LOL... quicky, but in case there was ANY doubt who's calling the shots in Cleveland. Prior to game 2 of the CLE/ORL series, Sasha Pavolvic has played all of 4 min. in the last THREE games combined. That includes TWO double digit wins in Atlanta. Then after game 1 of the Orlando series, Lebron James publicly lobbies for more minutes for Sasha.
"I think Sasha can be huge for us," James said. "Mentally, if Sasha's in tune, he could be really good for us with his 6-7 or 6-8, 240-pound frame, he could really help us on the defensive end, and he's also an offensive threat. You just cannot leave him open on the offensive end because he can make shots. Mentally, if Sasha's in tune, which I think he can be, and if he's called upon, I think he can be really good for us. We need that type of active body on the defensive end who can take a little bit of the load of myself and Delonte. ... We could use him out there."
So what happens in game 2? Sasha is the first guy off the bench. In fact, as of this post (7 minutes left in the 2nd qtr) Sasha has already logged 8+ minutes and more than DOUBLE that of his last 3 games COMBINED. Maybe they should take back Mike Brown's COY award and give it to James instead ;-)
FWIW... as of this post, James was right. Sasha has played well (3/3 from the field, 7 pts total) and a +18 for the game with the Cavs enjoying an early 23 pt. lead (43-20).
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