The Mind of Mullin: POSTGAME: CAVALIERS

Saturday, November 29, 2008

POSTGAME: CAVALIERS - 11/28/08

C.J. Watson is having a very good week shooting the ball

MVW: C.J. Watson

The Good
C.J. Watson: 24 min, 6-7 fg, 1-2 3pt, 4-4 ft, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 17 pts
Jamal Crawford: 35 min, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 15 pts
Brandan Wright: 20 min, 3-5 fg, 4 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk, 8 pts
Anthony Randolph: 17 min, 7 reb, 2 blk, 6 pts
Stephen Jackson: 24 min, 7-8 ft, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 11 pts
Rob Kurz: 8 min, 2 blk

The Bad
Jamal Crawford: 25 min, 5 to
Kelenna Azubuike: 20 min, 3-8 fg, -15 +/-
Stephen Jackson: 24 min, 2-11 fg, 3 to, -18 +/-

The Ugly
Corey Maggette: 32 min, 3-11 fg, 2 reb, 0 ast, 2 to, -26 +/-

Best and Worst +/-
Rob Kurz: +11
Corey Maggette: -26

Team Statistics
Warriors : Cavaliers
pts - 111 : 119
fg - 33-83 (.398) : 43-92 (.467)
ft - 27-33 (.818) : 17-23 (.739)
3p - 4-16 (.250) : 9-25 (.360)
reb - 42 : 52
oreb - 11 : 16
ast - 13 : 22
to - 13 : 14
stl - 10 : 9
bs - 9 : 5
fast break pts - 24 : 15
pts in paint - 28 : 50

Boxscore
Highlights
Popcorn Machine's Gameflow

Warriors lost all control in the 3rd Quarter

Notes

starting lineup: Crawford, Jackson, Maggette, Wright, Biedrins
Maggette is a one-trick pony; if he's not scoring, he's not helping in any other ways; he has the strength and athleticism to be a good rebounder, but he does not have the desire; very frustrating watching him out there trying to score vs. LeBron and others; does not seem to be getting the foul calls he used to get in Clippers
Jackson got injured early but returned; made a comment about no one passing the ball after the game - hope he realizes he was one of the main culprits
C.J. Watson had another great shooting game coming off the bench; would like to see more assists, but he has been a bright spot the last couple of games on this dismal road trip
Crawford looked pretty good; shot well and is starting to look more comfortable in the offense; his defensive effort was pathetic in transition - this is to be expected but should not be tolerated by Nelson; bring in a defensive guru to change the culture of the team
if you're going to go small ball, you better utilize your quickness and activity on the defensive end - harass, anticipate, deflect, switch hard, fight screens, box out and attack the boards; Maggette does not fit in as an acceptable PF in Nellieball - not enough effort
good to see Wright start, but Nellie still wants to revert back to small ball even though they are getting killed on the glass every night; we don't have the dominant PG or good enough rebounding smalls to make it work - you can't force it
Randolph starts the 3rd Q, but Jackson and Maggette dominate the ball; 1 reb, 1 blk in his 5 min. stint; taken out and Warriors fall deeper into the hole
Watson/Belinelli/Morrow/Randolph/Wright start the 4th w/ Kurz playing 8 min and Crawford 5 min. - outscore Cavs bench 29 to 18
Belinelli deserves longer stints - he's shooting well and giving good effort on defense; Morrow needs to get his aggressiveness back and quit defering to others or trying to drive when he has an open shot
Jackson plays 25 min and Maggette 32 min - should be good to go vs. Harrington and the Knicks; Jackson and Maggette need to share the ball; Maggette needs to do more than just be a scorer; Nellie has to insert other younger, more energizing options if Jackson and Maggette aren't playing efficiently