That's a good article, thanks. Great assistant coaches aren't afraid to call out the head coach or even the GM for mistakes they've made in the past. I commend Tyronn for telling Coach LeBron and GM LeBron about how lazy Player LeBron has been this season.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...ncial-data-compromised-in-scam-193158358.html Wasn't Milwaukee one of the teams that was listed with us as the favorites for Dwight? I'm sure Dwight doesn't want his personal stuff stolen so maybe this will help us. I bet Greg Monroe is regretting going there for another reason now too.
Interesting article, but according to this quote: "The goal of any team built the way the Cavs have been built is to win a championship. And to do that, you have to play Western Conference basketball." It sounds like they are going to try to beat GSW at their own game and that sounds like a fool's errand to me. Yes, they are making more 3-pointers per game and shooting a higher 3FG% in the playoffs than GSW, but is that sustainable? I don't believe it is. Here's why: The regular season represents a much bigger sample size. CLE is hot right now, but at some point, they will start regressing to the norm. 2015-16 Regular Season: GSW: .416 3FG%, 13.1 made 3-pointers per game CLE: .363 3FG%, 10.7 made 3-pointers per game GSW is a MUCH better 3-point shooting team than not just CLE, but the rest of the entire league and the margin is ridiculous. Of course, GSW's .416 team 3FG% led the league, but the second best team was at .375 3FG%. The difference between GSW and the second best 3-point shooting team was greater than margin between the 2nd best team and the 28th best team. It's just ridiculous how much better GSW is at shooting the 3 than the rest of the league. As mentioned, CLE is shooting lights out from downtown right now and is shooting a higher percentage and making more 3-pointers per game in the playoffs than GSW. So, right now, CLE is outplaying the Warriors at their own game, so far, in the playoffs: 2015-16 Playoffs: GSW: .407 3FG%, 12.2 made 3-pointers per game CLE: .455 3FG%, 15.7 made 3-pointers per game From those numbers, it looks like GSW's 3-point shooting is down ever-so-slightly, from the regular season and CLE's is WAY up. But, here's the thing, GSW has been without their best 3-point shooter, the best 3-point shooter in the history of the word, for half of their 12 games, and in two of the six games he's played, he played less than 20 minutes. Here's GSW's playoff 3-point shooting numbers in the 6 games they've played with, and without, Steph Curry: 2015-16 Playoffs (with Steph Curry): GSW: .441 3FG%, 14.3 made 3-pointers per game 2015-16 Playoffs (with Steph Curry): GSW: .370 3FG%, 10.0 made 3-pointers per game You can see what a huge impact Steph Curry has on GSW's 3-point shooting. With him, they are a bit better than their regular season numbers and much closer to CLE's current playoff numbers. Without him, they are, very much like CLE was in the regular season, a slightly better than average 3-point shooting team. Based on past performance, and a much larger sample size, I think it's more likely that GSW will continue to shoot the 3-ball at around their regular season averages, as long as Steph Curry is capable of playing. Based on past performance and a much larger sample size, CLE is currently on a hot streak that does not appear to be sustainable long term. The question is, can they sustain it for 7 more games? I don't believe they can, especially against GSW's defense, that was second in the league defending the 3-pointer at .332 opponent 3FG%. BNM
Wow... I've heard a couple interviews of Lue and he really doesn't seem to have much insight on anything.
So what if the Cavs swept the east and then got swept by OKC or GSW. Really doubt that happens, but it would be funny. Anyways I don't need that to happen to know that the west is still much better than the east.
And 1-8 on 3-pointers, 10 points, 3 assists and 5 turnovers. He's now averaging 9 points per game on 8-28 shooting, 1-15 three pointers and has more turnovers than assists in this series, but we're supposed to believe he's better than Damian Lillard. BNM
It'd be even funnier to see the Cavs sweep the Raptors then sweep the west, the NBA would explode lol
Yep, now that CLE's 3-point shooting has regressed to the norm, they are looking very beatable. Currently shooting 3-17 and .313 3FG% for the series. BNM
Man, remember when Kevin Love was considered an elite player in the league? Five points on 2 for 8 shooting and 2 rebounds at the half. Invisible.
Toronto's plan has been great the last couple of game. Basically playing a zone and pressing the Cavs higher knowing Biyombo is back there. Forces Cavs off 3 point line and then they recover forcing fade aways
