Now that the Cavs have clinched homecourt throughout:

• Footwedge

  Inspite of shooting a great 4 out of 5 from the field against Boston (which included a gift goal tending 3 that the replays clearly confirmed to be a horrible call). Anthony Parker's offensive numbers over the past 13 games.
  
  FG % 28-88 from the field...................31.8%
  FG% from beyond the arc....... 11-42.... 26.2%
  
  Then throw in the fact that he doesn't rebound much, there's no question that he has struggled tremendously and is really hurting the team.
  
  Get Gibson in the damn game, coach.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Yawn...
• jpake1

  

  Those aren't good shooting numbers.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  He isn't there to score points, ESPECIALLY now that we got Jamison.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Parker's shot has been awful for at least a month. I'm hoping he is just tired and will start hitting again after getting some rest. He has played too many minutes this year.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  He's not there to put up 15 points a game, but he is there to hit wide open threes when he gets them, and it's been a while since he's been able to hit them, no matter how open he's been.
• jpake1

  

  They don't expect him to help carry the load, but I imagine they did sign him because he was a good 3pt shooter, and his 26% lately isn't exactly a good percentage.
• sleeper

  

  Parker is junk. I don't understand why Brown continues to play him. Yeah, he's a bigger SG, but our defense is not the problem. I'd rather see Gibson in there working his butt off to play defense and BANGING 3 pointers left and right, rather than watch another minute of lazy parker chuck up another garbage shot.
  
  Either way, we still have LEBRON JAMES, so I guess it doesn't really matter anyway.
• Footwedge

  SQ_Crazies wrote: If you think Parker has struggled you don't understand what the expectations were for him in the first place. He's done a great job all season.

  The problem with you is that you cannot stand the numbers. The numbers don't lie.
  
  The Cavs didn't sign Parker to shoot 31% from the field....trust me.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  He's there for defense. We have an unreal collection of great scorers. I don't care what his numbers say--talk to me when we quit winning games...
• Cleveland Buck

  

  If the starting 2 guard can't hit ridiculously wide open shots in the playoffs, that's when the winning will stop.
• Footwedge

  SQ_Crazies wrote: He's there for defense. We have an unreal collection of great scorers. I don't care what his numbers say--talk to me when we quit winning games...

  So shooting 26% and 31% is OK with you? All the while we have a 50% 3ball shooter rotting away on the bench?
  
  I don't care what the Cavs "signed him for". He has hurt the team with his OVERALL PLAY.
  
  Plenty of Cav fans here disagreeing with you Sq...and agreeing with FW is a grave sin.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Really?
  
  How many points did Bruce Bowen score for the Spurs? Who is our model franchise?
  
  I'm not saying Parker is as good a defender as Bowen was, but he's damn good in his own right.
• Footwedge

  Cleveland Buck wrote: If the starting 2 guard can't hit ridiculously wide open shots in the playoffs, that's when the winning will stop.

  Exactly....and unlike last year, this team has only had 1....maybe 2 blowout wins...whereby the starters had to stay in during crunch time.
  
  Last year's team blew people out in the late season...and then blew people out in the first 8 playoff games.
  
  I like Brownie...but he needs to figure this shit out.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote: Really?
  
  How many points did Bruce Bowen score for the Spurs? Who is our model franchise?
  
  I'm not saying Parker is as good a defender as Bowen was, but he's damn good in his own right.

  Bruce Bowen was ten times the defender Parker is, and I'm not saying Parker is a bad defender, he is solid, but nothing spectacular. And Bowen knocked down open threes when Duncan or Parker would kick it out.
• Footwedge

  SQ_Crazies wrote: Really?
  
  How many points did Bruce Bowen score for the Spurs? Who is our model franchise?
  
  I'm not saying Parker is as good a defender as Bowen was, but he's damn good in his own right.

  Bowen and Parker? Really? Care to comment on Parker's defensive blunder that cost Clevealnd the game Sunday?
  
  You act as if he's all that and then some on the defensive side. Well he isn't. He's only slightly better than Gibson...and that's because of his size.
  
  He played really well until March came around....and I think his defense is suffering because his offense is a rancid stench lately.
  
  Come on Brownie...get Gibson on the floor. A title is depending on it. This isn't the YMCA. Play your best players for God sake.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Parker knocks them down too...about 1 in 4. So he goes 0-3 and hits one in the 4th quarter. Shit percentage, does it when we need it though. He's pretty good at hitting important shots--shots that end runs, shots that end cold streaks. He is not nearly 10 times worse than Bowen, that's a ridiculous statement. You're not appreciating what Parker has done for us--which is exactly what we wanted him to do IMO.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  Hahahahaha, you're worried about playing Boobie over Parker and saying that we might not beat Orlando if we don't?! LOL, thats just dumb. Let's put Boobie in at the 2 and lose to the Magic for the same reason we did last year.
  
  Parker is a gamer, I'm not worried about him at all. He's done his job well this season--you don't get as many minutes as he has on the best team in the NBA on accident. This is just another example of fan thinking he's smarter than the coach--which is inaccurate probably close to 95% of the time.
• jpake1

  

  I think people are just saying there is room for improvement, and they'd like to see him playing his best ball this late in the year. I don't think you'd disagree with that. It's not about just winning. It's about playing the best you can as a player/team, and the winning will come with that. That percentage is getting it down now, it may not in a battle come playoffs.
• jpake1

  

  SQ_Crazies wrote: Hahahahaha, you're worried about playing Boobie over Parker and saying that we might not beat Orlando if we don't?! LOL, thats just dumb. Let's put Boobie in at the 2 and lose to the Magic for the same reason we did last year.
  
  Parker is a gamer, I'm not worried about him at all. He's done his job well this season--you don't get as many minutes as he has on the best team in the NBA on accident. This is just another example of fan thinking he's smarter than the coach--which is inaccurate probably close to 95% of the time.

  Why slam somebody for their idea when it doesn't match the coaches? We've all had our own thoughts that didn't match the coaches, including you.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  God damn conflict managers...
• jpake1

  

  I'm from the City of Peace.. what else was I going to do.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  SOS
• Footwedge

  SQ_Crazies wrote: SOS

  Don't worry Square...Just A Swimmer will come on and blame me for everything...and then you'll be good to go.
• SQ_Crazies

  

  SOS ain't a cry for help.