tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post7845916445874899944..comments2023-12-11T06:36:57.237-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Chicago 107, Cleveland 96Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-22964243177936209892008-03-08T11:35:00.000-05:002008-03-08T11:35:00.000-05:00but the defense is the issue. the offensive woes ...but the defense is the issue. the offensive woes is to be expected (to a certain extent), simply due to the fact that they're missing Z and Boobie.<BR/><BR/>But defense is all about effort. They let Noah grab 10 (10!!!) offensive boards. That's all about effort.<BR/><BR/>Brown can't start Joe Smith because he wears down. He can't play big minutes and he has trouble on back-to-backs. Plus, the Varejao-Wallace combo might not look as terrible if Andy was 100%. <BR/><BR/>My big issue with the offense is the fact that they're starting Brown, Varejao and Wallace. Thats 3 limited offensive players in the starting lineup. That hurts. And there's not a whole lot of answers (I really want the Brown-Gibson-Varejao combo to come off the bench when they're healthy again- that's a great energy unit).Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17210862608619471273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10484377.post-50587676749731401732008-03-08T01:45:00.000-05:002008-03-08T01:45:00.000-05:00what i don't understand is why does mike brown con...what i don't understand is why does mike brown continue to sound like a broken record after every cavs loss??? he almost always says the same stupid crap about not playing defense, not rotating, not rebounding, not boxing out, etc. when they can't seem to put the damn ball in the ocean while standing knee deep in the surf??? what a revolting development that is??? the ben wallace-anderson varejao team-up to start both the game and the 3rd quarter needs to end and it needs to end now. joe smith needs to start alongside wallace while andy needs to go back to his previous role of just coming off the bench to provide an energy boost. mismatching those two offensively-challenged flop-tops is seriously hurting the cavs on the offensive end which causes them to sulk on the defensive end and not play up to their abilities there either. i say swap one or the other of them out for smith and a lot of the problem would be solved. of course, getting z back would solve the problem too, but in the meantime, brown needs to stop trying to play the basketball version of a stubborn eric "the genius" wedge and just make a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com