Brian is actually correct … Merrill should be in the regular rotationAt least Brian's boy Sam Merrill showed up.
Brian is actually correct … Merrill should be in the regular rotationAt least Brian's boy Sam Merrill showed up.
Tomorrow's game will be on TNT, fwiw.That would suck for me in SW Ohio…and I am not getting NBA League Pass.
I agree…he brings energy off the bench! Porter is a little more raw but he needs more minutes…when Garland was out Okoro ran a little point forward that looked pretty goodBrian is actually correct … Merrill should be in the regular rotation
I agree…seems different…maybe an injury? Definitely not as engaged even on the bench. He decides to walk we are right back to middle of the pack…For the first time I’m actually worried about Mitchell. He hasn’t been the same since the All-Star break. Missing a lot of games, looking disinterested. It feels like something…or someone…got to him in Indianapolis and filled his head with “get out of Cleveland” or something. The feeling is palpable. It’s like someone flipped a switch on Mitchell over the break and he’s a different dude.
Predicts a loss to the Celtics, is silent when they win. Immediately sh*ts on Merrill who you complained about not playing enough just 2 days ago. But sure enough you’re here to complain about a loss. the brian experience in a nutshell.What an awful loss. Merrill levert garland awful.
Rough night … IMO … teams are not leaving him … even when the ball is on the other side of court … so even when he is missing shots, he still opens up the floor … and his defense is actually pretty good … so I can live with bad nights shooting … the guy that I would play less is Niang … defense is awful … so when he is cold … brings nothing to the table. Merrill is just not getting the wide open shots anymore and is rushing them because of that … will go something like 5 of 7 the next game … that’s what you get from bench 3 point shooters … the other guy that drives me crazy is LaVert … talk about a black hole … he has played well most of the year … but when he is bad, it looks really bad … but the second unit needs his play making.Maybe now you'll get off your Sam Merrill for president campaign. You can't play him major minutes and expect to win. 0 for 9? And 2 for 7 the night before vs Boston.
And youre a terrible fan, too much complaining.Cavs will be 5 or 6 seed to many injuries.
I agree. Mitchell is a difference maker … he is the difference between a lose last night and a win … when it was 93 all …. He would have taken over and pushed them over the top. Others would be put back in their normal roles and that is where they are best …. Right now, none of the others are difference makers … they will have their moments (like Wade the other night) but only Mitchell is good enough to be consistently a difference maker … hopefully, some of these will start developing into closer to one … as much as I don’t like losing, them going 1 - 1 vs Boston & Atlanta is about what I thought they would do … and on a positive note … Issac Okoro is really developing into a decent player … really good on D and becoming much better on O.When Donovan gets healthy you will see a lot of things get much better right away. He is the engine that drives the bus.
- Garland will be less ball dominant
- Shooters will be left alone more often when he drives
- Defensive energy picks up
As for the nonsense on this thread about "Mitchell seems disinterested on the bench - he wants out"... No! That is Cleveland "poor me" BS. What you are seeing is a very competitive guy that is frustrated and p---ed off because he can't play.
Would have been nice if Mitchell used the all star break to undergo the treatment, so he would miss as few games as possible.When Donovan gets healthy you will see a lot of things get much better right away. He is the engine that drives the bus.
- Garland will be less ball dominant
- Shooters will be left alone more often when he drives
- Defensive energy picks up
As for the nonsense on this thread about "Mitchell seems disinterested on the bench - he wants out"... No! That is Cleveland "poor me" BS. What you are seeing is a very competitive guy that is frustrated and p---ed off because he can't play.