The Cavs lost their first preseason game, but there were many positive takeaways.
Preseason games are not overly significant but provide insights.Read the automated transcript of today’s podcast below. Because it’s a computer-generated transcript, it may contain errors and misspellings.What up Cavs Nation? I’m your host, Ethan Sands, and I’m back with another episode of the Wine and Gold Talk Podcast. Me and Chris Fedor, Cavs Beat reporter,are coming to you immediately after the Cavs 116-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls in the first preseason game of the season.
But for the most part, the rhythm offensively, the way that they flowed offensively, it’s what they were hoping for. It’s what they want to be. It’s what they want to continue to build.I know the first quarter especially had Cavs fans licking their chops, right? They were so excited not only because the season had officially really gotten underway, obviously it’s preseason, but just being back in Rock and Morton Fieldhouse, was still electric.
With his gravity, with his movement, with his shooting, with his ability to be an offensive trigger, all of those different things. It was clear that the Cavs were trying to work through the non-Max Struce minutes at the small forward spot, especially in the second half. But this is about the big picture in play. Max is always somebody who wants to be out there. He’s a competitor. He’s very, very tough.
to be what they do depending on the length of which Max Drews might be out as Chris mentioned and is completely right about.
I do think the Cavs really like the idea of Dean Wade next to Evan Mobley. I do think the Cavs like the idea potentially of George Niang next to Evan Mobley, especially on the offensive end of the floor, because he can space, he can knock down threes, he can be a threat out there on the perimeter. But, but that was a look that if you notice the Cavs did not use tonight in the first preseason game against Chicago. All of the minutes that Evan Mobley and Jared Allen played were together.
When J.U. Biggerstaff was saying that, he was saying, Darius, get the ball up the floor with your feet, with your dribble, whatever. In Kenny Atkinson’s offense, it’s get the ball out of your hands, get it up the floor, and let somebody else create because you have so many different playmakers on this team.So I think in simple terms, Ethan, this season for the Cavs is all about Darius Garland and Evan Mobley. And they hold the keys to where the Cavs are ultimately going to go.
Like Max Strews is an impactful guy, but I don’t think you’re going to get much more production from Max than what he gave the Cavs in his first year. Maybe he’s going to shoot it a little bit better than what he did if he gets more quality looks this year. But the bottom line is like a lot of these guys on the roster, either their role is established or they are who they are.
Like how much better is he going to be? How much better should we expect him to be from the guy that he was last year where he was a staple of everything that they did offensively and he was the anchor on defense, right? Should we expect him to boost his, his point total from 16 to 18? I think that’s a little bit too much, right? You know what I mean? So I just think when we’re talking about like room for internal growth and evolution, the two guys are Darius...
Jared doesn’t need a whole lot of love. Jared doesn’t need a whole lot of touches to be successful. It’s how he impacts winning around the ball and how he sets screens for everybody else and makes everybody else look great at the same time. And ultimately that helps him out as well because sometimes the defenders get confused and just leave him open at the rim. But I think it’s just continuing for him to be himself.
But those were two quality looks and he took those with confidence and it was great to see. He finished with both hands around the rim. He powered through contact and had that driving in one. He had like a Tim Duncan-esque bank shot from like the elbow. That was really cool to see. He had like a turnaround shot. He had a little floater. So he showed a lot of different elements to his offense.
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