Andy V is a born backup, he plays with so much energy its always best to bring him off the bench.
pg/west/gibson
sg/wally/pavl
sf/LBJ/LBJ
pf/wallace/Anderson/smith
c/Z/wallace/smith
CAVS new lineup
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People look too much at a starting lineup. I think what is more important is who finishes, and that is what Bombay said. I think Bombay listed a very good lineup to close games off...maybe replace Joe Smith with Z on some nights. That lineup gives Bron 2 very good outside shooters in Gibson and West plus those 2 guys can actually guard the 1 and 2 positions much better than Sasha or Wally could. West is a pretty solid defender and Gibson is an underrated defender as well.
As for starters, I would like to see Sasha as the starter when the playoffs roll around because I think he can be a better defender than Wallace. Cleveland will be matched up against either Boston or Detroit and there is no easy option for Wally to defend. I think Sasha can do a better job than Wally at guarding Ray Allen or Rip Hamilton. Sasha will just be a guy that starts to keep the seat warm for guys like Boobie and Wally.
Plus, I like the idea of coming with a bench that consists of Wally, Boobie, Joe Smith, Varejao and even guys like Damon Jones and Devin Brown.
As for starters, I would like to see Sasha as the starter when the playoffs roll around because I think he can be a better defender than Wallace. Cleveland will be matched up against either Boston or Detroit and there is no easy option for Wally to defend. I think Sasha can do a better job than Wally at guarding Ray Allen or Rip Hamilton. Sasha will just be a guy that starts to keep the seat warm for guys like Boobie and Wally.
Plus, I like the idea of coming with a bench that consists of Wally, Boobie, Joe Smith, Varejao and even guys like Damon Jones and Devin Brown.
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the_incredible_basti wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
well this is not a great point but ben's contract is way too big to let him come off the bench
@ cliff levingston: oh my bad, I didn't know that. what kind of injury does he have?
Same as every other injured Cavalier. He's got an ankle sprain.
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RTM wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
That would force CLE to play AV and Ben together at some point... That would a nightmare for CLE's offense.
I guarantee that they will be on the court together for stretches. Brown always mixes up his combinations (often to my dismay). Varejao is not nearly as offensively inept as some people seem to think. While he really doesn't have many moves he can hit the 12 ft jump shot and he's quicker off the dribble than the vast majority of big men in the NBA and he's got a nack for knowing when to roll off of a defender and get to the basket.
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