Chris Parker
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Read part 1 of this thread here - Ben
New column is up
Cavs Reach for Fourth Gear, Jazz Get There First
http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and...vs-reach-for-fourth-gear-jazz-get-there-first
"...this raises other rather salient questions, such as if they’re switching all the pick-and-rolls, and that’s causing issues, how come the team didn’t run some GD offense at that point? There was an awful lot of pick-and-roll offense that wasn’t producing points.
“We gave what we had. We just couldn’t make shots early,” Lue said. “We went 10 of 42 from 3 coming off a game where we shot almost 50% from three. So it was one of those games. I just thought we tried to compete. We tried to fight. We just didn’t have it.”
We don’t know which rubs us more the wrong way, the idea that it was “just one of those games,” or that Lue points to a game where they made a ridiculous percentage and number of threes, as if to say, “yeah, we didn’t make as many as the night before.” Is that really his expectation?
...That the Cavaliers were still in this game entering the fourth quarter is sort of the blessing and the curse of this team. They’re good enough that even on a night where shots aren’t falling and the other team’s giving them all they can handle, they’re just six to twelve minutes of solid play from a win.
The sooner they shed that crutch the better. But nobody becomes a better person overnight. All of life is about coming closer to who you want to be. Perfection’s a goal, not an expectation. Same thing with the Cavaliers.
The Eastern Conference is much tougher than in past years. There won’t be as many allowances for slippage or poor play as they’ve enjoyed during the regular season. We hope they’re not getting used to these “preseason” dispensations and excuses...."
New column is up
Cavs Reach for Fourth Gear, Jazz Get There First
http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and...vs-reach-for-fourth-gear-jazz-get-there-first
"...this raises other rather salient questions, such as if they’re switching all the pick-and-rolls, and that’s causing issues, how come the team didn’t run some GD offense at that point? There was an awful lot of pick-and-roll offense that wasn’t producing points.
“We gave what we had. We just couldn’t make shots early,” Lue said. “We went 10 of 42 from 3 coming off a game where we shot almost 50% from three. So it was one of those games. I just thought we tried to compete. We tried to fight. We just didn’t have it.”
We don’t know which rubs us more the wrong way, the idea that it was “just one of those games,” or that Lue points to a game where they made a ridiculous percentage and number of threes, as if to say, “yeah, we didn’t make as many as the night before.” Is that really his expectation?
...That the Cavaliers were still in this game entering the fourth quarter is sort of the blessing and the curse of this team. They’re good enough that even on a night where shots aren’t falling and the other team’s giving them all they can handle, they’re just six to twelve minutes of solid play from a win.
The sooner they shed that crutch the better. But nobody becomes a better person overnight. All of life is about coming closer to who you want to be. Perfection’s a goal, not an expectation. Same thing with the Cavaliers.
The Eastern Conference is much tougher than in past years. There won’t be as many allowances for slippage or poor play as they’ve enjoyed during the regular season. We hope they’re not getting used to these “preseason” dispensations and excuses...."
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