Nov 5, 2009 -- 11:30PM, LeBron MVP 2009-2019 wrote:

Man after watching the game there is no way in hell that Shaq, Varejao and Z (any combination of two of these guys) should be on the floor together. The Cavs already play too slow under Mike Brown's offense and in the fourth quarter all bigs are all tired and they dont move well at all. Even Charles Barkley at halftime .said that the Cavs need to play with a smaller lineup for the majority of the game. When we have to bigs in the game at once LeBron has no space to operate on the court. I would also like to see Moon get some playing time and he is another candidate to play the 4 spot. Also I do know alot about basketball so i'm not saying to run this lineup when we play teams such as the Celtics or Lakers where there 4 is a Garnett or Gasol.

Tell me what you guys think

We would be a much better team with a lineup of

C- Shaq/Andy/Z

PF- LeBron/Moon

SF- Parker/LeBron

SG- Boobie/West

PG- Mo/Boobie

Nov 6, 2009 -- 12:02AM, Dan wrote:

A better small lineup would involve us trading Z for SJax

C-Shaq

PF-LBJ

SF-SJax

SG-Parker

PG-Mo

Bench-Delonte, Andy, Boobie, Moon, Hickson, and Jawad(i really want to see Jawad get some realy minutes, i think he could develop into a real nice rotation player)

Could we trade Shaq instead lol

Nov 6, 2009 -- 12:22AM, Underthemoon wrote:

I agree that we play really well with Lebron at the 4 but hasn't he stated he doesn't want to be a permanent 4 cause it takes the ball out of his hands?

He would only really play the four at the defensive end though. He would till have the ball in his hands (cmon of course he's the King).

Nov 6, 2009 -- 12:30AM, Dan wrote:

Nov 6, 2009 -- 12:09AM, LeBron MVP 2009-2019 wrote:

Nov 6, 2009 -- 12:02AM, Dan wrote:

A better small lineup would involve us trading Z for SJax

C-Shaq

PF-LBJ

SF-SJax

SG-Parker

PG-Mo

Bench-Delonte, Andy, Boobie, Moon, Hickson, and Jawad(i really want to see Jawad get some realy minutes, i think he could develop into a real nice rotation player)

 

Could we trade Shaq instead lol

No, Shaq would flourish with 4 guys around him that could all shoot the 3 with some consistency.  This will spread the floor great.  Why does everybody want to trade Shaq, did you see some of the shots Z was throwing up tonight, they were awful.

It was just a bad night for Z

This makes so much sense at the defensive end, too. LeBron matches up well with athletic post players like KG, Rashard Lewis, etc. If we play a more traditional PF-C combo, he can still hold his own on D and would be a nightmare to match up with on the offensive end (as if he's isn't already).

The 4-out, 1-in offense is a great way to compliment the Shaq-LeBron tandem. LBJ can take any PF in the league off the dribble and Shaq is a great passer out of doubles. If they don't double, he draws fouls. Seems pretty cut and dry to me, so I can't understand why we'll never try it.