Assuming Mitch comes back and is more or less okay, and not traded, I’m really curious to see how Thibs plays with lineups to find something that works with someone who plays even larger (but simpler). The specter of Gobert looms, but I’d imagine Mitch would partly just sub for KAT and play 20 minutes or so max. Even so, how the team can find a ‘fit’ with a non-floor-spreader should be interesting.

In case you forgot how much of a difference Mitch made vs. the Cavs…

I knew that he had a great series, but watching the highlights, I was, like, “But where did his impact show up in this particular game?” and then it was, like, “Ohhhh….there it is.”

Boy, I sure hope he can still leap like that this season.

Meanwhile, Cleveland’s core of Mitchell, Garland, Mobley and Allen, plus core rotation players Okoro and Wade, are together for their 4th year, and rotation players Levert and Merrill have been there for the last 3. Their big additions have been Strus and Niang.

Maybe folks should give us some more time to gel and for Leon to find some Niang- or Strus-level players before we pass final judgment.

BTW, who are CLE’s backup bigs behind Mobley and Allen? Only asking because their starting guards are somewhat diminutive.

Still a weird dude

Look Cleveland looks awesome. Bu so did that Hawks team that won 60 games and then got swept by LeBron in the ECF. They didn’t keep that team together for long after that.

The landscape in the NBA can change with one playoff loss. Cleveland has accomplished nothing yet. Neither have we. And, honestly, neither has OKC! They haven’t gotten further than we have in the playoffs!

It’s weird that people say the regular season means nothing when we beat up on teams but then turn around and declare Cleveland to be in a better spot than us because of their regular season record.

Also. I lost to Reese Witherspoon in a middle school talent show and once fist bumped Kim Kardashian.