playoffs, but I'm concerned about Rubio. We probably aren't going to see last year's version of him this year. I keep looking for ways we can exceed expectations this post-season and I'm basically down to Okoro and Wade shooting well enough to open up the floor some more. Our core 4 guys just have to work so hard to score. It seems like there's another level offensively in terms of potential, but we just can't get consistent enough shooting from that 5th guy on floor.
I thought Ricky's been looking pretty good unless you've been expecting to see the one that was scoring and knocking down 3's we got a glimpse of last season? Even at best, I didn't have high hopes of seeing that version of Ricky on a consistent basis.
If Isaac can't get his knee right and the team won't let him risk it, we may suddenly need Dean. The good news is at least for the moment he has a reputation as a shooter. If his shot falls off the rails due to his shoulder injury, it won't take long for a playoff opponent to test him, though.
Like clockwork, Dylan Windler hurt his foot just as he might have gotten a chance.
toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:jbk1234 wrote:Wade needs to continue to get minutes ahead of the playoffs, but I'm concerned about Rubio. We probably aren't going to see last year's version of him this year. I keep looking for ways we can exceed expectations this post-season and I'm basically down to Okoro and Wade shooting well enough to open up the floor some more. Our core 4 guys just have to work so hard to score. It seems like there's another level offensively in terms of potential, but we just can't get consistent enough shooting from that 5th guy on floor.
I thought Ricky's been looking pretty good unless you've been expecting to see the one that was scoring and knocking down 3's we got a glimpse of last season? Even at best, I didn't have high hopes of seeing that version of Ricky on a consistent basis.
If Isaac can't get his knee right and the team won't let him risk it, we may suddenly need Dean. The good news is at least for the moment he has a reputation as a shooter. If his shot falls off the rails due to his shoulder injury, it won't take long for a playoff opponent to test him, though.
Like clockwork, Dylan Windler hurt his foot just as he might have gotten a chance.
Ricky has been up-and-down all season. Some games he looks like a defensive savant. He doesn't seem to be in rhythm, though, and most of our wings have a problem of being too deferential to our playmakers.
And yeah, Dylan got hurt in the G-League playoffs. Tough luck for that guy. Whenever you read a quote from him saying "finally I feel like I'm getting back to normal", he's about to get hurt.
JonFromVA wrote:jbk1234 wrote:Wade needs to continue to get minutes ahead of the playoffs, but I'm concerned about Rubio. We probably aren't going to see last year's version of him this year. I keep looking for ways we can exceed expectations this post-season and I'm basically down to Okoro and Wade shooting well enough to open up the floor some more. Our core 4 guys just have to work so hard to score. It seems like there's another level offensively in terms of potential, but we just can't get consistent enough shooting from that 5th guy on floor.
I thought Ricky's been looking pretty good unless you've been expecting to see the one that was scoring and knocking down 3's we got a glimpse of last season? Even at best, I didn't have high hopes of seeing that version of Ricky on a consistent basis.
If Isaac can't get his knee right and the team won't let him risk it, we may suddenly need Dean. The good news is at least for the moment he has a reputation as a shooter. If his shot falls off the rails due to his shoulder injury, it won't take long for a playoff opponent to test him, though.
Like clockwork, Dylan Windler hurt his foot just as he might have gotten a chance.
JonFromVA wrote:toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:
I thought Ricky's been looking pretty good unless you've been expecting to see the one that was scoring and knocking down 3's we got a glimpse of last season? Even at best, I didn't have high hopes of seeing that version of Ricky on a consistent basis.
If Isaac can't get his knee right and the team won't let him risk it, we may suddenly need Dean. The good news is at least for the moment he has a reputation as a shooter. If his shot falls off the rails due to his shoulder injury, it won't take long for a playoff opponent to test him, though.
Like clockwork, Dylan Windler hurt his foot just as he might have gotten a chance.
Ricky has been up-and-down all season. Some games he looks like a defensive savant. He doesn't seem to be in rhythm, though, and most of our wings have a problem of being too deferential to our playmakers.
And yeah, Dylan got hurt in the G-League playoffs. Tough luck for that guy. Whenever you read a quote from him saying "finally I feel like I'm getting back to normal", he's about to get hurt.
One player on the team who's consistently exceeded expectations when given any minutes whatsoever has been Raul Neto. If Okoro can't go, I hope JBB is ready to get creative with throwing different defenders at Bruson and that could include Rubio and Neto, but who knows.
It sure seems like JBB plans to run a very tight rotation in the playoffs and ratchet up the minutes on the starters, but nothing like being down in a playoff series to force a coach to try something new.
toooskies wrote:JonFromVA wrote:toooskies wrote:Ricky has been up-and-down all season. Some games he looks like a defensive savant. He doesn't seem to be in rhythm, though, and most of our wings have a problem of being too deferential to our playmakers.
And yeah, Dylan got hurt in the G-League playoffs. Tough luck for that guy. Whenever you read a quote from him saying "finally I feel like I'm getting back to normal", he's about to get hurt.
One player on the team who's consistently exceeded expectations when given any minutes whatsoever has been Raul Neto. If Okoro can't go, I hope JBB is ready to get creative with throwing different defenders at Bruson and that could include Rubio and Neto, but who knows.
It sure seems like JBB plans to run a very tight rotation in the playoffs and ratchet up the minutes on the starters, but nothing like being down in a playoff series to force a coach to try something new.
Yeah, Neto slowed him down a bit. But part of Neto's effectiveness is that he only has to play for short spurts at his overdrive speed. He probably won't be as good playing long stretches.