Cavaliers Expected To Have "More Dynamic" Offense This Season
Change can be a good thing or a bad thing. As for the Cleveland Cavaliers and their offense heading into next season, change may not be the worst thing in the world.
J.B. Bickerstaff plans to reshape the offense in order to get more bodies involved. He had this to say about their gameplan heading into the official start of training camp, via NBA.com:
"You’ll see a change in our offensive system. Two years ago, we were predicated on a ton of ball movement and body movement. We’re going to try to get back to that, where everybody is moving more, the ball is moving more. Then he gets an opportunity after the defense has shifted to go do what he does best.
It’s going to be asking everybody to be a little more dynamic, to be a little harder to find. When you’re chasing an elite player like Donovan, he’s got the advantage automatically. Now he’s just got to make the play."
The Cavs heavily relied on Darius Garland's playmaking ability and Donovan Mitchell's scoring talent to win games last year and that worked during the regular season. However, they found out that having a predictable plan doesn't work in a best-of-seven playoff series.
Feb 11, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff talks to guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
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Creating an offense that gets everybody involved a little more could help keep opposing defenses guessing. Part of this plan of building a dynamic offense is to make sure newcomers Max Strus and Georges Niang are involved in the game plan.
Cavaliers basketball is going to be a lot different next year but there are a lot of reasons to be excited about it.
