GS just needs to keep doing what they're doing. Limit the amount of iso's for Lebron and double him constantly. Make guys like Delladova be scorers. Play small with stretches of David Lee.
Interesting stats for Cleveland's playoff run: +5.0 with LeBron in 1490 possessions. +5.8 without LeBron in 243 possessions. So the Cavs have actually done extremely well even when LeBron goes to the bench in these playoffs. However, this has not been true for this series. Since they lost both Kyrie and Love, the Cavs have sucked without LeBron. -4.6 with LeBron in 432 possessions -38.5 without LeBron in 39 possessions +33.9 difference.
Iggy's numbers for these finals: +12.6 in 349 possessions -7.7 in 117 possessions +20.3 difference. Although his +/- numbers aren't as impactful as LeBron's, his team is winning so how much does that factor into the decision?
Dirty D will take the shot whenever out of panic if he can't get the ball to James or anyone. Let Schumpert take it upon himself too. Or let them give it to Thompson who takes 10 to 15 seconds figuring what he is going to do.
Yes...that has to be considered. Thompson hasn't been quite as aggressive looking for his own shot. He did well in the first half of Game 2 but has been MIA for the most part since. Meh...it's just a concussion not like bumping your head against a sideline camera.
With all the attention on the injuries to all the Kang's men, no one is talking about GSW's two best players both fresh off previous round concussions. Curry was not right until the last game himself, and Klay has not been right all series.
Here are some basic numbers. I think Klay has struggled in general, but his two worst performances were against the Rockets/Cavaliers. Against the Rockets, he had to do much more on defense guarding Harden. I remember that he also struggled in the Grizzlies series until Tony Allen got hurt. Playoff numbers up until the concussion (basically playoff numbers before Cavs series): 19.7 ppg 56.9 TS% 45.9 FG% 42.5 3P% 2.4 topg Playoff numbers after the concussion: 18.0 ppg 52.3 TS% 42.0 FG% 29.7 3P% 0.6 topg Playoff numbers by series: vs Pelicans: 25.0 ppg 62.5 TS% 48.6 FG% 48.5 3P% 1.75 topg vs Grizzlies: 17.8 ppg 57.6 TS% 47.7 FG% 46.9 3P% 3.3 topg vs Rockets: 17.8 ppg 51.1 TS% 41.7 FG% 34.1 3P% 1.8 topg vs Cavaliers: 18.0 ppg 52.3 TS% 42.0 FG% 29.7 3P% 0.6 topg
Alright, LET'S GO GS! Time to put these damn Cavaliers away. Even their fans annoy me...screw them, screw Gilbert, screw that city; kill them GS.
