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Originally Posted by EHL
Coaching was pretty bad. Silas not putting Shaq in a continuous stream of pick and rolls is just inexcusable.
And even though the Cavs don't have any real good individual defenders outside of Newble, LeBron needs to set a better example. He's far too lackadaisical on D. Still, there are a lot problems that have nothing to do with LeBron, and perimeter D and a real point guard are just some of things needed to improve this team.
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I agree with this 100%. Lebron is somewhat beyond reproach because he does so much for this team already, but his defense has been regressing lately IMO. He doesn't even try to cover his man anymore, it's pure playing for steals. It wouldn't bother me so much if he was putting forth the effort and just needed to improve his technique, but lately he's not even bothering to get into a defensive stance or challenge shots. Silas or someone on the coaching staff needs to call him out on this.
The other guys aren't much better (some like Jmac actually worse), but Lebron should be held to a higher standard unfairly or not as the team's best player/leader.
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