1) Agreed. I tried to address that by talking about how he's not settling anymore for those half-hooks that aren't all that successful, but could've been more explicit for sure.
2) Yeah, I originally had this as a Cavs piece overall before narrowing it down to just Mobley (nobody wants to read 6,000 words about anythin…
1) Agreed. I tried to address that by talking about how he's not settling anymore for those half-hooks that aren't all that successful, but could've been more explicit for sure.
2) Yeah, I originally had this as a Cavs piece overall before narrowing it down to just Mobley (nobody wants to read 6,000 words about anything ha, and it was getting beastly). But Garland has not taken the leap I'd hoped.
It's almost like he can't shake the point guard tendencies in his brain to become more of a shooting guard, because regardless of meaningless positional denominations, Mitchell will have the ball a lot, and rightly so. But Garland, sort of like Mobley, just isn't wired to hunt his shot, and he probes too much to keep the offenses' wheels flowing as a secondary ballhandler.
I do think that the Cavs' numbers look a bit out of whack with Garland and Mobley out because of how soft their schedule was, but the point stands.
3) That's a good point. I didn't touch upon Porter because I just don't see a world where he plays meaningful playoff minutes this year over Garland or Mitchell, but I should never say never!
And for sure, the Cavs will receive a lot of clarity this playoff season one way or another. Can't wait to see how it plays out!
To be fair, it can't have been helpful to Garland that he's spent a pretty fair amount of time this season either out injured or playing at what's looked like a good bit less than 100%. Still, he hasn't improved as much as the Cavs need him to if they're going to be a serious title contender.
Thanks, and welcome!
1) Agreed. I tried to address that by talking about how he's not settling anymore for those half-hooks that aren't all that successful, but could've been more explicit for sure.
2) Yeah, I originally had this as a Cavs piece overall before narrowing it down to just Mobley (nobody wants to read 6,000 words about anything ha, and it was getting beastly). But Garland has not taken the leap I'd hoped.
It's almost like he can't shake the point guard tendencies in his brain to become more of a shooting guard, because regardless of meaningless positional denominations, Mitchell will have the ball a lot, and rightly so. But Garland, sort of like Mobley, just isn't wired to hunt his shot, and he probes too much to keep the offenses' wheels flowing as a secondary ballhandler.
I do think that the Cavs' numbers look a bit out of whack with Garland and Mobley out because of how soft their schedule was, but the point stands.
If you're a Cavs fan, you might like the piece I did on Garland before the season: https://www.basketballpoetry.com/p/darius-garland-is-a-goldfish
3) That's a good point. I didn't touch upon Porter because I just don't see a world where he plays meaningful playoff minutes this year over Garland or Mitchell, but I should never say never!
And for sure, the Cavs will receive a lot of clarity this playoff season one way or another. Can't wait to see how it plays out!
Thanks for the insightful comment!
To be fair, it can't have been helpful to Garland that he's spent a pretty fair amount of time this season either out injured or playing at what's looked like a good bit less than 100%. Still, he hasn't improved as much as the Cavs need him to if they're going to be a serious title contender.