[Official] Evan Mobley as a Cleveland Cavaliers thread

15 points, 17 rebounds, 1 timely three (below)
Cavs win
Ho-hum

 

Let's hope this doesn't turn into us being Sam Bowie, and Clev being MJ.

DD

 

Who takes Olajuwon in this if we are Sam Bowie?

 

Detroit?

 

lol. The MJ/Olajuwon/Bowie comparisons for 2 dudes that are figuring out how to play in the NBA and one dude averaging good numbers on a good team.

MJ and Olajuwon were generational talents when they arrived, not the social media-hyped variety. None of these dudes qualify for that yet. Mobley may become one, who knows. Cade needs to find some consistent offense and learn how to shoot. And Jalen just needs some help.

 

On the bright side, if we had picked Mobley, we wouldn't be in the running for the top pick this year....thank you Jalen.

 

MJ/Olajuwon are all time greats for a reason, without a doubt. They are considered 10 ten players for a reason. Still, people would be happy with a poor version of either one of them, and a poor MJ/Olajuwon would be a great player in the league today.

Let's also not discount the fact that when they entered the NBA Jordan was 21 and Hakeem was 22 after several years in college, back when college coaching actually taught you how to play. It's no wonder they also entered far more prepared to play when they arrived.

 

https://theathletic.com/3087704/202...ocus-off-the-dribble-and-more-mobley-mondays/

Mobley observations

Mobley set a new career high in rebounding in the Cavs’ 94-87 win over OKC on Saturday with 17 boards. He’s made an early impression on the glass throughout the season, with him and Jarrett Allen leading the Cavs in rebounds. With those two aggressive on the boards, it allows the Cavs to get out in transition more. Their presence on the glass plays an important role on the defensive end and helps them in finishing plays.

Darius Garland has witnessed Mobley’s growth throughout the season, especially in his confidence.

“He’s just going out there hooping now,” Garland said. “He’s not really thinking about anything or just like he’s reading the defense, just going through the motion it looks like and just getting it done really easy. So it’s cool to see him do that this early and I’m super proud of him.”

Mobley said after the game against OKC on Jan. 22 that he has been focused on developing his game off the dribble. He’s been doing work with the coaching staff on that skill so that he can add more versatility to his offensive game. Mobley said he’s also trying to be more attack-minded as of late, which has shown early in the first quarters of the last two games against OKC and Chicago. Mobley said attacking the basket early has helped his off-the-dribble skills come more naturally.

Typically, Mobley gets the ball on the baseline, dribbles and beats a defender to get to the basket, as shown in the first clip in this compilation.

Or, when he gets the ball in the paint, he uses his dribble to make a post move or create space.



“Feel like I’ve been playing bigger guys that are slower than me, so my dribble moves help shift the defense so I can get to where I want to get to easier,” Mobley said. “That’s what I’ve been using a lot lately.”

But an area Mobley has struggled with throughout the season is his success rate at the free-throw line. He’s shooting 68.8 percent from the charity stripe, averaging 2.2 made free throws per game. In the past week, Mobley took two free-throw attempts against Brooklyn, four against Chicago and six free-throw attempts against OKC.

It’s also an area that’s played a factor for the Cavs as a whole in recent games, as they shot 18 of 35 from the free-throw line against OKC.

Quote of the week

When asked at practice earlier this week about how Mobley has picked up details throughout the season and progressed, coach J.B. Bickerstaff said one of the most impressive things about the 20-year-old is his ability to make plays off the bounce at his size.

“There’s a moment I’m thinking about in San Antonio at the end of the shot clock in front of their bench where he has to make a dribble-move and find an open guy for 3. He finds Cedi in the slot for the 3,” Bickerstaff recalled. “Those are difficult plays for a guard to make. When you’ve got a 7-foot guy with that wingspan who can put it on the floor, beat his man and make a play like that, I think that’s the thing that’s been really impressive.”

Stat of the week

Mobley’s 17 rebounds on Saturday against OKC were the most by a Cavs rookie since Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabbed 17 on Mar. 4, 1998.

In the matchup against OKC, Mobley also surpassed 300 rebounds and 100 assists for the season. He became just the second rookie in NBA history to have 570-plus points, 300-plus rebounds, 100-plus assists, 65-plus blocks, 30-plus steals and a .500 field goal percentage in their first 39 games or fewer (Chris Webber in 1993-94 with Golden State).

 

STUD.

 

Maybe we can draft his brother Isaiah and still get a good Mobley lol In all seriousness if Mobley can maintain his elite defense for the rest of his career and never really improve on offense that's still at least a 2nd banana on a championship-caliber team. As an NBA fan, it's always great to see hype/potential being realized so fast.

 

What could have been. Sigh.

 

If there brothers he can't be that off? Anyways, I wanted Isaih as a late round 50ish pick last draft.

 

Them Antetokoumpo brothers swarming the NBA.

 

Fork.

Some of those moves reminded me of Yao and Duncan.

And he moves like a slower KD.

Tears.

 

That high center of gravity, though.

 

i get more and more irritated with this terrible decision. He should have been another one of the great rocket's bigs

 

Cavs got the best player in the draft