Fear the 'Fro is back with the final podcast before the season opener against the Nets. Bob Schmidt, of Fox Sports Radio, jumps into his expectations for the team as a whole, and the individual pieces. Who can break out? Is this Isaac Okoro's year to make a leap? Will Evan Mobley ascend in the pecking order? Where do the Cavs stack up in the east.
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0:00) Intro
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2:38) Donovan Trade Then Vs. Now (and it's impact on expectations)
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4:22) Vegas Odds Last Year Vs. Now, The Value of Continuity
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7:04) The Rotation Discussion
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8:01) What is Okoro's role this year? (the extension conversation)
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10:31) Mobley as the full-time center.... Still Blasphemy
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15:03) Jarrett Allen's Expectations for this year
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17:05) Evan Mobley's Third Year Leap? (for the numbers see the linked google sheet)
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27:46) Strus Expectations and the Cavs hierarchy
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28:48) Expectations For Cavs Seeding
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30:00) Eastern Conference Breakouts and Boston vs. Milwaukee
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31:58) Acceptable Outcome For This Season
Audio on this pod from The Game Theory w/ Sam Vecenie found here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bWpXFjaWDiGPR9Dff0KmM?si=51a4586a74014b14----
Mobley Data (Google Doc):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-7Aq7esCJG89qOVh5arG9H_d-Ie-mDRZ1wOiRCqvvow/edit?usp=sharing