Cup of Cavs: Could Ty Jerome be a mainstay in the rotation?
Cavs news and links for Friday, Oct. 25.
The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Detroit Pistons in their season opener tonight. Here’s your news and links to get you to gametime.
The first sip
Kenny Atkinson decided to go with a ten-man rotation before garbage time against the Toronto Raptors. Whether or not he would’ve gone to that rotation if Darius Garland would’ve grabbed three personal fouls in the first quarter and another in the second isn’t known. We do, however, know that Ty Jerome made the most of his opportunity by registering 14 points, six assists, and two steals in 19 minutes.
Jerome made an immediate impact in the second quarter. He assisted on four baskets in that quarter alone. All of which were to the bigs to keep the momentum going during their incredible second-quarter run.
These plays all demonstrate his understanding of where the bigs need the ball and where the windows are to feed them. That is something the Cavs haven’t had in a backup point guard since Ricky Rubio.
It would be unwise to make too much out of one performance against a bad Toronto team. But, continuing to set up the bigs like he did as a primary and secondary playmaker would be incredibly useful for the Cavs. Whether he can keep it up is a separate question and will determine whether he can be a mainstay in the rotation.
The second sip
Evan Mobley was phenomenal in the season opener. Tony Pesta wrote up a good breakdown about why he was able to be so dominant. You can read that HERE. I highly recommend checking out his video below as well.
NBA schedule this weekend
- Cavs vs. Pistons - Friday, 7:30 PM
- Pacers vs. Knicks - Friday, 7:30 PM, ESPN
- Suns vs. Lakers - Friday, 10 PM, ESPN
- Clippers vs. Nuggets - Saturday, 5 PM, NBA TV
- Cavs vs. Wizards - Saturday, 7 PM
- Magic vs. Grizzlies - Saturday, 8 PM
- Mavs vs. Suns - Saturday, 10 PM
- Sixers vs. Pacers - Sunday, 3:30 PM
- Clippers vs. Warriors - Sunday, 8:30 PM
- Entire schedule can be found HERE