Game Day: Cavs (19-9) @ Suns (12-29), Mon 12/28/15

[specialsauce]

Has been a fun game to watch. Rotations have been much better. I do like the closeout lineup of Knight-Booker-Warren-Tucker-Chandler.

2PG experiment should go away. Team just seems to flow way better with Warren and Booker out there.

[carey]

Gah, Kyrie

[TOO]

Dagger

[AmareIsGod]

GODDDDDAMMMMMMITTTTTTTTT!

[AmareIsGod]

Knight looking for the foul missed the easy ass layup.

[specialsauce]

Yep. Left the wide open layup short

[specialsauce]

That Kyrie deep 3 was painful

[Furlanfufi]

I'm fine with that loss. At least the team resembled a basketball team.

[Cap]

The end result was a loss, but the watchability factor was a lot higher than it had been recently.

[AmareIsGod]

The end result was a loss, but the watchability factor was a lot higher than it had been recently.

I'll 2nd that notion.

[carey]

That ended about how I thought it would. I'm encouraged in some ways, but still concerned in others. Price-Tucker-Chandler should never be on the floor together. It's just too little scoring even if Warren is one of the other 2.

[pickle]

The end result was a loss, but the watchability factor was a lot higher than it had been recently.

I'll 2nd that notion.

I'll go a bit further and say that that's the desired outcome. I want a high lottery pick and I want development in the young players. I've been done with chasing the 8th playoff spot for quite a few years now. The Cinderella season was nice, and I can get behind that sort of winning, but for this team, I'm rooting for close losses. Sorry.

[Superbone]

I'm only 2 minutes into the 2nd quarter but already, this team is more fun to watch. Maybe it was the assistants. They're actually moving the ball around with purpose.

[TOO]

Its 100% because Bledsoe isnt there to stop the ball movement.

[Superbone]

I don't think they will win, but it's nice to see them playing hard.

Yep. They fought hard and played much better. Played a better brand of basketball. Too bad they lost a close one to a tough Cavs team. Any chance McDonough sees that the ball moves better without Bledsoe? I don't care how good his stats are.

[Superbone]

Alex Len is so frustrating sometimes. Just go up strong dammit.

I was thinking the same thing. I just hope one of these days he figures out that he's bigger than everybody else and learns to go hard at the rim.

[Superbone]

C'mon "veteran leader"

Yeah, haven't been too impressed with him since he's been back from injury. He's looking like he might be "done" at this point.

[Superbone]

Anybody else notice how improved Warren's three point shot is?

[Mori Chu]

Well, I don't mind the loss, and at least we found 29 minutes for Booker and 27 for Warren, who had a great game with the 23 and 5. Booker was 5/6 shooting; really impressive. I don't really like Knight as a starting NBA PG, but I still really think the two-PG system is dumb and needs to end. Bledsoe's injury may be a blessing in disguise simply because it'll help us realize that we need better defined player roles and less overlap.

I'd rather close out with a lineup of Knight-Booker-Warren-Leuer-Len, but that's just me. Still more enjoyable basketball than most of the last 10-20 games. I don't expect to beat the Cavs and honestly want to lose 100% of games at this point.

P.S. THAT FU*KING LAKER PICK!!!!!!!!! WHYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! WHY DID WE HAVE TO TRADE THAT F*CKING PICK!!!!!!!!!!???????!!!!??

[Shabazz]

Anybody else notice how improved Warren's three point shot is?

Without hyperbole, one of the most important developments for he future of the franchise.