The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming off a loss but preparing for the upcoming week as the news and rumors ramp up.
Check out the latest buzz below.
LeBron Playing Too Many Minutes
LeBron James is still playing too many minutes, averaging 38.0--second in the league. He missed the recent loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with a sore knee.
“Counting the playoffs, no one in the NBA has played more minutes than James. And you must count playoffs, because those are often the most demanding and intense minutes,” noted the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
“James has played 40,781 minutes (counting the playoffs) in his career. Consider that Larry Bird played only a total of 41,329 minutes. Magic Johnson played 40,783. Michael Jordan played 48,485. So James will pass Johnson and Bird in minutes played at some point this season.”
The outlet says coach David Blatt must resist the temptation to play James so much, although he is allowing James to take it easy in practice.
“Blatt likes to start Shawn Marion at shooting guard. Marion was signed to back up James at small forward. Well, with Matthew Dellavedova back from his knee injury, the Aussie can play some guard and allow Marion to drop down to small forward,” it added.
“There are other possibilities, especially when Mike Miller returns from his concussion. Blatt just has to do it.”
The Cleveland News-Herald noted that injuries to James or the other top players--Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love--could have huge impacts.
“The Cavaliers were lucky neither knee injury to James or Irving was serious. Losing either player would have been disastrous and could have derailed their championship hopes,” it said.
“Of course, if they keep defending like they have, there will be no championships in Cleveland this season. Blatt must identify the problems and fix them on the practice court and in the film room in a hurry.”
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