jbk1234 wrote:JonFromVA wrote:jbk1234 wrote:
I'm a little concerned the Cavs shot distribution looked exactly like what the Celtics wanted it to look like and it only backfired because Stevens is a hustle guy while they all had dead legs after last night's double overtime.
This roster needs at least one more shooter and JBB's probably not the guy to get us to the promised land. I don't know if there's a coach out there who Mitchell respects enough to listen to, but at some point he's really going to have to make more of an effort to get his teammates going early in big games.
Getting the other guys going is going to vary from game to game, opponent to opponent, and opponent game plan to game plan; but Darius is well equipped to handle that role as long as he doesn't settle.
Also we've made an investment in Ricky Rubio and perhaps even Danny Green ... two guys coming off a major injury that players may need two years to recover from (assuming they do). If JBB wasn't so locked in to his rotation, I'd love to see him give Neto some run to see how he'd do next to Mitchell when Garland is off; but seems we have ZERO lineup data for that pairing.
There's a number of things a player can do when the defense is ignoring them and I have no problem giving Lamar credit for using his energy to take advantage and bring the team a spark. Something players off the bench are supposed to do.
I'm at the point where I'm looking for what's scalable/repeatable, how our coaches are able to counter what the other team's are trying to do, etc. Predictive success is more important than a confluence of unusual factors working out in your favor. I'll take the W, they're always better than the Ls, but the sequence of events that occurred last night is unlikely to repeat itself in the post season.
The team is too young. Development, growth, and learning is still where we're at.
The bench must bring energy, and if Lamar (or Neto) can help make that happen then get them on the floor until the other guys match them.
Marcus Smart almost won the game on a last second tip-in because Garland appeared to be daydreaming on the other side of the floor - probably thinking about where he was going after the game. Allen could have been called for a line violation, btw.
Make that Junkyard Dog Chain mean something. I'm good with that.