Chris Broussard: Cavaliers are playing soft

[loyola llothta]

I miss the 2014-2015 cavs post trades. They played big boy ball with mozgov, love and TT dominating the boards and other front lines. That team while third in the league in 3s that year,wasnt as reliant on threes and didn't play the small ball that these cavs play.

The change came after that humiliating loss at home against golden state on MLK day. Blatt got fired and in cane Lue. Cavs tried to emulate golden state by going small. Benched mozgov for TT and started playing faster and using more small ball lineups with the acquisition of Channing Frye.

Last year's playoffs, especially the Hawks series gave the cavs this false sense . It spilled over into the season with the cavs being second in the league in 3 points. It's lazy ball and is why they can't hold on to leads. Instead of working the clock and taking high percentage shots, they keep bombing away and teams are able to come back quickly on them. I think the problem is Lue. He took the cavs from a big boy, pound you team to a finesse team that shoots too many 3s and plays small

I like that term " fitness team"

 

[Verbal Kint]

Broussard is one of the most pro black cats in the media. I rock with him, screw the rest

 

[UpAndComing]

They should stop taking rests, and get their rhythm back

 

[Jplaya2023]

They should stop taking rests, and get their rhythm back

But but some players need rest - Henny bron

 

[Optimus Prime]

They bored and they don't care about the #1 seed because Bron has never really needed it. Also, i suspect they don't think the Celtics can make it to the conference finals where not having the #1 seed would matter...

 

[homiedontplaydat]

They bored and they don't care about the #1 seed because Bron has never really needed it. Also, i suspect they don't think the Celtics can make it to the conference finals where not having the #1 seed would matter...

The Cavs thinking they can just "flip a switch" in the playoffs may come back to bite them in the ass. They gotta do something about that defense man, Boston and Washington are not just gonna roll over.

 

[Optimus Prime]

The Cavs thinking they can just "flip a switch" in the playoffs may come back to bite them in the ass. They gotta do something about that defense man, Boston and Washington are not just gonna roll over.

Its going to happen one day and maybe the Celtics will do it this year. Wiz have sucked just as bad as the Cavs since all-star break though and they don't have that pedigree to turn it on...

 

[Brief Keef]

The Cavs thinking they can just "flip a switch" in the playoffs may come back to bite them in the ass. They gotta do something about that defense man, Boston and Washington are not just gonna roll over.

they can and they will cuz east just shytty...except if they play us that is

 

[ryderldb]

The Cavs thinking they can just "flip a switch" in the playoffs may come back to bite them in the ass. They gotta do something about that defense man, Boston and Washington are not just gonna roll over.

As long as Lebron goes max effort, the rest of the team can play how they're playing right now and get to the finals.