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Perimeter skills ma.ke Jamis.on a valuable addition to Cavs 鲜花
Posted Feb 18 2010 1..1:24AM电影
A .lot o.f pre-deadline trade talk centered around Clevela.nd making a deal for Amar'e Stoudemire. But the Cavs, in the. day before the deadline, landed Antawn Jamison fr.om Washington .in a three-team deal., and they didn't have to give up prized second-year forward J.J. Hickson to do it..
If Zydrunas Ilgauskas is waived by Washington and e.ventually returns to Cleveland, the C.avs would have given up only a late fi..rst-round pick an.d some financial flexibility to get Jamison. 建材
More important, Jamison is a better fit i.n Cleveland than Stoudemire would have been, giving the Cavs a power forwa.rd who can shoot from the per.im.eter.电脑
The way the Cavs have been playing, though, it's not clear that they needed to make a move. They've won 13 straight games (11 of th.em without Mo Williams), and through. Wednesday, Cleveland has the second-best offense in the league, the fifth-best defense, the best. recor.d and .the be.st point di.fferential.<性病>
T.hey were in a similar position las.t se.ason, didn't make a move at the deadline and were upset in the conference finals by Orlando. But as we wrote two we.eks ago, the Cavs, with .their ability to dominate the paint, are better suited to .beat both the Magic and the Lake.rs this season.--------------彩票
Still, they couldn't pas..s up the opportunity to upgrade at power forward. .If there's one weak .link in. their rota.tion, it's Hickson. The 21-year-old has been the starter since November, but doesn't play as much as super-sub Anderson Varejao and,. to date, the Cavs are better with Hickson on the bench than on the floor.投资
Hickson facto.r 电影
A quick look at the Cavs' .offe.nsive and defensive efficency with J.J. Hicks.on on (and off) the court. 虚拟主机
On/Off Off. Rat. Def. Rat.. D.iff. 外汇
H.ick.son On Floor 106.8 104.2 2.6
Hickson Off Floo.r 110.4 97..6 12.8 学习
Off.. Rat. = Po.ints scored per 100 possessions( 游戏 )
Def. Rat. = Points a.llo.wed per 100 possessions [成人用品]
One issue .with Jamison, as it would have been with Stoudemire, is d.efense. In seven of his previous 1.1 seasons, Jamison has been on a team that ranked .in the bottom five in defensive effici.e.ncy. And onl.y once has he been on a team that ranked in the top 18. That was as a rookie in Golden State, when the Warriors ranked 12th in the. lockout-shortened 1998-99 season.域名
