Jscc
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While it's true yeah-butting this would be making an excuse. The players battled back and played stifling defense in those last few minutes and ended the game with two good shots generated by sheer talent. DM had a step on all his men on that layup and DG had a wide open corner 3 from a Mobley bullet pass to DG's chest. That didn't need to happen though.Fedor cuts them no slack and he's starting to name names:
There’s no reason to praise a late-game rally on this night. No sense in trying to pull positives. No yeah-butting this one.
If the Cavs want to be taken seriously, it’s time to figure out this road nonsense. They are completely unrecognizable away from Cleveland. So is Garland, who was icing his sore left hand after the game -- an injury that occurred at some point in the first half Monday night.
Garland at home: 11 games, 26.1 points, 50.3% from the field, 46.9% from 3-point range, 8.4 assists and a plus-minus of plus-11.1 per game.
Garland on the road: 11 games, 16.6 points, 33.9% from the field, 28.4% from beyond the arc, 7.4 assists and a plus-minus of minus-5.1 per game.
Jarrett Allen didn't mince words, either.
They came out with more energy than us in the first half. I feel like the whole game we were just timid. Didn’t know when we wanted to step on the gas.
Timid. Overconfident. Disrespectful. Well, at least the Cavs are admitting it. Hopefully this game and the others like it will make them angry and they will start respecting every opponent and starting every game like whoever wins the first three minutes wins the game.
They had 12 seconds when Mitchell rebounded that ball and a timeout to use. There was no reason for JBB not to call a timeout there and draw up a play. This is an example of JB's coaching making the game harder on his players. And wtf is the point of Walton? Isn't he supposed to draw up plays for situations like that if JB doesn't??