« Reply #1683 on: March 13, 2018, 06:51:04 PM »
Nance at the 5 over Thompson should've been a no-brainer after the trade occurred. Clearly, that hasn't been the case.
I wouldn't be surprised if Lue is pulling his punches until the playoffs. He's not a devious coach but that is the sort of thing he (and Bron) seem to like to do.
If that's the case, then the Cavs really aren't going to be making that much noise in the playoffs... Nance was the clear cut better player in every aspects besides rebounding, and the numbers really aren't that far beyond each other to compensate the minuscule difference... Nance should've started the moment he came onto the Cavs hardwood floors... Thompson is just not that good... He's better off building his momentum and rhythm feasting against 2nd units, and getting himself going.
Nance at the 5 over Thompson should've been a no-brainer after the trade occurred. Clearly, that hasn't been the case.
I wouldn't be surprised if Lue is pulling his punches until the playoffs. He's not a devious coach but that is the sort of thing he (and Bron) seem to like to do.
Cavs fans were already commenting that Nance looks warn down compared to when he first arrived. Think Lue does a poor job managing rotations and matchups and basically anything a coach should do.
I take Scott Brooks over Lue, but that's putting it lightly.
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Like, how do you not know this about your own player that has been on the team for over a few weeks now?
Nance also became the first Cavs player besides James or Love with 20-plus points and 15-plus rebounds since Thompson did it more than four years ago (Feb. 2, 2014), according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Nance went 3-for-5 on jump shots from 17 feet or beyond against the Pistons, surprising his new team.
"I didn't know he could shoot it," Lue said. "He never shot it in L.A. But coming here, just watching him shoot, he has 3-point range also, which I didn't know. If he can continue to make that shot, it helps our offense out tremendously."
James said Nance's ability diversifies the offense.
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