Mmmmm … a good letter to an “o.k.” member of the Cavs.

- Mo is a point guard. I DO care if goes out there and has 28 points and 0 assists. Our offense gels a helluva lot better when our point guards are actually running an offense and not ballhogging it. Mo is at his best when he is cutting down the baseline dishing passes. When I start seeing THAT again, I’ll know “Mo Gotti” is back!

- I agree Mo does seem mentally and physically weak to me. I still cannot get the image of Lebron holding his head like he was a baby comforting him last year when he got his black eye out of my head.

What we REALLY need to do to win a championship (you didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you as most of you sports writers seem to post the same 2-3 things over and over again.

- More taking it to the hole from Lebron. He can still shoot his 3’s. He can still shoot his “heat checks.” But at least 2-3 of his long distance shots a game come at very unnecessary and unopportune times for our team. He needs to eliminate “stupid possessions” and has no excuse as he has such a high basketball I.Q.

- Antawn Jamison needs to keep that knee healthy and just keep doing what he is doing. It sick to think he hasn’t even 100% gelled with the Cavs yet and I’m hoping he can really benefit from this 3 days off the Cavs are about to have and get in some crucial defensive practice time.

- Less 3’s overall from our guards/forwards. We take too many three’s a game for a team that has so many guards (ok Delonte and possibly Parker and to a lesser degree Mo) who can take it to the hole, and one guard, Delonte, who’se post-up game equals even Lebron. Living and Dying by the three is not how I like to watch games and Orlando learned it the hard way it usually won’t get one through the playoffs.

- Delonte needs to be more aggressive in games where the focus isn’t on him. The last two games have shown everyone what I see every game. Delonte is far and away our BEST guard. When the focus/pressure is on him (on the court at least … lol) he does not bend, he does not fold. Take Lebron’s stats, cut ‘em in half. That’s an average Delonte night when he is being aggressive. Points, Assists, REBOUNDS, STEALS … and 100 mph DEFENSE. When others are scoring however, he seems to take a more passive role in the scoring department, passing on jumpers and three’s he’d normally take. (I know I said in my last statement we need to take less threes, but there are such things as a good three and Delonte seems to pass on open looks a lot second guessing his three ball). A more aggressive delonte is good for the team, especially with his post up game and ability to get to the rim (who needs shannon brown, delonte has the hops too!) … Delonte is only NOT a starter because he lost his starting spot over his off the court drama. Set that aside, and few would disagree. The media needs to be giving Red much more love than it does. (sorry for the longwinded paragraph here but I’m sick of seeing the same 2-3 players on the Cavs get all the focus).

- Hickson NEEDS to be in the rotation during the playoffs (MIKE BROWN PLEASE READ THIS). Hickson NEEDS the MAJORITY of his minutes to be when either LEBRON or SHAQ are on the court (he works best those two and those two get the best out of him). Listen in the playoffs pressure is everything, especially on the young guys. Hickson will be no exception, however; 90% of Hicksons points are dunks, lay-ups, or close range jumpers. Pressure isn’t going to have as much of an affect on these high percentage shots as say it does to a shooter (cough … Mo last year … cough cough). We need his athleticism and youth on this team during this run, and it will only make him STRONGER next year for when we are going for our REPEAT =P If it comes down to it, I’d rather have Hickson on the playoff roster than Z.

- Parker needs to up his defense and needs to stop just standing in a corner waiting for his baseline three. He needs to work on being more active without the ball.

- and finally … Shaq needs to stay motivated, hit the gym, ESPECIALLY THE TREADMILL SHAQ, and not get even fatter while resting that thumb

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I’m picturing Mo smacking his forehead and going “Of course! Points and assists! Why didn’t I think of that?!”