On a new episode of Locked on Cavs (Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023) hosts Chris Manning (@cwmwrites, DIME on UPROXX, The Just Basketball Show, SB Nation’s Fear the Sword, Forbes Sports) and Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan, Right Down Euclid) look at three Cavs – Isaac Okoro, Caris LeVert, Dean Wade – and how they could improve next season and where he might be going.
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6 Comments
To get the best out of Okoro is to allow him to ball handle. LeVert is to start at the SF with r core 4. We will have Spidaland play more off ball than last year. Strus will finish the game at the SF off the bench along with Niang, Okoro, and Jerome. With coming off the bench with shooters like Strus, Niang, and Ty, Okoro can be used as a ball handler with Garland, Mitchell, and LeVert off the court.
Wade now is out of the rotation. He, Jones, and the older Mobkey are our just in case bigs. We will run a 3 big rotation with Evan and JA starting with Niang being their small ball backup in the 9-man rotation. Wade needs to get healthier and be ready for his opponents because of foul trouble, injuries, and stamina issues that can occur playing a 3 man big rotation in a 9 man rotation.
Here is my rotation and minute distribution:
Starters;
G-Darius~33
G-Spida~30
F-Caris~21
F-Evan~36
C-JA~36
Reserves;
F-Strus~27
F-Niang~24
G-Ice~18
G-Ty~15
(Ty is the backup PG even before the Ricky news to me)
If JB can have the creativity to use this roster correctly, we can see the best out of Ice. But based on his history, Ice and Wade are out of the rotation.
Okoro really needs to play well. Im hoping that something clicks with him and he can be a problem on both ends of the court. I'm optimistic about us this year, but if we want to make a deap playoff run MOBLEY has to develop
Rebounding, rebounding, and more rebounding!!
Okoro is going to be in the rotation, no doubt about it. Cavs can't afford to let him fall off the side. He needs minutes to keep developing and the regular season isn't all that important to risk him regressing. With no cap space or picks going forward, Okoro is young enough to keep developing. Caris is going to have to much spacing with Strus and Niang on the roster that I can see a 6MOY worthy season. Dean Wade shouldn't get any minutes unless Niang completely cheeks it up. He's not as good of a defender people believe him to be and he's way to reluctant to shoot the ball and doesn't convert when he's out there. He had 5 game stretch where he got hot, but dude doesn't even seem like he wants to be out there.
Levert went from my Antwan Jamison, to Delly. Dude is willing, and can, mold into anything the team needs. Mad respect
Dan's gotta be thinking what if we look back on this season and wonder why Bates wasn't in the eight-man rotation. Yeah I feel greedy, but he really molded his game and fit some impressive scoring in. I hope his team wins all the practice scrimmages. Okoro and Wade he knows who he is and JB's gonna have times when that is pertinent to better quality rotations. The prime purpose of this season is not letting teams clog the lanes.