Official Game Thread: Wizards at Cavaliers Wednesday Jan 23r
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pineappleheadindc wrote:By the way - if you live outside of the Washington, DC area (Nate, Severn)...NBA League Pass is in FREE PREVIEW mode until the 27th.
At least that's what it says on DirecTV. If you have cable, it's still worth checking out.
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It figures. They give me a free preview when the play the Cavs - the ONLY FREAKING TIME that the Wizards are already televised in Columbus, Ohio.
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Perimeter defense again will be key for this game. Damon Jones, Daniel Gibson, Sasha are all good 3 point shooters. Let Lebron get his, but stop the role players.
I'm confident in our bigs versus their bigs. Should be a fun game to watch.
I'm confident in our bigs versus their bigs. Should be a fun game to watch.
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in my school, there is not a single person who is a true NBA fan. most people absolutely hate it, but like the LeBrons, Kobes, Wades, and Boston, just because they're good. today though, i actually heard someone say that they hate Cleveland......i thought i was alone.
no one understands my (and our) hatred for LeTravel and Cleveland.
the worst part is that if we do beat Cleveland, i can say how we beat their precious LeBron, and they'll just answer with "whatever, it's just the NBA, no one likes it anyway. and then they just say that Gil is crap and is a ball-hog. (and they like LeBron and Kobe who score even more
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now that i'm done complaining..........i do think that the main goal in this game is to let BronBron get his, and shut down his supporting cast. wood should do fine against Z, AJ should abuse Gooden, and Daniels i'm sure is better than whoever their PG is. oh, and stick someone on Daniel Gibson! i don't want him to go off on us with 20 points off the bench with 5 3's.
no one understands my (and our) hatred for LeTravel and Cleveland.
the worst part is that if we do beat Cleveland, i can say how we beat their precious LeBron, and they'll just answer with "whatever, it's just the NBA, no one likes it anyway. and then they just say that Gil is crap and is a ball-hog. (and they like LeBron and Kobe who score even more
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now that i'm done complaining..........i do think that the main goal in this game is to let BronBron get his, and shut down his supporting cast. wood should do fine against Z, AJ should abuse Gooden, and Daniels i'm sure is better than whoever their PG is. oh, and stick someone on Daniel Gibson! i don't want him to go off on us with 20 points off the bench with 5 3's.
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This game is definitely winnable, though I would not bet on a win simply because of Cleveland's home court advantage and relatively hot streak (well, and also because I virtually never bet on anything).
I think others have correctly identified the relevant match-ups and keys to the game. I would expect to see DeShawn and Caron to split time guarding LeBron. I would start DeShawn on him, simply because Caron gets more minutes and will need to guard him while DeShawn s on the bench. (Random observation: all three of those dudes have two-syllable names with the accent on the second syllable).
Someone mentioned perimeter defense. I would note in particular that if we use guards to double-team LeBron, it's gonna be hard to avoid giving up open treys. I would rather see LeBron going to the hoop than Pavlovic and Gibson shooting uncontested 3's (Hughes, maybe, but not those guys).
I think others have correctly identified the relevant match-ups and keys to the game. I would expect to see DeShawn and Caron to split time guarding LeBron. I would start DeShawn on him, simply because Caron gets more minutes and will need to guard him while DeShawn s on the bench. (Random observation: all three of those dudes have two-syllable names with the accent on the second syllable).
Someone mentioned perimeter defense. I would note in particular that if we use guards to double-team LeBron, it's gonna be hard to avoid giving up open treys. I would rather see LeBron going to the hoop than Pavlovic and Gibson shooting uncontested 3's (Hughes, maybe, but not those guys).
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If any of our smalls leaves their man (a Cav 3-point shooter) to double down on Z being guarded by Haywood, I'm gonna throw produce at the TV screen.
Z can kick the ball out well to spot-up shooters. Haywood needs to be left alone to deal with Z. Smalls man up at the arc against Cleveland's spot-up shooters and we'll be okay.
Larry's man can double into the paint on drives by Bron. If Larry beats us with outside ump shots, so be it.
Z can kick the ball out well to spot-up shooters. Haywood needs to be left alone to deal with Z. Smalls man up at the arc against Cleveland's spot-up shooters and we'll be okay.
Larry's man can double into the paint on drives by Bron. If Larry beats us with outside ump shots, so be it.
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