The-Stallion70 wrote:Skybox wrote:Def Swami wrote:Mosely has been harping on our slow starts. I think starting Isaac was an adjustment to overcome that.
Yes- letting an explosive CLE team get off to a fast start and they won’t look back. A JI/Suggs starting lineup sets the tone early and gets them questioning themselves…”this is not going to be fun”
Cleveland isn't really explosive, they are the 18th ranked offense and 6th ranked defense and 22nd in pace.
We are the 2nd ranked defense, 22nd in offense and 25th in pace.
Mitchell, on his own, can take over a game in the 1st qtr and never look back…that’s what I meant. He can go for 40 or 50 every game potentially. That’s the kind of guy that can defy all team metrics and stats. A true playoff star.
There’s so many players we analyze fit and pairings, etc and dissect defensive weaknesses, height, etc…and then there are the playoffs, where the really fierce unstoppable guys emerge. Hopefully, Paolo gets there…maybe even towards the end of THIS series. Mitchell’s duels with Jamal Murray didn’t result in wins- but definitely made it clear that he can carry a team in huge games. You always have a chance to win a game with that kind of guy on your roster. Better teams generally win 7-game series…but stars beat systems in the playoffs.