3-1

3-1

Defensive Assignments The Cavs fell for the first time this season, losing 86- 95 to the Knicks. Most of the time, losing to the Knicks would be an embarrassment, but Tom Thibodeau has these guys playing hard and fast. He’ll probably run them into the ground...
3-0.

3-0.

Way Too Soon This is way too soon to get over-excited. That said, I’m more excited about how the Cavs are playing as a team, and the growth I’m seeing from individual players than I am about the (glorious) 3-0 start. The next step in team development will...
2-0

2-0

Surprise, Surprise! There are a lot of folks around the League that might be a little surprised by the Cavs 2-0 start to the season. I’m not ‘around the League’, and I’m also not surprised. Mind you, they haven’t exactly taken down a pair...
Merry NBA Christmas!

Merry NBA Christmas!

Heat 111 | 98 Pelicans I’m worried for the Pelicans. Can you get one star-level point guard by adding Lonzo and Bledsoe together? At this point, Ingram has definitely graduated beyond “Great Value Jayson Tatum”, but what if he has to be the primary...
Daily Update: 12/23: CAVS WIN!

Daily Update: 12/23: CAVS WIN!

Cavs 121 Hornets 114 The Cavs survived Terry Rozier going supernova with 42 points. Gordon Hayward also had a big game in his Hornets debut, going for 28/7/4 on 61% from the field. LaMelo Ball, the third pick in this year’s draft, pitched a shutout, going 0-5...
NBA BASKETBALL IS BACK!

NBA BASKETBALL IS BACK!

Notes From Night One: 12/23/2020 Nets 125 Warriors 99 My massive Game One over-reaction: The Brooklyn Nets did what the Clippers wanted to do last season- they’ve added two stars to an existing playoff team without compromising the existing squad. Two years ago,...