Okay… so I’ll admit it’s been a while since I’ve watched (or been able to watch) the Cavaliers play ball. As unfamiliar as I am with this current iteration of the team, I found myself torn between the bias of what I remembered about certain players and what my eyes were telling me as they gutted and gritted out an entertaining and impressive double overtime road win against the Detroit Pistons last night.
Things like the improved backcourt play, the ball movement, the team defense, the intelligent rotations and the depth of this squad stood out in stark relief to what’s transpired previously in the second post-LeBron era of Cavs basketball.