2023-24 Season | Game #34 | Wizards @ Cavs | Jan. 3, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.

[Pierre Pan]

 

[Sebastian]

Can't get in the game though so it doesn't really matter.

At this point, everyone should be terrified of CPJ being a throw-in in a mid-season trade. It's absolutely on the table the way he's being coached right now.

I agree.

The way he is played willy-nilly is indicative of JBB not actually valuing him.

In fact, I am trying to remember the last time a Cavs coach was so incredibly indifferent to players that are outside his starting five +1.

I think it is clear that CPJ will never fully develop in Cleveland as long as JBB is coach and the same can be said about several others.

Dude evidently doesn't have the bandwidth to develop some of these guys.

If I am Altman, I am considering the value of developmental prospects and whether it is worth the scouting and smart drafting when the coach is clearly not concerned with development and guys are completely superfluous to his game plan.

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[MirORich]

I agree.

The way he is played willy-nilly is indicative of JBB not actually valuing him.

In fact, I am trying to remember the last time a Cavs coach was so incredibly indifferent to players that are outside his starting five +1.

I think it is clear that CPJ will never fully develop in Cleveland as long as JBB is coach and the same can be said about several others.

Dude evidently doesn't have the bandwidth to develop some of these guys.

If I am Altman, I am considering the value of developmental prospects and whether it is worth the scouting and smart drafting when the coach is clearly not concerned with development and guys are completely superfluous to his game plan.

JBB doesn’t make the trades. So his rotations aren’t indicative of any likelihood or non likelihood that CPJ could be traded

And saying he’ll “NEVER” properly develop as long as JBB is here 34 games into his rookie season is Hyoerbole City

Which incidentally is how I have RCF bookmarked

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[DCTribefan]

Only on RCF would a 40-point win become a referendum on our coach.

 

[WestchesterCavsFan]

37 assists - only Jones didn’t have an assist tonight. That’s very impressive

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[jjvors]

Cavs on the NBA stat boards:

REBOUNDS​

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1.	Jarrett AllenCLE	19
2.	Clint CapelaATL	13
3.	Nic ClaxtonBKN	12
4.	Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL	11
5.	Andre DrummondCHI	10

ASSISTS​

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1.	Tyrese HaliburtonIND	12
2.	Trae YoungATL	10
3.	Fred VanVleetHOU	9
4.	Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL	8
5.	Jarrett AllenCLE	7

BLOCKS​

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1.	Walker KesslerUTA	4
1.	Jakob PoeltlTOR	4
3.	Clint CapelaATL	3
3.	Tyrese HaliburtonIND	3
5.	Jarrett AllenCLE	2

THREE POINTERS MADE​

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1.	Max StrusCLE	6
2.	Bogdan BogdanovicATL	5
2.	Tyrese HaliburtonIND	5
2.	Immanuel QuickleyTOR	5
2.	Fred VanVleetHOU	5

FANTASY POINTS​

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1.	Tyrese HaliburtonIND	63.4
2.	Giannis AntetokounmpoMIL	57.2
3.	Jarrett AllenCLE	55.3
4.	Jalen JohnsonATL	47.7
5.	Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC	44.5

 

[CleveRocks]

So the wizards suck. But the cavs did look really good. Lots of snappy passes, money from the three.. Minivan with the behind the back, vert just making it happen..

And enough of the JBB sucks.. He has this team bonded and playing for each other..

 

[Sebastian]

JBB doesn’t make the trades. So his rotations aren’t indicative of any likelihood or non likelihood that CPJ could be traded

And saying he’ll “NEVER” properly develop as long as JBB is here 34 games into his rookie season is Hyoerbole City

Which incidentally is how I have RCF bookmarked

It's not hyperbole and he won't.

He is already clearly not being fully developed as a player, unless one counts a number of head-scratching DNPs as development.

We can revisit this periodically, but I guarantee that I will be proven correct in the end, and that when JBB finally does exit that his rotations will be high on the list of shortcomings that led to his departure.

But don't take my word for it. Once JBB is gone we'll become privy to the whole picture.

 

[LutherRackley]

I’m watching the Pistons now and they’re sort of entertaining.
The Wizards look like 10 guys they found at the bus station.

 

[Erbium]

It's not hyperbole and he won't.

He is already clearly not being fully developed as a player, unless one counts a number of head-scratching DNPs as development.

We can revisit this periodically, but I guarantee that I will be proven correct in the end, and that when JBB finally does exit that his rotations will be high on the list of shortcomings that led to his departure.

But don't take my word for it. Once JBB is gone we'll become privy to the whole picture.

The silver lining CPJ take would be that we are trying to keep his pending contract and conversion to the full time roster a bit more team friendly.

I’m trying

 

[2 For The Brew]

Can't get in the game though so it doesn't really matter.

At this point, everyone should be terrified of CPJ being a throw-in in a mid-season trade. It's absolutely on the table the way he's being coached right now.

Terrified of trading a player who isn’t even on the roster yet. We’re not even halfway through the season.

Well, it was a 39 point victory that wasn’t even that close but we can’t have happy things so we’ll invent a phantom “CPJ WILL be traded” story to try and depress the game thread.

Whatever.