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Again, I think that is a mischaracterization of what happened. I don't think we took the night off. I saw NY go with energy for a monster dunk. I saw DS on the sidelines cheering the team on. I saw effort from BH. They just outsized up and that caused a lot of pressure to our normal advantages.
I think if we played them again tomorrow with the same line ups, pretty much the same things would happen.
Our standard line up work well against most teams but against a team designed the way CLE is, it isn't likely to work until we change up the line ups. We have the players to do it.
The question goes to, who are you designed to beat? Do you just want to be good or do you want to be great? Can you adjust your line ups to match up against a team like Cleveland who is big across the board?
I must have watched a different game than you Hands. I saw the Cavs repeatedly beat the Wizards in transition. Even Igauskas beat our guards back for an easy lay up. I saw Hughes waltz down the lane for a dunk while Caron and Antwan were in position to help but just watched. I watched us shoot quick jumpers without any passing at all. And I saw the Cavs beat the Wizards to every loose ball and rebound. Flat out, the Wizards did not show up last night. I don't think any line-up changes would have affected what happened last night.