What is wrong with this team?The Cavaliers went to the line 45 times tonight and we missed out on 18 free points. We can't keep this up if we want to be the best in the East.Hughes and James need to get on the same page in order for the Cavaliers to start to get hot again.The Cavs could of won tonights game if only they would of made there FT!!!! I think Mike brown needs to make this team shoot FT until they cant shoot no more. Its just pathetic that we couldn't win this easy game.
well, missing 15 of 18 3 PT baskets dont help either. But yeah FT separate winnerz from l00z3rz in playoffs.
Our offense, poor strenuous effort, and inability to attack the basket. We are settling for way too many jumpshots.. Hughes needs to stop forcing jumpers on fastbreaks.. One time he makes shots consecutively and the next, he is missing easy layups or getting blocked.. How in the world did we manage to score just 9 points in the first quarter with LeBron on the team? Hell, we have so many offensive weapons to go to also.. Big Z, Gooden, Hughes, etc.. This team is playing rather horrible. We had 2 winnable games and we blew it.. We would have been having more than 30 wins..
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LeBronJamez @ Jan 19 2007, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Our offense, poor strenuous effort, and inability to attack the basket. We are settling for way too many jumpshots.. Hughes needs to stop forcing jumpers on fastbreaks.. One time he makes shots consecutively and the next, he is missing easy layups or getting blocked.. How in the world did we manage to score just 9 points in the first quarter with LeBron on the team? Hell, we have so many offensive weapons to go to also.. Big Z, Gooden, Hughes, etc.. This team is playing rather horrible. We had 2 winnable games and we blew it.. We would have been having more than 30 wins..</div>I blame a lot of it on Mike Brown. As I said before this team needs to drive and the coach needs to get on them in order to drive. Mike Brown got asked why they don't drive, all he said is that he told them too. But they just don't listen. What kinda coach is that? I don't want to hear that bull sh*t. Hughes needs to go to hole I understand that, his ankle is not 100% but still needs to go to the hole. Cavaliers should have a way better record then they do now. We are now in a dog fight for 1st place.
It's not really any use.. Mike Brown is brilliant when it comes to defense. We are one of the best defensive teams in the league but our offense simply needs improvement. I can understand that Hughes is a slasher but it's not worth having him injured again.
If Mike Brown was so good on Defense, Camby wouldn't of got his career high vs. us and we wouldn't of giving up 110 points tonight.Ever thing was falling for Denver, but god dam. The Cavs Defense sucked badly!Drew Gooden just plan out sucks when it comes to D. I am sorry, but Z is just way to slow to do anything these days.We need some changes! And we need them now...Also, where dead last in FT....
Our Free Throws are really killing us. They should be one of the most simple things to do. I shoot better Free Throws then most of the Cavs players and that is pathetic...
It is just getting ugly ever night.The Cavaliers are ranked last in Free Throws this season, and last night we missed a lot of them. Larry Hughes was missing some after his 3 point plays. Gooden, I don't think hit one. And LeBron is even missing some.This needs to change!
I think that is about time Mike Brown tells our players to practice our free throw shooting. Shooting 69% from the line for the entire season is completely unnecessary. Does the team even realize that our free throw shooting is sucking? It is one of the major holes that we need to fill in.Hell, I thought that the new leather ball is going to help the shooting percentages.. I'm guessing it's not even much of a difference. Maybe we should hire Mark Price to help them out..
I forgot to say our best FT shooter, Z is even missing Free Throws.Brown doesn't believe it working on the small things, even tho we would of had a game if we made our FT's vs. Portland. He clams they kicked his butt, and we didn't show up. Wrong, we showed up, but we just didn't play the type of game we should have. We started out fine, but then the 2nd Q(ONCE AGAIN) Killed us, and it went down hill from there.Got to work on Free Throws!!!!
cmon now, worst in NBA! If I was MB, I would make the team shoot 100 FT after every practice. I do, and my FT is about 89% its not that hard. GD we need a new coach
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrownsFan9 @ Jan 29 2007, 11:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>we could be a better team if only we hit our free throws...something we didnt do bad last year</div>Yup, vs. the Suns our Free Throws were not the problem this time. It was the way our Defense played and the way we covered the 2 time MVP. Maybe our Free Throws are starting to get better, even tho they weren't that great vs. the Suns, it was better then some nights...
At this piont it's all mental...They started off shooting bad, and never improved..Now everytime they go to the line it's in their head...The only way the problem can be fixed is to just clear your mind.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pronk48 @ Jan 30 2007, 04:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>At this piont it's all mental...They started off shooting bad, and never improved..Now everytime they go to the line it's in their head...The only way the problem can be fixed is to just clear your mind.</div>Another solid point.I never seen u post in the Cavaliers Forum, so welcome and I hope u keep it up. :happy0144:
I joined here last year, I know BCB from an old forum we posted on. I've never posted here because I was still at that forum, but I can get more Cleveland sports talk here.
Oh yeah for sure u can get a lot of Cleveland Sports Talk here.I love all Cleveland Sports, and I also got some new Cavalier Fans here, and on the way.I guess you could say Cleveland is taking over BBW... :winkglasses:
