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He was dishing and diming, getting into the teeth of the defense more often.

You talk about the grit and just playing a little bit tougher because truthfully, one characteristic this Cavs team has had for the last few years is that they can play soft at times.

Jared Allen and Evan Mobley did not play soft tonight.

So that's kind of what they need moving forward is just a grit and a toughness to them.

And I know all of those sound like cliches, but it's just at some point you have to decide what kind of team you are.

Yeah.

Yeah, I was just looking at this.

They're basically middle of the pack in attempts and percentage this season, which is, I think, better than what people expected coming into the year.

You know, most of the conversation we heard about the San Antonio Spurs was their lack of shooting or the questionable shooting from their guards.

And that hadn't played a factor because Devin Vassell was shooting the ball well, because Harrison Barnes was shooting the ball well.

Champagny had, while he's inconsistent, can shoot the ball well.

I think part of what they need moving forward is probably a little bit more diversity for Victor Wemenyama.

incorporating him back into the lineup but finding him to your point the right shots in the right areas of the floor getting him just easy looks is part of the process of reincorporating that guy into your team because they've found an identity with that three guard lineup of hey we're going to batter teams and get into the paint as much as possible what's the second part of that right what's the axe to the chisel et cetera et cetera how does that work in tandem with each other

you got to find Wemby easier shots, even though he did have a good game tonight.

Sure.

Yeah.

Well, the usage shifts too, right?

And the area of the floor where the passes are most coming from also shifts, right?

If you're working in the high post area, then some of those corner looks for Harrison Barnes and Devin Maceo might look a little bit differently than when it's a drive, you know, defense collapses into the paint and it's a kick out to one of those guys.

It's just a different area to catch the ball from.