Quote Originally Posted by ShackEelOKneel
I'm not saying go with the same damn strategy, but Blatt got scared out of using Mozgov. Has any coach in Finals history ever sat a player this much after doing so well?
He did well statistically. He also was one of the big reasons they were able to kick the pace up on us in Game 4 and blow us out of the water. That didn't happen tonight, mainly because we matched their speed and were able to get and stay in front of them. Blatt is giving us the best chances we have to win this series. The odds of beating this Golden State team without two Olympians and a double-double machine were astronomical.

Right now, it's 3-2 coming back to Cleveland and tonight's game was close only because he went so small so early and didn't attempt to put a square peg in a round hole.

To have any chance, we have to control the pace. When they're playing Green or Iggy at the 5, there's no way Mozgov can help control the pace.

Everyone loves Timo, but he played the number of minutes that were appropriate tonight. We tried to match speed with size in the last game. It was a disaster.