<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CLEVELAND - After three games, the Cavaliers' coaching staff is concerned about how center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is adapting to the team's new offense. One week's worth of games is too small a sample to judge, so not much meaningful can be gleaned by his stats. Nonetheless, they are off his career averages -- only 9.3 points and 3.7 turnovers a game so far this season. Coach Mike Brown met with Ilgauskas after last weekend's back-to-back games in an attempt to encourage him. The 7-foot-3 veteran is being asked to do things he hasn't before, and his role in the primary play calls appears to be diminished from years past. The Cavs are running fewer isolated post-ups from the left block or side pick-and-rolls, the two types of plays Ilgauskas thrived on because he can score while turning to his left and on 15- to 18-foot jumpers from the wings. ``I really haven't figured things out yet, especially where my looks are going to come from,'' Ilgauskas said. ``Coach has asked me to stay patient and work within the system, and for it to work for the team, I'm going to have to adjust.'' Some of the new plays call for Ilgauskas to set multiple screens on one play and others call for him to seal out his defender for entry lobs. During his career, he never has been asked to set so many screens. He always has been asked to get position in the post with his defender between him and the basket, not the other way around. ``What they are asking is a little tougher for a big guy,'' Ilgauskas said. ``Sometimes you have to set three or four screens within 10 seconds, and that's hard for me.''</div> Source
