CLEVELAND CAVALIERS SEASON PREVIEW: Is anything less than a trip to the NBA Finals a failure?
The Cleveland Cavaliers are projected to be one of the NBA’s top teams again this year, with the best odds to win the Eastern Conference.
With all the stars back, would anything short of a trip to the NBA Finals be a failure for this group?
There is a clear line drawn in the East, the top two teams appear a good step or two ahead of the rest of the pack. The Cavaliers won 64 games last season and learned the hard way about what it takes to win in the playoffs, now they are running back a talented and deep roster. They need to stay healthy (no Darius Garland to start the season) and Evan Mobley needs to take another step forward on the offensive end, but I expect those things to happen. New York feels it just needs to improve around the edges, and Mike Brown can bring a little more ball and player movement to New York to facilitate that, with a bench he can trust. The Knicks, led by the gritty Jalen Brunson and the sharp-shooting Karl-Anthony Towns, are still a team fully capable of taking the next step to the NBA Finals.
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Bring in the CLA guys
I hope the Cavs worked on free throws in the off season. I remember Mitchell missing 3 free throws in a row in crunch time. Gotta fix that
This is the cavs year. If we play up to standard we should be a finals team
Bring in the CLA guys! Super interested. Iām a soccer coach and want to learn more. Plus Iām a nerd š
Go Cavs!!!
Id love to hear more CLA stuff, the nerd stats are fun too
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Welcome back Jason š
Mikey and Jason = the best NBA combo on this show. This was great
CLA makes sense. There was always those people who were practice assassins, but when they got into a game they would shit the bed
Think we might just be 1 year too early on the "it's do or die time for Evan Mobley on offense." I 100% agree we need to see another big jump this year, but he just turned 24. He won't even begin his statistical prime until the start of the 2028-2029 season. I won't say he has until he actually turns 27 to get there, but expecting a 24-year old to lead a championship run is asking A LOT. The Thunder, while very young, are also a completely stacked roster and SGA is THREE YEARS older than Evan. We've had this core for a long time, so it's easy to forget just how young Evan still is.
Mike, I would love to hear more about CLA. What data is there that it is a more effective training method?
1 always Mikey!
Brought back everybody except ty Jerome š