I am not a basketball coach so I don’t claim to be an expert in drawing up offenses, but in my un-qualified opinion the Cavs seem to have only 2 offsensive sets: 1) high pick and roll and 2) isolation for Lebron.

1) I want to know why they run so many high pick and rolls with Shaq and Lebron? There is nothing Shaq can do that far from the basket and he’s no longer athletic enough to roll to the hoop, so the opposing defense can double Lebron off the pick and leave Shaq alone. The high pick and roll works ok with Z when he is knocking down his outside shots (which he hasn’t done for 6 months). JJ would be the better guy to set the picks since he can actually roll to the hoop, or I’d like to see the ball in Delonte’s hands and Lebron setting the picks.

2) I agree there is WAY too much standing around when they run the iso. Sometimes Lebron holds the ball too long and lets the clock run down and even if he does dish to a teammate they have to hurry a shot and often don’t have enough time to make another pass. When Lebron draws the extra defenders he is excellent at making the cross-court pass to the weak side. Few defenses are quick enough to recover, but against the ones that are (Orlando) we need to get better at making the second pass (again, if Lebron has left enough time on the clock to make this possible). Orlando is a good example of a team that is excellent at making the second, third, and fourth pass very quickly which is why it is so hard for any defense to close out on their shooters (and they are also excellent at spacing the floor). This is why they knock down so many 3’s

This is my completely un-professional opinion. Interested in hearing other’s thoughts.

Mo does struggle against taller point guards and LBJ should not have to run the offense at all through the first three quarters. Granted, it could be a lack of discipline LBJs part but true point guard would straighten all that out.

As I said in the other thread, we have more issues than this but it is an issue nontheless.