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**Benedict_Boozer** · 03-17-2008, 06:33 PM

This was the 3rd road game that was very winnable yet we blew it. This squad still hasn't put it together yet on the road and that's a problem come playoff time.

That's one thing about the old group, they were mentally tough on the road and down the stretch in tight games..

**Prolific Scorer** · 03-17-2008, 06:33 PM

GOOD WIN MAGIC!! 45-24!

We moved the ball well (as usual), and on the flip side the Cavs are a very poor half court team. The inside out game worked for us well tonight while Cleveland collapsed on penetration and left the arc open.

I think in a series it would come down to coaching, and I believe Stan is the better head coach.

Good game Cavs.

**Benedict_Boozer** · 03-17-2008, 06:44 PM

This game again re-affirms my doubts about Mike B.'s coaching.

He doesn't have a clue how to manage rotations, our half-court offense has been a disaster for years now despite entirely different personnel, and Lebron's bad habits are not being corrected at all.

futuristxen · 03-17-2008, 07:05 PM

Maybe we should understand this is a process and give Mike Brown time. It's clear he doesn't have a set rotation yet. since we are locked into the 4th spot, he's experimenting with his bench trying to see who he wants to play for the playoffs. I think once we get Boobie back, and get into the final two weeks of the season, we'll see the rotation cut down to 8 or 9 and we'll play a lot better.

But there's just no continuity right now. No real chemistry yet between anyone. And those are the things you need to win games that are close.

The talent is there. It's just a process to get there.

I think we'll eventually end up with this:

Delonte/Boobie
Sasha/Damon
Lebron
BW/AV
Z/Joe Smith

That's a nine man rotation right there. Devin Brown might get spot minutes in place of damon depending on matchups.

Another idea would be to start Boobie and Pavlovic, and have Delonte and Damon come off the bench, and let Delonte freestyle a little bit in that role.

UrFavTeamSux · 03-17-2008, 07:50 PM

It drives me crazy whenever we hit a bad streak in the game, when shots just aren't falling, there's this automatic fall back to LeBron to magically do everything. It was like everyone else was too afraid to do anything except give the ball to LeBron, and good teams are going to destroy us if we end up doing that. Gah, painful at the end to watch

**Pioneer10** · 03-17-2008, 08:21 PM

I agree with future that the lack of chemistry bit us on this *** at the end of game. We pretty much clearly outplayed the Magic till about 2 minutes to go in the fourth and then once the Magic made adjustments the offense became stagnant. Can't wait to have Boobie back to finish games.

I'm really thinking that we should start Boobie with Pavs as they seem to know how to play with Brown and then let West come into run the show and create some offense with the second unity

**Pioneer10** · 03-17-2008, 08:22 PM

BW sees some of the problems with Mike Brown's coaching in this game as we pointed out:

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–That said, I don’t think Mike Brown did very well in the fourth quarter. The game was right there and he deploys Joe Smith on Howard? No, that doesn’t work and he got burned by it. Then after LeBron got to the basket three times in a row and cut it to five, Stan Van Gundy called timeout and changed his pick-and-roll coverage to blitz James. Mike didn’t put in his shooting lineup and the offense went dead. Not his best effort there.

http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/cavs/

Idunkonyou · 03-17-2008, 08:45 PM

Good game Cav fans.

Idunkonyou · 03-17-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pioneer10

I agree with future that the lack of chemistry bit us on this *** at the end of game. We pretty much clearly outplayed the Magic till about 2 minutes to go in the fourth and then once the Magic made adjustments the offense became stagnant. Can't wait to have Boobie back to finish games.

I'm really thinking that we should start Boobie with Pavs as they seem to know how to play with Brown and then let West come into run the show and create some offense with the second unity

Look at the box score. The Magic outplayed the Cavs from about 5 minutes in the 3rd quarter until the end of the game. It was a tale of 2 halves and the Magic won the most important one. Good game.

**Pioneer10** · 03-17-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Idunkonyou

Good game Cav fans.

Orlando is tough to beat when the 3's are falling. Give credit where credit is due as Orlando hit there shots and Van Gundy changed his defense at the right time. The more disappointing part from the game from a Cavs perspective is that we blew a bunch of freebies to close the game and our coach didn't seem to know what to do with the pieces he had. Basically even with Orlando playing well, the Cavs should have at the very least had a shot of winning by the end of the game by simply not beating themselves

**Pioneer10** · 03-17-2008, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Idunkonyou

Look at the box score. The Magic outplayed the Cavs from about 5 minutes in the 3rd quarter until the end of the game. It was a tale of 2 halves and the Magic won the most important one. Good game.

That was a typo: I meant to type third quarter. The Cavs build up the lead till closer to the end of third

hendrix2430 · 03-18-2008, 03:19 AM

Definitely a tale of two halves. If those two teams match up as they are now, I think home court would be hugely important, as the home team would likely take each game.

Hopefully, we can build some chemistry and some momentum going into the postseason. If we don't, it will be tough to get to the ECF.

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