On a new episode of Locked on Cavs (Monday, Oct. 30, 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’ weekend games – a loss to the Thunder and a loss vs. the Pacers – before each giving their favorite small sample storyline from the first three games.
This episode was produced by Jake Stephens. The intro music is from our friends at Astral Radio.
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12 Comments
Met Chris at halftime at the home opener, was quite the experience. Shoutout to you two!
Cavs offense is as good as it gets with coaching staff they now have. Suprised Bickerstaff and Walton are still there. Hire Terry Stotts as Head Coach and let him pick his assistants.
We Will Be Ok
Fire JB!
Same old Isaac passing up wide open threes in the flow of the offense. Same Sam Merrill probably couldn't miss one in practice with the hilarious best shooter comment about made me choke on my coffee. Niang is our new Antoine Winfield but Strus has his back so no worries, right? Physically we admittedly got worn down and Emoni goes in without being able to see a shot. If Merril is the go-to why even tease us with letting Bates get any minutes at all? JB picks up a glimmer of hope for a win cancelling tech and has to be in the running for worst coach of the year. Yeah we're going to pick up the pace this year until the other team puts together any significant run. Only to get us two major pulled hamstrings. Smash the under on 51 wins unless we get Stotz while we can. Otherwise, we're blaming the players.
I still BELIEVE !!!!! GO CAVS
We need to commit health
Has Mobley made a jumper yet this year? Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Mobley fan. I live in California and the Trojans are my favorite team in any sport! I just feel that there is so much more there for Mobley.
Mobley may never be much more than a more polished version of what he’s always been, add Luke Travers a point 3&d forward that besides Mobley will wreak havoc defensively and make the right play getting the most out of front and backcourts it’s maddening he’s not here to really make this offense fly and add skill depth we don’t have !
Going hero ball with spida is not going to the solution when Garland is out. Mobley has to be used more like Draymond than a Giannis. I would rather have his playmaking ability use than him being used as a spot up shooter, which he is not. Spida needs to be put in more catch and shoot situations than being ball dominant. Where are the off screens and the back cuts for r shooters to get open for Evan to hit them in stride? Evan needs to watch Tim Duncan tape. Jab step to a bank shot will take Evan's game to the next level.
I also thought we were going to play more zone than man. The JB overswitching defense is tiring out our players also. Niang should never guard players on the perimeter. That is not his game. He is more agile than KLove, but they are still in the same frame.
JB still coaches his roster like he doesn't know them. Yeah, Okoro is improved, but he is not a spot up shooter. He is a point forward slasher that can attack the basket. Ice and Evan are the same mentality offensively. That Strus-Evan set needs to be run with Ice instead of Strus.
One last thing, TT is our backup Center not DJ. DJ is an upgrade from RoLo but like RoLo, he is a 3rd stringer too
These first 3 games have been beyond frustrating. Can’t say I’m surprised we’re 1-2 but the ways it happened is what gets me.
Is it only me or refs don't give us any "bad/lucky" Calls? Rare feeling watching these 3 first games. .
Mad love from Spain. Go cavs! Let'em know