Carter Rodriguez

It's a thriving community, David.

It's a thriving community, David.

It's a thriving community, David.

Well, he certainly has to get quite a bit of credit, right? I mean, he is the only material difference with this roster year over year, though that is probably Ty Jerome Slander, who missed most of last year with an injury and has been the best backup point guard in basketball.

Well, he certainly has to get quite a bit of credit, right? I mean, he is the only material difference with this roster year over year, though that is probably Ty Jerome Slander, who missed most of last year with an injury and has been the best backup point guard in basketball.

Well, he certainly has to get quite a bit of credit, right? I mean, he is the only material difference with this roster year over year, though that is probably Ty Jerome Slander, who missed most of last year with an injury and has been the best backup point guard in basketball.

But, you know, Kenny has taken a team and, you know, that we kind of thought we knew that's the kind of trick we play on ourselves when a team sticks together for a couple of years. We just think we know everything there is to know about him. And then all of a sudden, just a different context, a different voice. And they are a pretty fundamentally different team.

But, you know, Kenny has taken a team and, you know, that we kind of thought we knew that's the kind of trick we play on ourselves when a team sticks together for a couple of years. We just think we know everything there is to know about him. And then all of a sudden, just a different context, a different voice. And they are a pretty fundamentally different team.

But, you know, Kenny has taken a team and, you know, that we kind of thought we knew that's the kind of trick we play on ourselves when a team sticks together for a couple of years. We just think we know everything there is to know about him. And then all of a sudden, just a different context, a different voice. And they are a pretty fundamentally different team.

I mean, this is the best offense in basketball. And offense has really been the question about this team over the past three years of this core operating together. And they are firing on all cylinders. They're playing fast. I want to say they're second in the league in points per possession and transition. They're like seventh in transition frequency. They're running a lot more.

I mean, this is the best offense in basketball. And offense has really been the question about this team over the past three years of this core operating together. And they are firing on all cylinders. They're playing fast. I want to say they're second in the league in points per possession and transition. They're like seventh in transition frequency. They're running a lot more.

I mean, this is the best offense in basketball. And offense has really been the question about this team over the past three years of this core operating together. And they are firing on all cylinders. They're playing fast. I want to say they're second in the league in points per possession and transition. They're like seventh in transition frequency. They're running a lot more.

They are playing a much deeper rotation. Kenny is a guy who loves to play 10-11 guys, whereas JB, anytime it got past eight, you could tell he was kind of tugging at his collar like, all right, this is a little much. I don't want to play this many guys. So they are playing fast.

They are playing a much deeper rotation. Kenny is a guy who loves to play 10-11 guys, whereas JB, anytime it got past eight, you could tell he was kind of tugging at his collar like, all right, this is a little much. I don't want to play this many guys. So they are playing fast.

They are playing a much deeper rotation. Kenny is a guy who loves to play 10-11 guys, whereas JB, anytime it got past eight, you could tell he was kind of tugging at his collar like, all right, this is a little much. I don't want to play this many guys. So they are playing fast.

They are playing a more democratized style of basketball where, you know, last year it was Darius and Donovan leading the team in touches per game by a mile, like 20 more than than third place. This year, it's Darius leading the team. And then Evan Mobley in second place. Donovan Mitchell is third on his team in touches. So this is crazy.

They are playing a more democratized style of basketball where, you know, last year it was Darius and Donovan leading the team in touches per game by a mile, like 20 more than than third place. This year, it's Darius leading the team. And then Evan Mobley in second place. Donovan Mitchell is third on his team in touches. So this is crazy.

They are playing a more democratized style of basketball where, you know, last year it was Darius and Donovan leading the team in touches per game by a mile, like 20 more than than third place. This year, it's Darius leading the team. And then Evan Mobley in second place. Donovan Mitchell is third on his team in touches. So this is crazy.

Yeah, this has been a materially different Cavaliers team year over year, despite having the same personnel. And so much of it, I think you have to lay at the at the feet of Kenny Atkinson. You know, we heard going into camp that he was running, you know, some practices with an 18 second shot clock just to say, go, go, go. Like you have

Yeah, this has been a materially different Cavaliers team year over year, despite having the same personnel. And so much of it, I think you have to lay at the at the feet of Kenny Atkinson. You know, we heard going into camp that he was running, you know, some practices with an 18 second shot clock just to say, go, go, go. Like you have