Cavs @ Blazers 1/08/2012 - Game Thread!

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  1. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I wonder if Jamal Crawford is this teams Walt Williams (but streakier)?
     
    julius, Jan 8, 2012
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    I know Crawford is streaky, but we are being deceived. I think he will average a better % as te season progresses. We gotta be patient with him. I like that he's not afraid to take a shot. He will single handedly win us games in the future.
     
    magnifier661, Jan 8, 2012
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  3. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Batum needs more minutes, but I'm guessing Nate is favoring Wesley for his aggressiveness. I can't blame him...

    Felton is doing really bad though. He can't shoot or finish this season. His passing has been hit or miss. I like that he's pushing tempo, but he's gotta get it together.
     
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    More like a rich man's Travis Outlaw. He is worth having - as long as you don't make the mistake of (over)paying him based on his good nights.
     
    oldmangrouch, Jan 8, 2012
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  5. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Nic's role has changed, at least in the first seven games.

    Minutes are inconsistent and now plays in garbage time.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Jan 8, 2012
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    If we can get a stud at pg for Felton/batum or Felton/Wallace..... U don't think twice about it
     
    Carlito, Jan 9, 2012
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    Crawford is garbage
     
    Mediocre Man, Jan 9, 2012
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    This team needs an upgrade at pg and center badly
     
    Carlito, Jan 9, 2012
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  9. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Seeing as they have two decent backup PG's, these very Cavs would be a good trade partner for us, if they'd like to jettison Varejao and his long contract.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Jan 9, 2012
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    Yeah and he seesm a guy who does much better when he can get in a flow, I wonder how this will effect his contract negotiations, have I heard correctly that Blazers are talking to Wallace about an extension?
     
    Blazinaway, Jan 9, 2012
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  11. tlongII

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    Hardly. Crawford is exactly what the team needs off the bench. Namely, someone that can create his own shot.
     
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    now if he can just can make a reasonable % of them
     
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    Im somewhat ok with him taking a lot of shots but some of them have been absolutely horrible when it comes to degree of difficulty. Now, with that said, if it isnt a major impact over all and that is the trade off for those games when he is on and the clutch shots we will get out of it then Im cool with it. And as some others have mentioned it helps spread the floor and keep the defense honest. Something Rudy for example did not do. Gotta take the good with the bad as long as the good outweighs the bad.
     
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  14. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    That's fine, but I would just like to see him cut down on the "hero shots" from about 50% of his takes to around 10%.
     
    Nikolokolus, Jan 9, 2012
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    What good PG is on the market though? Rondo isn't going anywhere, NJ isnt' going to give on Dwill, the rockets got Lowry at to good of a price to give up. Nash is to old to give up talent for and all the up and coming ones there teams won't part with. The only way I can forsee us getting a different PG is one of the up and comers on playoff teams who's team thinks Felton is a good enough replacement with the other talent they will get so maybe Holiday or Collison but neither one of them really blows my mind.
     
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    There is a difference between being able to create his own shot, and trying to create his own shot every time he has the ball and causing the offensive flow to completely stall.

    We need a guy that can create his own shot AFTER the offense has stalled... not create his own shot and CAUSE the offense to stall.
     
    blazerboy30, Jan 9, 2012
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  17. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Sessions, maybe?
     
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  18. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    He should certainly be attainable. His defense is fairly atrocious, but he sees the floor well, he knows how to drive and finish and his outside shooting looks somewhat improved this year.
     
    Nikolokolus, Jan 9, 2012
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  19. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Sessions seems like a ball pounder to me... lots of dribbling from what I saw. Not great what needs to be a quicker half-court offense.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Jan 9, 2012
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    Sessions is like a mini-Dre.
     
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