Comments on: Cavs step on gas, Clips run out of it

By: dan dickau

dan dickau — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:31:54 +0000

[...] team has contacted him after learning his great-grandparents are from Poland. …www.latimes.comCavs step on gas, Clips run out of itCavs step on gas, Clips run out of it February 2nd, 2008 Cavs 98, Clippers 84 ??As you would expect [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:49:23 +0000

How does Delonte West’s game fit? Especially since Daniel Gibson is 5′6 and apparently cant tie his own shoes, much less dribble a basketball?

If it takes Gibson to get Kidd, I dont want any part of it…

By: MSW

MSW — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:36:04 +0000

DELONTE WEST

By: MSW

MSW — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:03:21 +0000

DELONTE WEST Wants out of Seattle; he still hasn’t unpacked his bags.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:50:38 +0000

Thoughts on the Cavs win over the Clippers:

- The word I would use to describe this game? Boring. There was very little doubt that the Cavs would extend the lead at the end of the game and go on to win. The energy at the Q was incredibly low for a Saturday night. The most suspense of the night came when Moondog had to take on new American Gladiator Siren.

- No Chris Kaman and no Elton Brand = no Clippers with at least 10 rebounds and the Cavs outrebounding the Clips by 15. When you don’t have competent big men, you don’t win very many games in the NBA. Which is why you never trade big for small.

- Another good night for Gooden. It’s looking more and more like his psychosis is less pronounced when he gets more minutes. His right-handed hook from the right block is becoming very reliable. The Cavs should run a play for that hook at least 5 times a game.

- LeBron’s 3pt% is down below 30% again. His form is never going to be picture-perfect, so he has to be more judicious in his use of the 3. The Cavs do get a lot of offensive rebounds off of missed 3’s, but against good teams (and especially good, fast teams), missed 3’s give the opponent the perfect chance to run.

Go Cavs. Looks like KG is going to be out tomorrow night, so take advantage and beat the Celtics.

Mike C.

By: jmoe

jmoe — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:08:21 +0000

Wheres Jabbar and Worthy when you need em.

By: LeCavalier

LeCavalier — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:42:17 +0000

Alan T.,

I couldn’t agree more about the double-double state. It is akin to the save stat in baseball which was created to measure relief pitchers’ performances (read: more $$$). Any decent big getting 30+ minutes a game should get around 4 uncontested defensive rebounds and if the big is skilled at all or is playing with a great point guard he’ll get that 10 points.

A great example of this is Mikki Moore.

PS- If I hear Jeff Phelps talk about how many double-doubles Drew has I’m gonna…

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:30:36 +0000

I never thought of Craig Hodges, but actually Hodges IS a pretty good comparison. All the more reason that Ferry should unload Gibson while he still can. Gibson is destined for a long vagabond NBA career and is easily replaceable. Even a white shooter wasting away on somebody else’s bench can do the same things and are always available every season. Take Ferry’s blood brother Redick, for example. I agree with doc, Ferry needs to unload him now while there’s still a few guys out there who don’t realize what Gibson really is.

By: mq

mq — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:32:11 +0000

For all his flaws, Gibson is one of the best outside shooters in the league and is an excellent complement to Lebron. No Boobie last year, no EC championship. And he’s extremely young and inexperienced and still developing as a player. The Cavs would be foolish to let him go.

Steve Kerr or Craig Hodges are better comparisons than Parker — undersized but clutch shooting guards who could hold their own on the court and were perfect teammates for Jordan to drive and kick out to for the three.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:29:44 +0000

By the way, after again reading the top of Windy’s post, and after reading the kj/Genius stat nonsense, is there any more worthless “major” stat in basketball than the double-double? Seriously. It’s like the save and the hold in baseball, or the quarterback rating in football, what does it really mean other than next-to-nothing?

Starting centers and starting power forwards playing starter’s minutes should be getting a double-double or close to a double-double each and every game. It should be in the job description. It’s not an accomplishment, it’s an expectation. Maybe modify that silly stat to guys that get 20 points and 10 rebounds, so it has some small semblance of actually meaning something relevant. For that all-important statistical clarity, call it a double double-double. With cheese.