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Why doesn't Mike Brown see that Anthony Parker makes our team worse!?!?!?!


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Dear Cavs fans,

         Initially, I didn't want to become an Internet hater who vomits selfish views and opinions on a blog/page website in a cowardice manner.  In the concern, that the Internet is full of people with their own hidden agendas and bias viewpoints.  What distinguishes myself with the rest of the haters is that I acknowledge that fact that I am an Anthony Parker hater!!  Not because of personal reasons but because I have loved the Cavaliers my entire life and as a team, we have one of the best chances to win the title other then any other team in the league.  Not too many teams can defeat us, however we very much can defeat ourselves.  Why does Mike Brown and the coaching staff continue to start and showcase a sub-level player?! I am amazed how many minutes he plays over other suitable players who are able to play defense and knock down big shots.  Did everyone forget that “Boobie” Gibson has and can knock down the three pointer (48.2 % Best in the League) and Delonte West plays excellent playoff worthy defense?

I am a followers of the rule “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”!!  I do not like to dwell on the past but last season we won 66 games with the defensive minded starting line up of:.

1.Mo Williams

2.Delonte West

3. Lebron james

4. Anderson Varejao

5. Zydrunas Ilgauskas

 

Anthony Parker is in “NO WAY OR MANNER A GOOD FIT” for our beloved Cleveland Cavaliers.  I’m I the only one who see’s that he is a whining, heartless, defensive liability!!  Anthony parker brings absolutely NOTHING to the table.  Why doesn’t Mike Brown and the coaching staff see this?!?! 

 

Anthony parkers shooting average (7.3 ppg) is the second worse on our team among top ten players yet he continues to play major minutes in the heat of battle. Along with extremely poor decision making, missed catches, poor shooting percentage (field goals 43.7 %) timed wasted crying to the referees.  Wouldn’t it make since to sit Anthony Parker and place Antawn Jamison in place to feel comfortable in the system and not have a defensive liability on the court? It makes since to me that the starting lineup and majority or minutes should be:

 

1.   Mo Williams

2.   Lebron james

3.   Antawn Jamison

4.   Anderson Varejao

5.   Shaguille O’Neal

 

We treat Boobie and D.West like they are bums while giving Anthony Parker major minutes while the role should be reversed.  Why isn’t any one else talking about this, this will help the team tremendously? Give me your views and opinions,  tell me what you think?

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the only reason parker is playing such major minutes is because the cavs can’t be sure what they’re going to get out of delonte every night.

I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.

by notthatnoise on Feb 21, 2010 5:49 PM CST reply actions  

@ the 1…Mo…very streaky this year and rarely takes the ball inside any more…Start Delonte or Boobie until Mo is 100%.then make it clear he is NOT playing the 2
@ the 2…Time for AP to go back to being the role player he was brought on board to be..Put JJ here.backed up by Jawad or Green
@ the 3 Jamison or LeBron…backed up by Moon
@ the 4 Jamison or LeBron…backed up by Andy/Powe
@ the 5..Shaq backed up by Andy until/Z returns (if he does)
Yeah, I know that’s 13 players and MB will have to decide who plays and who sits opponent by opponent
Before you trash AP completely. remember who has come through in late game situations to keep the Cavs in it 2 of the last three games..His steal and three got the team a 5 point turn, getting the game down to one possession today…It’s not entirely his fault that he “disappears” in some games…Some times he’s just left out because no one goes to him…You have to remember that he is a ROLE PLAYER playing starters minutes…he couldn’t be making them that much worse since they are still on track for 62 wins and he has played the overwhelming majority of minutes this year at the 2 guard

by cavslandrocks on Feb 21, 2010 6:08 PM CST reply actions  

you want JJ to start at two? really?!

I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.

by notthatnoise on Feb 21, 2010 6:29 PM CST up reply actions  

The original posted wanted Lebron to start at the 2 spot.

by JAYMAN50 on Feb 21, 2010 6:47 PM CST up reply actions  

but lebron could play shooting guard, JJ couldn’t.

I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.

by notthatnoise on Feb 21, 2010 7:13 PM CST up reply actions  

its not that jj cant play shooting guard, its that he cant SHOOT in general

by yoyotw666 on Feb 21, 2010 8:28 PM CST up reply actions  

exactly

I hate the steelers the way a mother loves a child.

by notthatnoise on Feb 22, 2010 12:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Right

he attacks and slashes…a nightmare cover for any opposing 2G

by cavslandrocks on Feb 22, 2010 8:14 PM CST up reply actions  

He would get ripped every time he put the ball on the floor.

by rockemsockem on Feb 22, 2010 9:31 PM CST up reply actions  

If it’s really that easy then why don’t all teams move their power forwards to shooting guard?

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 22, 2010 10:19 PM CST up reply actions  

It gives the team five players capable (Shaq and LeBron being the givens) of getting to the hole (Boobie and Delonte both drive often) at will and three players who can shoot from anywhere in the starting five..The idea of JJ at the 2 was stolen from Jim Chones on his post game radio show…having a PG that will drive is really not a matter of choice…It is essential

by cavslandrocks on Feb 21, 2010 6:54 PM CST up reply actions  

You really think JJ is capable of defending 2s?

by rockemsockem on Feb 22, 2010 9:05 AM CST up reply actions  

Putting JJ at the 2 is crazy. Opposing guards will drive right by him because he’s too slow. Nobody his size can guard opposing 2’s. Not to mention the fact hat Hickson can’t shoot past 15 foot which is kind of a requirement for a shooting guard.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 22, 2010 10:03 AM CST up reply actions  

Thank you. Very well said. I like how he nonchalantly threw that Hickson craziness in his post.

by rockemsockem on Feb 22, 2010 12:38 PM CST up reply actions  

I think Chones would know just a little more than either of you about basketball…you probably don’t even know who he is

by cavslandrocks on Feb 22, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions  

This is a real lame line to take. You honestly think that Chones is correct here and that Hickson could honestly play shooting guard. If JJ at 6’ 11 can handle the ball enough to be a guard and is agile enough to guard 2s then he’s on par with LeBron. Are you honestly going to tell me the Cavs have been sitting on a 6’11 guard and not using him?

by rockemsockem on Feb 22, 2010 9:30 PM CST up reply actions  

I have no idea if he is right or not …Where did I say JJ was a ball handler?..I said he slashes and attacks…implying that he moves well without the ball-which he does…He is also very athletic…You have to think outside the box when you look for mismatches…something you obviously have no comprehension of…a good coach FINDS different ways to utilize a player’s strengths..a poor coach says “Here is my system find a way to make yourself fit in or you sit”… Don’t even go there with the defense, that is non negotiable (and should be) with Brown…MB has made some very strange moves with his rotations this year and the team’s record says they work fairly well…Tell you what…just call the post game show and tell Chones he is a fool after the Hornets game…I’ll be listening….

by cavslandrocks on Feb 22, 2010 9:51 PM CST up reply actions  

If he can’t handle the ball than he can’t play guard! You’ll have two players handling the ball in this asinine line up. Three guys clogging up the post. Hickson can’t shoot so no need for the defender to follow him out there. That isn’t even a mismatch for the other team. It would kill the Cavs. As for calling into a post game show, no thanks I’ll save my brain cells.

by rockemsockem on Feb 22, 2010 10:01 PM CST up reply actions  

I think Chones would know just a little more than either of you about basketball…you probably don’t even know who he is
something you obviously have no comprehension of

You know, for a guy who whines and complains about people being “bullies” and calling him names and making up things that aren’t true, you really sound like quite the hypocrite right now. So it’s okay to do that to other people but when someone says something you don’t like you write a twenty sentence tirade about them? How is that fair?

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 22, 2010 10:22 PM CST up reply actions  

I don’t just think he would know more than you…you prove he does every time you post here…since you like logic..“obvious lack of comprehension” was about the concept of thinking in a non traditional manner..something you are both not displaying by saying that for a player to play a position he has to meet certain arbitrary requirements…the list of NBA players “playing out of position” is far too long to post here…my posts could be much shorter if some people could practice their reading comprehension skills more astutely…And the only one whining is you because you got busted for making uncalled for remarks about something that is none of your business-if you insult one of my family members or agree with someone who does, I WILL say something about it ..pretty simple-be polite and I’m polite..be obnoxious and believe me I know how to play it that way….just so I’m straight on this; were you actually praising someone (Jawad) last week that you called a scrub 5 weeks ago? What an amazing turn around he made…or maybe he was always at the level you see now but you failed to pay attention…that alone makes my point here..no comprehension abilities… or could it be you actually admitted that you were wrong? gasp!.

by cavslandrocks on Feb 22, 2010 11:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Listen, you can continue to attack me all you want but that doesn’t change the fact that Hickson cannot play shooting guard. If 6’9" players who are slow and can’t shoot from the outside could play shooting guard then coaches would have done that a long time ago. But there’s a reason that he’s never played shooting guard and nobody else with his skills have ever played shooting guard. That’s as crazy as playing Mo Williams at power forward.

Also, I don’t know how I or anyone was supposed to evaluate Jawad Williams 5 weeks ago because before January he hardly ever played. So it’s not about “failing to pay attention” because there was nothing to pay attention to. If you knew Jawad Williams could play like this then I’d like to know how you knew that from watching him sit on the bench. I don’t remember calling him a scrub but if I did then I was wrong, but I’ve been wrong many times before so that’s not so shocking. Jawad Williams isn’t a great player but he can provide good minutes off the bench. Again, I’m not sure how I was supposed to know that when he never played, but I’m sure you knew that since you’re such a basketball (and baseball) genius.

But, please, continue to attack me and question my intelligence while calling me a bully and complaining that I’m mean to you. I love hypocrites.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:10 AM CST up reply actions  

Your Mo at PF analogy is hilarious…but you missed the point and I’m not going to repeat the entire thing for the fifth time..two words..comprehension and hypothetical.
You could have evaluated Jawad the same way anyone else could..follow the team from start to finish…you know the definition of a real fan..I watch or listen to every game that is available from summer league on..even if it means recording it for later..Had you done that, you would have known he had the potential to be a solid player, not a scrub..Which clears up the “genius” thing…I’m just a more interested and astute observer…"Just the implication that you “don’t remember” calling Jawad a scrub is enough to support the “not paying attention” part..
Now who’s crying about being attacked?…I’m just pointing out that IF you paid attention, you might actually know as much as you think you do..once again-be civil and I’m civil..be a putz and I’m gonna give it right back…but then again I’ve seen numerous posts from you on here calling other people stupid, etc. so I guess it’s to be expected…The telling thing here is that when I have agreed with you, you don’t respond. but if I disagree, you think I’m stupid ..pretty childish behavior on your part…SO..for the fifth or sixth time…from this point forward I’ll just ignore you (unless you persist)..Please be adult enough to return the favor…thank you

by cavslandrocks on Feb 23, 2010 10:28 AM CST up reply actions  

HICKSON WILL NEVER PLAY SHOOTING GUARD.

by AllenSmith on Feb 23, 2010 11:24 AM CST up reply actions  

Never said he would..It was put out there as a suggestion from someone with more actual basketball knowledge than all of us combined…If you feel the need to dispute it, dispute it with the source- which was credited…He didn’t give his reasons…call the radio post game show and ask

by cavslandrocks on Feb 23, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions  

Give your reasons and how exactly it would work. All you’ve said is that he cuts to the basket well with out the ball, not how he would defend a a guard or how the Cavs would run an efficient offense with 3 post players and only two ball handlers on the floor. Don’t tell me how Jim Chones is so knowledgeable, how many games you’ve watched, or any other nonsense. Explain how it would work.

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:00 PM CST up reply actions  

ask the source if you don’t want to do that then I guess you’ll never know..call and ask him…are you a sock puppet?

by cavslandrocks on Feb 23, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions  

@ the 1…Mo…very streaky this year and rarely takes the ball inside any more…Start Delonte or Boobie until Mo is 100%.then make it clear he is NOT playing the 2
@ the 2…Time for AP to go back to being the role player he was brought on board to be..Put JJ here.backed up by Jawad or Green
@ the 3 Jamison or LeBron…backed up by Moon
@ the 4 Jamison or LeBron…backed up by Andy/Powe
@ the 5..Shaq backed up by Andy until/Z returns (if he does)
by cavslandrocks on Feb 21, 2010 4:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:06 PM CST up reply actions  

and I gave you the source when asked..call Chones on his post game show and ask him..

by cavslandrocks on Feb 23, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I’m asking you for your opinion.

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:11 PM CST up reply actions  

Don’t you know . . . Jim Chones said it would work! He’s a basketball genius!! He probably knows more than Phil Jackson and Greg Popovich combined. What other reason do you need?

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:05 PM CST up reply actions  

So you’re completely backing off of your claim? You don’t think it’s a good idea?

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions  

You’re really not going to explain it?

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions  

Haha. Yeah, you’re real mature.

Doesn’t this make you an “internet bully” like you keep calling me?

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:06 PM CST up reply actions  

So now I’m not a “real fan”? Nice. Way to keep taking shots at me.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions  

Fine…you get the last word…you win…your prize is a case of Kleenex…sniff, sniff

by cavslandrocks on Feb 23, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Oh, I don’t care. You don’t hurt my feelings with your irrational ramblings. I just think it’s funny how hypocritical you are.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:08 PM CST up reply actions  

I KNOW I AM VERY LATE ON THIS BUT DUDE…YOU ARE NOT AN “OBSERVER”, YOU ARE A FOLLOWER. YOU PROVED THAT BY QUOTING THEN LIVING AND DYING BY THE WORDS OF JIM CHONES ON A RADIO SHOW. YOU CANT BE THAT MUCH OF AN OBSERVER OF BASKETBALL IF YOU HONESTLY THINK HICKSON CAN PLAY SHOOTING GUARD. THATS ABSURD. IF JIM JONES TOLD YOU STICKING YOUR DICK IN THE MICROWAVE WOULD MAKE THE CAVS BETTER, WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? I BET YOU WOULD BECAUSE YOU ARE A FOLLOWER. HEY EVERYONE, WE DONT NEED BIG Z OR SHAQ BACK. NOW WE CAN START BOOBIE AT CENTER AND SHOW THESE CLOWNS WHAT WE’RE REALLY MADE OF.

by eye_was_born_ready on Feb 27, 2010 8:34 AM CST up reply actions  

Also, just because a former player says something doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. There are former players making stupid comments all over TV and radio. Isiah Thomas was a much, much better player than Jim Chones ever was and he ran two teams in to the ground with all his stupid basketball moves. So, no, just because he said it doesn’t make it a good idea.

Starting Hickson at the 2 is about as sensible as saying that Dolan should sell the Indians because he can’t afford to spend like the Yankees. Both make absolutely no sense and have no logic behind them.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 22, 2010 10:26 PM CST up reply actions  

Billy Beane wrote Moneyball.

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Also, just because a former player says something doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.
Billy Beane wrote Moneyball.

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:31 PM CST up reply actions  

No I thought you were kidding about the billy beane writing moneyball…you obviously have never read it. it was written by Michael Lewis. Michael lewis wrote ABOUT billy beane. Michael lewis also wrote the book the blindside.

by bross09 on Feb 23, 2010 3:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Google Joe Morgan, Moneyball, Billy Beane.

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions  

about how he hates moneyball???

by bross09 on Feb 23, 2010 4:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Let me walk you through it. Who Does Joe Morgan think wrote Moneyball?

by rockemsockem on Feb 23, 2010 4:37 PM CST up reply actions  

I know what you meant.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions  

I was trying to read up on it.

I don’t know the whole story but I am guessing he thinks billy beane wrote it…It did seem like he was implying it by the small bit I read.

He does also hate the concept of moneyball which also helps the statement about former players not always knowing the right idea.

by bross09 on Feb 23, 2010 6:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Haha — that’s a perfect example.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Jamison may start eventually.

by emily522 on Feb 21, 2010 7:37 PM CST reply actions  

laker fans can spell shaquille right lol

“5. Shaguille O’Neal” easy typo. playing lebron at the 2 would be devastating and for the sake of my lakers i hope it never happens.

i dont like anthony parker either but i would marry his sister candice parker.

hey at least you guys dont have sasha or mbenga or morrison now those dudes are scrubs.

LA vs Cavs finals prediction cavs win 4-2 and thats coming from a lakers fan

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by Czheck on Feb 21, 2010 9:47 PM CST reply actions  

This is shocking to hear from a Lakers fan, especially after our last three games.

On the Candace Parker subject:
Imus likes girls from Tennessee. Not Rutgers.

by Simmsinns on Feb 21, 2010 10:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Fun fact about Candice Parker:

She is married to Sheldon Williams, former Dukie.

I guess she wasn’t into looks.

by Bernie19Kosar on Feb 22, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions  

I must be really baked

Or are you a reverse troll?

Canadian Cavalier (or bandwagon fan if you purists must insist)

by Lex L. on Feb 22, 2010 12:35 PM CST up reply actions  

The real problem is that Mo and Delonte are really both unknown commodities this year. Delonte is very up and down and Mo williams seems to not be himself yet coming off this shoulder injury. It is my sincere hope that between Mo coming off injury, Delonte battling inconsistency, Jamison adjusting to his new gig, and maybe most importantly Varejao playing so many minutes at the 5, this stretch is similar to the beginning of the season where the cavs needed some time to adjust.

Hopefully in a week or two the cavs will be rolling on all cylinders again.

"My signature is only one line. You're welcome."

by jaws. on Feb 21, 2010 9:50 PM CST reply actions  

I agree. I am worried but I am not going to push the panic button and run out of the movie theater screaming.

by bross09 on Feb 21, 2010 10:02 PM CST up reply actions  

What about Jawad WIlliams starting at the 2 spot?

He seems to be our consistent bench player who can play sme defense and has a pretty good stroke from three-point land. Parker seems more like a 3 posing as a 2. I’m proposing for the playoffs…

PG – Mo Williams/Delonte West
SG – Jawad Williams/Daniel Gibson
SF – LeBron James/Anthony Parker
PF – Antawn Jamison/J.J. Hickson (This is situational depending on who we play. They can be switched around.)
C – Shaquille O’Neal/Zydrunas Ilgauskas (He is coming back… Mark my words)

Bench – Anderson Varejao/Leon Powe

We would have crazy depth down low in the post. I have a hunch that a Powe/Varejao combo in the playoffs would beat Dwight Howard. Powe has decent playoff experience, too.

by Tiny iZ Boss on Feb 22, 2010 10:17 AM CST reply actions  

Parker is a 3 posing as a 2? So you put a bigger, slower, and worse shooter there?

by rockemsockem on Feb 22, 2010 12:42 PM CST up reply actions  

Yes...

Parker is slower and can’t keep up with the 2s. Jawad has actually proven that he can defend the best 2 in the league, Kobe Bryant. He actually gave Kobe a difficult time. Parker is the slow one.

by Tiny iZ Boss on Feb 24, 2010 10:27 AM CST up reply actions  

Jawad and Kobe were on the court together for 5 minutes. Kobe scored 6 points. Not good or even meaningful.

by rockemsockem on Feb 24, 2010 12:34 PM CST up reply actions  

parker can start some nites and that is fine. but against bigger teams, moon and jawad should be getting the minutes at SG. also, mo and delonte or delonte and boobie cant be on the floor together. they are too small to effectively guard bigger backcourts. but, this problem against orlando is that our guards were terrible oon offense. 4-23 shooting.

by rockybrown on Feb 22, 2010 10:27 AM CST reply actions  

Parker/Moon Whats the value added?

I have yet to see what value Parker or Moon bring to the Caverliers team. Athleticism????
Athleticism by itself doesnot add up to successful performance on the court, especially during crunch time. Neither one of these players have shown me that they can perform on consistant level. Why take minutes from Hickson, Boobie, and Delonte who have proven themselves time after time on the court where and when it counts? I also believe that if something is not broke don’t fix it. Some in the Caverliers management must have the philosophy: if its fixed lets break it!!!! If you make a decision and it turns out to be wrong, accept it, correct it and move on. Repeating the same action and expecting different results is tanamount to insanity. Restore the correct value to Caverliers lineup!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Oronde on Feb 22, 2010 9:47 PM CST reply actions  

Ummm....

we are kinda too late in the season to be admitting that Parker is not a good fit….crying over it does not make it any better either, because we cannot do anything about it.
I am sure it has been addressed by professionals who’s jobs it is to know what they are doing so if i were you i would not worry about it.
Furthermore, i would like to add that “i like AP” i feel that he serves us just enough to where he manages to contribute just as much as his talents allow him to. I also would like to add that although he is not the most versatile and most athletic on the team, it would be easier to have LBJ play the 2 and Jamison or Moon slide in at the 3 …which costs us nothing and we did not have to make a trade to solve any problems of being “not athletic enough”.
The major issue has been addressed and a very fine choice of a player in Antawn Jamison has been acquired for us to use as our stretch forward.

"minds sharpens minds, like steel sharpens steel"

by NELLY808 on Feb 23, 2010 5:20 AM CST reply actions  

I like Parker.

No one was complaining about AP until his shooting touch started to disappear. Why he is in this slump I can not explain. His value comes from the fact that he is a decent ( not great) defender against bigger guards, he can shoot the three ( use to anyway), and he is an excellent rebounder. He handles the ball well, also. I like the way he meshes with all the possible line ups. Now, if his shooting is not going to improve he has to sit more. That is his biggest asset to this team. Boobie is the best replacement at that position.

Now, one can make the same argument about Mo at the point. His shooting has been off. But I simply believe it is Mo coming off an injury with new people in the lineup. He and Delonte will work out the PG position.

I don’t understand why Moon suddenly has disappeared from the rotation. He is a better defender than Jawad. Jawad is a better shooter. Either way, with those two and Lebron at SF, that position is solid.
When Powe is available our rotation at PF is unbelievable. Jamison, Hickson, and Powe
For the moment Shaq and Varejo can handle the center spot against most of the good teams.

I can’t see panicking and using people out of their positions. Our first eight rotation is great and we have some fine swing people off of the bench. Plus Lebron can play great at four positions.
I’m looking forward to some wins. Jamison is what we thought he was. Now everyone just needs time together.

Winning is not everything but it sure feels like it sometimes

by lifelongvike on Feb 23, 2010 9:44 AM CST reply actions  

even the best shooters fall into slumps occasionally. I don’t remember if there was this much hating on Mo when he bombed out of the playoffs? Parker, when on, is one of our best 3 point shooters. even though he is slumping, he is still shooting close to 45% from 3 on the season.

by bross09 on Feb 23, 2010 12:26 PM CST up reply actions  

maybe. I don’t know how much Z returning will affect it. i think the problem is chemistry and consistency.

by bross09 on Feb 23, 2010 3:29 PM CST up reply actions  

It’s not a big deal. They lost to two really good teams, Denver and Orlando. Nothing to get worked up about.

by Buckeye Brad on Feb 23, 2010 6:10 PM CST up reply actions  

Anthony Parker

Lebron and Mo should be starting backcourt, Antawn at small forward, JJ Hickson Power Forward and Shaq at Center, Andy V the Sixth Man

by washman on Feb 24, 2010 12:02 AM CST reply actions  

what are you smoking?

parker is the best shooter on the team (yes even better than boobie)
he takes on the other teams best perimeter scorer every game and is a great defender
not everything he contributes shows up in the stats
he needs to make his dam free throws tho, and so does the rest of the team for that matter

by rocksforjocks on Feb 24, 2010 7:06 PM CST reply actions  

We need knowledgable fans!

Half these people know nothing about basketball! Our biggest liability is our coach! He does not have an offensie mindset and that is hurting us! Second is Anthony Parker. He is THE WORST defensive player on the team fillowed by Mo and then Boobie! Boobie has gotten better this year though. If you look at the stats, it is continuously guards that torch us! (And don’t blame West because lb for lb he is arguably the best defensive player on the team with LeBron. Mo choked in the playoffs this year and he choked against the bucks last night when he was looked upon to lead the team. HE IS NOT a leader. Hopefully Brown realizes this and starts playing West at point with the first team. West/Williams or Moon/LeBron/Jamison/Shaq. That group will take you where you want to go. Any knuckleead can see you can NOT play Mo and Parker together when it counts. Neither can create his own shot and neither can play D. Since jamison is an average defensive player, they’ll need to have at least one guard play better D.

by Erick R on Mar 7, 2010 7:30 PM CST reply actions  

The coach is the liability?

Lets see. 2008-2009. Cavs revamp the team and MB coaches them to the best record in the NBA.
                  2009-2020 Cavs revamp the team and MB coaches them to the best record in the NBA.
       
I can’t understand the thinking that MB can’t coach. Now I will admit that we lost to Orlando last year in the finals.
I’m not ready to admit we can’t win it all this year.

If you really are blaming it on the coach you are saying that another coach with the same players would have done a better job so far than MB. I’m sorry , you will have to explain your reasoning to me on that one.

Winning is not everything but it sure feels like it sometimes

by lifelongvike on Mar 8, 2010 3:20 PM CST up reply actions  

boobie is just too small to guard shooting guards in this league. you think boobie can guard Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Kobe? they would be lovin that, camped out on the block more than Shaq. however, yes i would like an upgrade over parker. he has no ability to create his own shot and seems to hesitate to take the jumper. i think he is afraid LeBron will yell at him if he misses.

by rockybrown on Mar 8, 2010 2:54 PM CST reply actions  

line up

someone had line up i kinda liked, Mo, lebron,Jamison,Andy, Shaq. Only change is West for Mo. West is better all around than Mo in my opinion. He scoes more/min played, wud have more assists & will drive to the hoop & much better D, dont you think? Parker min. should be cut way back & boobie should be played much more. He quicker,score more than Parker. Use him 1 & West 2. Tired of hearin bout JJ. He cant shoot & if you watch, he only really hustles on offense, drops the ball/passes alot & wont pass it, even if someone is wide open. Reminds me of Gooden, remember him ? He’s got ability, but not the right mind set. He wants to be a scorer. I’d take Andy over him in a second, who wudnt. Plays awesome D, avg more pts & rb /game & gives more second chances & sooo much more. SO come play off time Brown shud be playing thes players the most & in this order for mins. James,west,jamison ,andy, Mo, Shaq, Gibson,Williams (yes more than JJ) JJ & moon. Top 10 players & used depending on need of offense or D. Best D players are Lebron,West Andy, Moon & shaq( under basket) Offense -Lebron,West,Jamison,Shaq, MO After that Andy is next best avg. What do u think?

by micksgol52@yahoo.com on Mar 13, 2010 2:04 PM CST reply actions  

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