Some context. The Utah Jazz coach of forever is gone. The lead guard is gone. They are in shock and still adjusting on the fly with Tyrone Corbin, who is a head coach for the first time in his career. Jazz had won only 2 of the last ten games and are a less formidable squad than the Cavs right now. "The offense hasn't been an issue for the Jazz the past two months. They've been a sieve on the defensive end, primarily on the perimeter where they're giving up 40% from the arc."
Stat and Melo shot lights out and that was great. Nice to see them looking for each other. On the other hand, Jared Jeffries cannot make a layup and that is not good. Derrick Brown threw down a couple of slams in traffic. The first was a blur. Good.
Everyone played. Anthony Carter is a crowd favorite. Roger Mason Jr can play basketball. Who knew? Everyone wants to love Andy Rautins but he seems to carry himself with too much cool and not enough quickness. Rautins turned it over three consecutive times and is a half step slow with the ball when pressured. He must get quicker or be gone.
Lost in the commotion and celebration. Good news - 32 assists for NY. Bad news. The Knicks were outrebounded last night. Cleveland had 22 offensive boards. We are going to struggle with teams that have rugged frontcourt players - like the Cavs.
(SFX: volcano rumbling)
When asked about the approaching April deadline on his contract, Donnie Walsh responded, “None of your damn business.”
That makes me uncomfortable.
