To address the Damon Jones comments, I do think he has the mentality to come in and shoot well. However, his defense is terrible.
Similar to Wally, he must shoot unbelievably well to offset a lack of defense. However, in contrast to Wally, he cannot simply make up for a lack of athleticism with increased effort. I have been very surprised to see that Wally has not been exposed on the defensive end as much as I had thought he would be (although Pierce got to him the last game). I don't think Damon can man up with Allen or Rondo, but he can come up huge in specific shooting (offense for defense) scenarios. I look for the Cavs to just play big (insert Sasha with Lebron at the point) when West is subbed out.
Although I don't think we have a shot at the title without Gibson, let's not forget the Cavs were right there at the end with Gibson having a lackluster Game 5. All that really matters is that Mike Brown puts Lebron is new positions to score and the co-stars make their shots. Our defense is always pretty solid, leaving us in a position to win most of the time. Go Cavs!
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