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Second only to the ol' "He led the league in blocked shots, he must be the DPOY" vote.
Right, because going under on the screen roll up top has been such a great move against the Spurs in this postseason.
Second only to the ol' "He led the league in blocked shots, he must be the DPOY" vote.
Take away the open looks for Gibson beyond the arc and maybe the Cavs break 80 in a game...once.
It will be now.
Or the athleticism. Harris couldn't stop an injured Parker from scoring last year in the playoffs. But yeah, as far as skinny point guards go, Harris is the closest we've seen to actually effecting Parker. Teams either have to use bulk or height against Parker to slow him down.
But to Gibson's credit, he's been proving doubters wrong at an alarming pace.
Yes, but only at home. He needs to prove himself on the road, which will be a huge task. Hopefully he plays well against Tony, but the inexperience will definitely be a factor. It will be a factor for all our guys, especially with guys like Boobie and Pavlovic. We have a few veterans, but only Snow really knows what it's like to play on such a big stage. Our leader is a 22-year-old who didn't go to college. Despite this, he has shown that he can be a good leader both on and off the court.
Pop's small ball trigger finger is a little rusty after playing Utah but I'm sure we'll see it at some point this series. If Finley can do a decent job against Gooden and Marshall, that could force Brown's hand to adjust accordingly.
I don't love the idea of small ball but if the Cavs defense is making it tough for the Big 3 to operate, I can see Pop going to it to spread the court.
There goes the Cavs' defensive prowess.
If Varejao is being a pest and his energy is hurting the Spurs, Pop may elect to fight fire with fire.
Might as well break Bonner out, seeing as how we didn't need his Dirk-stopper powers this year.
Speaking of Dirk stoppers (), this is Elson's chance to become a hero. If he can guard Z and then use his speed to beat him up and down the court, he could be a valuable member of the rotation.
Hmmm ... Elson coming over weakside to contest a LeBron shot might not be half bad.
Elson running Z up and down the court wouldn't be bad either.
Oberto can outrun Z. So can 47 year old DRob in his Bruno Maglis.
Speaking of players who make Spurs fans cringe when they check into the game, perhaps Vaughn won't be a liability this series. There isn't a devastating point guard for him to get burned by (See: AI, Nash, Deron).
Then again, Vaughn will probably find a way to be Vaughn.
Nice writeup
He still won't be the Beno the Cavs saw in the games 5+ months ago that now mean so much...
That should be a vBookie: who will hit their jumper first, Vaughn or Snow?
Im not just talking because Gibson kicked some serious ass in the ECF but he needs to prove he can do it against a defense other than a Detroit defense that didn't seem to care.
I just heard the elbow cracking the head.
In Game 1, I expect this play to be run 30 times:
LeBron gets a pick from the bigman who isn't being guarded by Duncan. LeBron drives down the lane. LeBron jumps into Duncan to try to draw a foul.
That'll be their bread and butter and I can't say I blame them. It worked for the Mavs at times last year.
lol, I didn't say you were talking . Is it possible that a Cavs fan and a Spurs fan actually agree on something? I think so.
Difference is the Mavs actually had more than one player who could drive or pull up and hit the 23 footer. Plus the Mavs managed to force the other Spurs' big off the court.
Chance of zone looks throughout the series?
Before Gibson destroyed the Pistons' zone I would have said yes. After that, I think you can only zone it up sporadically.
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