Official 2020-21 Season Thread #1: To Beard or not To Beard?

[76ciology]

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Our team last season was actually quite good. Until injuries and tantrums happened.

Dont get me wrong, we’re better this season and I expect us to have a much better record.

[ivysixer2000]

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Love would be great for Ben. He’s the kind of shooter Ben needs.

Whoever leaves the Cavs will probably be a Net and probably start for them.

None of them can guard Jojo anyway so I guess it won't matter in the grand scheme of things for us.

[Sixerscan]

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Our team last season was actually quite good. Until injuries and tantrums happened.

Dont get me wrong, we’re better this season and I expect us to have a much better record.

Last year can basically be divided into before and after Horford injured his knee around the start of December and lost just enough mobility where he was no longer compatible with playing with our two best players at the same time. I don't know exactly when it happened but it was more or less right around that 21 game mark.

Through that 15-6 start: Embiid, Simmons, Horford - 179 minutes 106.0 offensive rating 93.5 defensive rating +12.4 net rating
The reason of the season: 253 minutes 93.8 offensive 103.4 defense -9.6 net

Obviously injuries to Simmons and Embiid caused them to lose more games but once Horford lost a step they weren't the same team even at full strength.

I'd also say this team has more avenues at its disposal to improve the roster than last year's. Last years didn't have a First until the very end and didn't have much expirings, fillers, or attractive young players besides Thybulle.

[Stanford]

The reason of the season: 253 minutes 93.8 offensive 103.4 defense -9.6 net

[Negrodamus]

I saw a tweet this morning positing that 3pt defense is the most important aspect on the defensive end this year because 3FG% is up due to no crowds.

I wonder if our success this season can in some ways be attributed to the same thing. I'd like to think that's an overrated factor, but how much has someone like Tobi elevated their game because there's not as much pressure? Hopefully not too much, if at all.

[mithrandir17]

I saw a tweet this morning positing that 3pt defense is the most important aspect on the defensive end this year because 3FG% is up due to no crowds.

I wonder if our success this season can in some ways be attributed to the same thing. I'd like to think that's an overrated factor, but how much has someone like Tobi elevated their game because there's not as much pressure? Hopefully not too much, if at all.

I think no crowds affecting defense is not due to no pressure from fans but because the arena is so quiet, players can communicate much better on defense.

[the_process]

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Love would be great for Ben. He’s the kind of shooter Ben needs.

There's no shot the Cavs buy out his contract at this point. He's got like 3-90 left.

[Sixerscan]

I saw a tweet this morning positing that 3pt defense is the most important aspect on the defensive end this year because 3FG% is up due to no crowds.

I wonder if our success this season can in some ways be attributed to the same thing. I'd like to think that's an overrated factor, but how much has someone like Tobi elevated their game because there's not as much pressure? Hopefully not too much, if at all.

We're 16th in 3 point shooting percentage and 17th in opponents 3 point shooting percentage after being 9th and 17th last year. Doesn't seem very fluky overall.

[youngcrev]

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Love would be great for Ben. He’s the kind of shooter Ben needs.

There's no shot the Cavs buy out his contract at this point. He's got like 3-90 left.

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[the_process]

So Dumas says in one tweet if Love is healthy expect a buyout, and then in the next that the Cavs aren't interested in buying him out?? LOL

Sounds like Vin Fosh reporting.

[youngcrev]

So Dumas says in one tweet if Love is healthy expect a buyout, and then in the next that the Cavs aren't interested in buying him out?? LOL

Sounds like Vin Fosh reporting.

Tweet 1: Cavs looking to flip Love for draft capitol
Tweet 2: expect love to be bought out
Tweet 3: Cavs won't buy him out

[HardenToSixers]

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Our team last season was actually quite good. Until injuries and tantrums happened.

Dont get me wrong, we’re better this season and I expect us to have a much better record.

Last year can basically be divided into before and after Horford injured his knee around the start of December and lost just enough mobility where he was no longer compatible with playing with our two best players at the same time. I don't know exactly when it happened but it was more or less right around that 21 game mark.

Through that 15-6 start: Embiid, Simmons, Horford - 179 minutes 106.0 offensive rating 93.5 defensive rating +12.4 net rating
The reason of the season: 253 minutes 93.8 offensive 103.4 defense -9.6 net

Obviously injuries to Simmons and Embiid caused them to lose more games but once Horford lost a step they weren't the same team even at full strength.

I'd also say this team has more avenues at its disposal to improve the roster than last year's. Last years didn't have a First until the very end and didn't have much expirings, fillers, or attractive young players besides Thybulle.

we also lost like 4 games this year due to covid

[76ciology]

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Ben and Tobi not included?

[Negrodamus]

Ben is at the bottom with the guards.

[Sixersftw]

Ben and Tobi not included?

Tobi was never getting voted in. We're in the popularity contest phase (glares at Russ)

[76ciology]

Derrick Rose has more votes than Ben Simmons.
What year is this?

[76ciology]

Andrew Wiggins has more than 2x the votes than Ben Simmons.

Ok this is 2021.

[mithrandir17]

If Tobi is not voted by the coaches as an all star reserve, we riot.

[youngcrev]

If Tobi is not voted by the coaches as an all star reserve, we riot.

Nah...

[DCasey91]

Hey just quickly this may sound stupid but for me the defensive schemes currently in place for all NBA teams on the perimeter is borderline ridiculous in my eyes.


Offensive Player “A” Breaks down the perimeter defense with a drive or pnr. Somehow the wing defender gets sucked into the space thus leaving an open 3 or a slightly contested 3 on the perimeter to a different person getting a kick pass on the outside.

In my eyes the person defending the offensive player and the Big Man should be more than enough. Especially for our team having elite All NBA wings and an Elite rim protector.

The amount of times I’ve seen Harris/korkmaz/Milton close out to defend the perimeter three because they got sucked into the play is downright atrocious. I’m happy to give up a midrange shot if the player driving contextually speaking isn’t that crash hot at it.

My defensive scheme would be no shooter on the outside should ever have more than two meters of space when the ball is getting pass to him.
We have great rebounders in Embiid/Simmons/Harris. Who cares about the fast break when transition scoring isn’t even 25% of the overall scoring.

We got lit up in the third quarter because this defensive scheme is flawed. But it goes for every team.

Might sound like a rant but I digress.
Also trapping or zoning subpar ballhandlers/shot creators can choke the offense down leading to turnovers/bad shots.
(leaving the superstar of the team to iso more times than not with not much time on the shot clock).

I dunno I guess but leaving someone like Joe Harris alone when he gets a pass when Irving/Harden is breaking it down our sub average defenders won’t do a thing to affect the shot.

Below average defenders end up in “no man’s land a ton of times. It’s very exploitable because they get sucked in time and time again. (This is for all teams btw).