On a new episode of Locked on Cavs (Monday, Dec. 4, 2023) hosts Chris Manning (@cwmwrites, The Just Basketball Show, SB Nation’s Fear the Sword, Forbes Sports) and Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan, Right Down Euclid) talk about the Cavs’ win over the Pistons, where the team stands right now 20 games in the NBA season and what challenges lay ahead with upcoming games against the Magic, Celtics and Heat.
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3 Comments
My man JB still going strong! Go Cavs!
Ironically, the Cavs played Detroit. Since JB is a student of the game and having trouble defining roles and minutes distribution, look at how Chuck Daly and Larry Brown used their championship roster. Newsflash, both coaches used their bigs to facilitate the halfcourt offense since their perimeter players were great shooters.
DG-Zeke/Billups
Spida-Joe/Rip
Max-Mark/Prince
Evan-Bill/Sheed
JA-Rick/Big Ben
Caris-Vinnie/Corliss
Ice-Worm/Ham
Niang-Edwards/Okur
Wade-Salley/Elden
CPJ is a Lindsey Hunter/Mike James type player. His 3pt shot is not like these players, but his defense and how runs the point is compatible.
Emoni is an Adrian Dantley type scorer. Might not fit our roster, but he is a bucket.
Thoughts?
Thanks for your daily takes, fellas, much appreciated. You are my morning listen.
Yes, the season has been disappointing, I agree. But I think there's a bit too much doom and gloom here. Here's my categorization of the games this season so far:
seriously bad losses: Miami, Portland
tough but not embarrassing losses to good teams: OKC x 2, Indiana x 2, NY at home, Sac, Lakers
good wins: BKN, @NY, GSWx2, @Portland, Detroit cup game, Toronto, @Detroit
inspiring wins: Denver, @Philadelphia cup game, Atlanta cup game
Taking into account they've suffered a lot of injuries, I think you can make the case that things aren't actually that bad in Cleveland. There's a lot of parity in the NBA now — every win is a tough win. Denver looked pretty mediocre against us. Plus the Cavs swept the Warriors for the first time in approximately one billion years.
I'm still rooting hard for JB and the gang.