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Cleveland Cavs (2016 NBA Champions)

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Bucklion said:
LeBron looks pissed...like, chronically
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Bucklion said:
Doesn't help that Blatt has no clue how to use or rotate them.
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Yeah, exactly. I didn't watch the game, but the bench only played 60 minutes tonight.

You cannot win in the NBA going 8 deep. This team has some series issues to work on moving forward. They should've been able to out-talent Utah on the road. Utah's one of the worst teams in the league.
 
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Bucklion said:
6 fucking assists...an all time franchise low. They get all these guys, and they aren't even letting the ground touch the ball. So much for the ball movement offense.
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This is the most frustrating part...zero passing, looks like we think we are in the all-star game and each player just does their own thing to score. Maybe they do, then trot back and play zero defense.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
Such a pussy way to try to tie the game. Take a real shot, you cowards!
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To his credit he did take a real man shot the 2nd to last time up the floor. So far I hate the:

Lack of passing
Lack of team D/effort
Where is the historic level of 3 point shooting we were supposed to see?
Diane Waiters game (keep playing him 10 minutes a game until he starts giving 100% effort)
Waiters inability to finish at the rim
Marion on offense
Miller's whole game
Good thing they didn't give Thompson a huge offer after the Chicago game because if this is what they are going to get he'll come cheaper
Blatt's lack of forcing them to run an offense and properly subbing

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can think of right now. We knew they weren't going to be a good defensive team, but the offense was supposed to be throwing up 110 a night while they figured it out on D. When they only have one guy go off a night and Lebron play at around 70% it makes it hard to win.
 
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This team has several issues but they will fix it in time. Team defense, more motion, better passing on offense, and making shots, and Coach Blatt not being intimidated by the talented egos that this team has. But it is an 82 game season so I'm not concerned....yet.
 
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They have to be forced to play team defense and work the running game in. If they don't they'll continue to play as individuals instead of as a team which will make them unstoppable. Playing like 5 individuals right now and its appalling. Kyrie Irving had 0 fucking assists? Pathetic
 
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AKAK said:
R-E-L-A-X
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See, everyone keeps saying that, but there are warning signs well beyond "growing pains" and "meshing" right now. LeBron is clearly pissed on the court, to the point he has made it clear he's trying to teach people a lesson about selfishness...in the 3rd fucking game. And isn't that the coach's job? Shouldn't he be determining who should be out there, based on the flow of the game and how they are playing and what shots they are taking? There is zero, ZERO, indication that Blatt is willing or capable of doing that. Will this team win some games? Sure. Make the playoffs? Sure. But is this a simple case of guys wanting to fit together and trying to figure out how to do it best? Sure as fuck doesn't look like it.
 
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Bucklion said:
See, everyone keeps saying that, but there are warning signs well beyond "growing pains" and "meshing" right now. LeBron is clearly pissed on the court, to the point he has made it clear he's trying to teach people a lesson about selfishness...in the 3rd fucking game. And isn't that the coach's job? Shouldn't he be determining who should be out there, based on the flow of the game and how they are playing and what shots they are taking? There is zero, ZERO, indication that Blatt is willing or capable of doing that. Will this team win some games? Sure. Make the playoffs? Sure. But is this a simple case of guys wanting to fit together and trying to figure out how to do it best? Sure as fuck doesn't look like it.
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Blatt is trying, look at Waiters being taken out of the starting unit. The worst is the Dellavedova injury, now that we don't have a backup PG, he can't cut Kyrie's minutes in half. 34 points and 0 assists from the PG? Then when he is asked after the game if him being the PG and scoring 34 with 0 assists is 'ok' he says, sure. If there was a way to cut his minutes to 20 a game until he gets his head out of his ass I would be fine with it.

While I agree, there is more warning signs... this is going to take a whole lot longer than we thought for this team to gel. Our defense is a sieve. The motion offense we thought we would see is nonexistent, and where is the Love/LeBron pick and rolls? And worst yet is LeBron seems content to break this team like a horse, and not by leading be example.

The problem seems to be the PG/SG position... if things don't change by December/January, the trades we were hoping to get a rim defender will turn into rumors of Kyrie and/or Dion being traded.

Damn, I was not expecting to have to sweat this team this much... freaking Cleveland!!!!
 
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