tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post1736416358204462905..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Cleveland 132, Memphis 124 OTBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-40173269691654933022008-01-16T13:20:00.000-05:002008-01-16T13:20:00.000-05:00I saw that shot of Hughes too... classic. The bes...I saw that shot of Hughes too... classic. The best part was he was next to Drew Gooden (both starters not sniffing the floor in crunch time) and Drew was just looking around the arena. Good times. <BR/><BR/>The thing with this game was the Cavs coughed the ball up too many times (and dumb TOs at that) which led to a ton of Memphis points.<BR/><BR/>I didn't think the defense was too bad for the most part. Memphis is a team full of offensive players and they were hitting their shots. Sure, the Cavs left them open a bit too much from 3, but when your opponent shoots 15-30 from behind the arc, you tip your hat. <BR/><BR/>As for the last play, true the Cavs haven't executed a decent last second play since the Wizards series two years ago, but that play seemed par for the course with the rest of the NBA. No one designs a decent end of game play any more, it's all 1 on 5 and shitty jumpers. And actually, I put that more on LeBron, as he waited too long to attack and didn't give himself enough time. <BR/><BR/>(only in the NBA does a guy named Juan Carlos Navarro play in <I>Memphis</I> for a team called the <I>Grizzlies</I>).Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-30072860140962217432008-01-16T10:06:00.000-05:002008-01-16T10:06:00.000-05:00As the Cavs were coming out of a timeout late in t...As the Cavs were coming out of a timeout late in the fourth quarter, FSN stayed with a shot of Larry Hughes on the bench, away from the huddle with his warm-up shirt on, miles and miles away from game action. His "I-want-to-be-anywhere-but-here" expression pretty much sums up his entire Cavs career.<BR/><BR/>This is probably the kind of game LeBron would prefer to play. Lots of scoring, up-tempo action, winning team scores 132 points in 53 minutes. It's also the kind of game that could drive Mike Brown to drinking.<BR/><BR/>No question the Cavs should have won this game in regulation. They coughed up a 10-point fourth quarter lead because they let their foot off the gas and missed some key defensive rotations that left Navarro and Gay open for threes.<BR/><BR/>Still, the Cavs are now in a position to begin chipping away at the Pistons' lead in the division. They don't win pretty, the only single redeeming thing about their backcourt play is Boobie's shooting, and Mike Brown responded to his extension with another butcher-job on a play to end regulation. But they're winning, and that's the bottom line.<BR/><BR/>(Aside: Juan Carlos Navarro is probably the best NBA name since Ansu Sesay. It sounds like a Latin American despot is playing for the Grizzlies.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com