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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
It's not just that, they are capable of scoring enough points to win. Their problem is with Ilgauskas in the game they will give up an open three every single possession with him unable to switch onto the ball off a screen or to roll and cover the man setting the screen. After every pick and roll with Ilguaskas in the game there is someone left wide open and if the help defense comes they just find the next guy wide open. It's pretty masterful.
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Absolutely and it was obvious in crunch time last night that they decided to go small for that very reason. Turk and rashard present major matchup problems any way you cut and if Alston is hitting open 17 ft shots like any decent NBA player should, they become very tough to guard. If howard is hitting foul shots, they become a matchup nightmare. Thinkk about this-In regulation when rashard hit that three, they were trying to cover him with 95 year old ben wallace. What else could they do?
I agree that offense isnt a problem for cleveland, i was just making a point that i had never seen a team that successful designed that way. No one plays post. Can anyone else come up with a championship contender without a player that plays back to basket? Illgauskus really doesnt play in the post anymore, he pretty much just spots up.