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The Cleveland Cavaliers Make No Sense This Season



The Cleveland Cavaliers Make No Sense This Season

The Cleveland Cavaliers have had the weirdest season ever from being a playin team just weeks ago to losing both Darius Garland and Evan Moy for an extended period of time to them becoming the hottest team in the league and winning 14 out of their last 15 games

This Cavs team can beat anyone and they are really starting to gel together at the right time but how are they doing this well let’s go back to 2 months ago when this team was barely above 500 with a 16 and 13 record they started off the

Year rather slow albeit now when I look at who they played it was mostly contenders but this team didn’t look good at all I thought with some of the moves they made over the off season that they would be improved but it almost looked like they regressed and they had

The same problem as the year before and that they couldn’t figure out how to close out close games they literally were up by 10 in the home opener against the Thunder with 90 seconds left and found a way to lose it was so embarrassing baseballs one ahead for

Levert Levert off to Mitchell Mitchell into the four Court had it knocked away and actually Mitchell goes down he’s favoring a leg and there were even reports made by Insider sources that the locker room was lost and things were not looking good at all but then we all

Found out that this team would be without Darius Garland and Evan Mobley for an extended period of time and for most people when they heard this news they thought the season was pretty much over and this team needed to step back in their rebuild but it turned out that

This was somehow the best thing that could have happened for the Cavs because head coach JB bicker staff didn’t know exactly how deep this team really was and he quickly found out that he had guys down the end of the bench and in the g-league that were ready to

Contribute to winning basketball for this team guys like Craig Porter Jr Sam Merill and Isaac aoro really showed up in a big way I know aoro has been around for a while but it wasn’t until these last few weeks for him to finally come out of his shell and show us the talent

He had developed but for Craig Porter Jr he had pretty much no NBA experience and all of a sudden was being asked to play play 15 to 20 minutes per night and he remained cool and Collective and did everything you could have asked of him and more he is just a pure facilitator

And then for Sam Merrill he’s an absolute sniper one of the most fun to watch and efficient players in the league he’s something the Cavs needed so much last year in the playoffs against the New York Knicks so yeah basically with Garland and Moy out the Cavs

Started to find their identity and since Donovan Mitchell was able to have the ball in his hands 24/7 he started to find himself again and got back to the MVP level that we all knew he could be at pretty much everything worked out perfectly and they started to get hot as

A team and by the time Garland and mle came back into the picture they had their system down and knew what they wanted to do so they were able to get right back into the swing of things pretty easily and it’s been so much fun to watch they’ve been incorporating the

Big to Big action a ton and over the past 15 games have had the number one defense in the whole NBA they had the number one defense last year as well but the difference is that this year year they bring that intensity on the offensive side of the ball as well Kobe

Hman brought in the exact pieces that this team needed because the problem was pretty simple outside of Donovan and Darius nobody could knock down an open shot so max Drew and George Nang was brought in and then Sam maral was called up from the G league so now this team

Has over five players that can consistently knock down any shot from anywhere on the court and when somebody gets cold somebody else can pick them up it isn’t just all Donovan Mitchell now and the best thing is that when Donovan drives to the paint defenses can’t just

Completely collapse on him like they did last year cuz if they do he will just kick it out for a wide open three last season teams would just leave Isaac aoro wide open in the corner and this year if they try to do that it’s wraps he has

Worked so hard on his outside shot and it’s finally starting to pay off in a big way all right now let’s look at some of the numbers behind the Cav’s recent success over the last 15 games so starting off with the teams they faced it started out with some easy games so

Nobody took what they were doing serious but then they beat the Bucks by 40 on national TV then they beat the magic and then split with the Bucks in a mini two game series and then they took care of the number one ranked team in the power

Rankings in the Los Angeles Clippers and then they just beat the red hot Sacramento Kings in dominating fashion so you can no longer say that they’re on this streak because they faced bad teams they’ve beaten everyone and you can’t say that they’re going to do all this to

Choke in the first round because things are way different this year like I said they have shooting it won’t be near the same story at all so speaking of that the Cs have got their three-point percentage as a team up to 37% which is very solid and they are moving the ball

Around as well averaging around 27 assists per game and I only expect that to go up from here with Darius Garland back in the lineup they’ve been scoring 114.1 points per game as a unit which is around League average but from how they started the season that is way up and I

Expect it to keep going up and the team as a whole is also rebounding pretty well grabbing around 45 boards a game but now let’s look at this month specifically they are 3 and 0 and are averaging 120.3mi up games since they didn’t have a ton during the inseason tournament

Anyways there’s been a lot of talk about if Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchel can be successful together as a Duo and I think people are skeptical for the right reason it has seemed like Mitchell plays better without him but to me the reason for that is pretty obvious and I

Already talked about it earlier in this video they both are ball dominant players they’re better and make their teammates better with the ball in their hands so when they’re both on the court together only one guy can of course have the ball at a time and also they are

Undersized so their defense is lacking and that’s why JB has tried his best to spread out their minutes whenever he can and we also need to remember between injuries and just lack of time this Duo has barely even played a full season together so they’re still kind of

Getting acclimated to things but the Cavs definitely can’t get rid of Garland because the future of Donovan is still in the air but if this team can continue to play this way he will have no reason to want to go anywhere else but yeah Talent is talent I don’t think there’s

Any any way that Mitchell and Garland actually do make each other worse players they’re just still trying to figure out how to be successful when they’re both on the court and honestly I think Mitchell needs to be the point guard and Main facilitator and Garland

Needs to be in more of a combo guard type of role also I got to talk about and give credit where it’s due to JB Baker staff because he’s the guy that has been making this all work and he faced so much scrutiny after the playoffs last year and early on in this

Season so many people were calling for him to be fired and although he still hasn’t proven any playoff success yet could you imagine if the Cavs did call it quits on him early like that man that would have been terrible but yeah JB has got this team bonding together there’s

Great chemistry throughout the locker room and on the court this team has been playing some of the most fun and exciting basketball in the league the ball just moves around so fast and it’s been giving so many different guys a lot of wide open looks which is a big reason

Why their offensive numbers have been so high in January and February and now that the team is back to being healthy who knows where things can go I can’t wait to see if you’ve been paying any attention to the standings the Cavs just snuck into that two- seed spot something

That literally nobody would have thought was possible even just 2 weeks ago and this is huge for this team cuz obviously they will be feeling the pressure in the playoffs after how they laid an egg last year and if they can get to face a playin team that will make things a

Whole lot easier unless it’s the Miami Heat Of course cuz we already know the drill with that team also before I end off this video I I do want to talk about Evan Mobley because since he has returned back to the court I have been loving what I’ve seen out of him he’s

Been playing Super aggressive this season he is averaging a double double with just over 15 points per game and 10 rebounds but a lot of the things he does while he’s out there doesn’t show up on the box score defensively he can test nearly every shot that gets put up in

The paint with his super long wingspan and in the win over the Spurs he showed his ability to knock down threes which if he somehow finds the ability to do consistently it will be over for for the league one more player I also want to talk about is one of the more underrated

Guys in this league in Caris LeVert he’s a guy in the past that I have criticized the ton I will admit that but he’s literally the perfect six-man he can handle the ball he’s a great defender he plays with hard and hustle he can create

His own shot and he’s not afraid to take over a game but that part of his game is kind of both a good and bad thing cuz sometimes he will get overconfident and he almost always follows up a maid shot with a heat check it’s kind of funny to

Watch something sometimes but yeah shout out to Carris so overall the cats have been playing the best basketball they ever have since the departure of LeBron James and now that they are getting healthy I only expect their level of play to increase even more and I’m not worried about what happened in the

Playoffs last year because it was all a fluke nobody had experience and there was no shooting around Mitchell so the Knicks were able to focus 100% on stopping him nobody will be able to do that this year that’s really all I have to say for this one thank you all so

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The Cleveland Cavaliers Have Had The Wierdest Season Ever, From Being a Play in team just weeks ago, to losing both Darius Garland and Evan Mobley for an extending period of time, to them becoming the hottest team in the league and winning 14 out of there last 15 games, this cavs team can beat anyone and they really are starting to gel together at the right time, but how are they doing this, Well, let’s go back to 2 months ago when this team was barely above .500 with a 16 and 13 record. They started off the year rather slow albeit now when i look at who they played, it was mostly contenders, but this team didn’t look good at all, I thought with some of the moves they made over the offseason that they would be improved, but it almost looked like they regressed, and they had the same problem as the year before in that they couldn’t figure out how to close out close games, they literally were up by 10 in the home opener against the Thunder with 90 seconds left and found a way to loss, it was so embarrassing.

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33 Comments

  1. Last year at this time they were hot…only to crash 2nd half and last month the lost 4 key games ….SO LETS SEE IT THEY HAVE MADE THE CHANGES FOR THE STRETCH…I THOUGHT LAST YR THEY WERE ON CHASE FOR #3 SPOT THEN FADED IN APRIL….

  2. The reason nobody saw this coming is that NOBODY thought that the Cavaliers were this crazy deep. Everyone improved from last year, their free agents were the perfect pick-ups and they stubbled across Merrill and CPJ. They are built to play big or small and because they are so deep. They don’t have the let downs that most teams deal with during back to back games.

  3. Cavs won 50+ games last year with no 3 point shooting outside of Garland/Mitchell. Now you’ve added 3 snipers and a much deeper bench.

  4. Cavs bench last year compared to this year. You had Lavert that can create, with Wade, Osman, almost retired Rubio. Now you've got Niang, Merrill, Lavert, Wade, Okoro, CPJ, and Thompson (while not suspended). Teams HAVE to rotate differently against the cavs, like the Cavs did because of their weak bench (Having one of their starting guards and big men overlapping for a lot of bench minutes to shore up off/def) Even on the days the starters are off, their bench can dominate on both sides of the ball.

  5. Depth – JB is playing 10 in the normal rotation – he can turn up shooting or defense as needed – looking scary with Mobley and Garland back – hoping still play 10 when they are off mins restriction

  6. Looking at the team as is, I do not want to see any trades. Maybe a contract buy out signing otherwise I feel the team is built really well. Strus and Niang signing have paid off and watching the game yesterday Strus does all the hustle plays that make opposing teams go crazy. Let us see how playoffs go, but I feel the team is much different from last year.

  7. Yes this team is 12 deep, and Bates and Nance are in the G leagues playing well so it might even be 14 deep. However I have cautious optimism because they haven't won 1 playoff series yet. We'll see what happens in the playoffs.

  8. I think Garland should lead the 2nd team and come off the bench, frankly. But I don't know if he'd accept that role.

  9. I knew this team had this in them. They were already so close to this level last year. Just needed some better shooting and bench guys to get to this level. Now we finally have those two things, are getting healthy, and figuring out good rotations. Getting Mobley and Garland back are boosting this team like a trade even when their still on a minutes restrictions. I cant believe people thought they made us worse. This team has all we need to compete for a title and if the NBA doesn't know now their in for a rude awakening. Best defense and net rating in the league now paired with better shooting/spacing and a deep bench around Mitchell. They can play any style of ball they want now. Honestly though I like that their going under the radar because it makes the shock factor all the more satisfying. Craziest part is this team is still young so this is just the beginning of something great for years to come and I cant wait. GO CAVS!!!

  10. to say this team has improved since Lebron is dumb af. Lebron took them to the finals 4 times in a row and these shiters get knocked in their first playoff experience in the first round. This is the best mediocre team the NBA might ever see.

  11. I agree that the relationship between D and D is still to be proven…
    A willing point guard for the 2nd unit is a great position; given, the great depth of this squad. Look at the effect of C. Lavert.

  12. Its likr the 22 Celtics
    That celtics team stsrted 16-19 and went to the finals
    CAVS had 2 of 4 best plsyers innured when they were 13-12 and now they are 2nd in the east

  13. The title doesn't exactly jive with the content of the video. It does make sense, the added shooters were incorporated into the offense, and now they are comfortable.

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