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<blockquote data-quote="rtillaree" data-source="post: 4296834" data-attributes="member: 570661">Cleveland Cavaliers 2006-2007- 43.5 Total RPG/12.6 ORPG/30.8 DRPG- 92.9 points allowed per game (41 PPG in the paint)- 4.3 blocks per gameCleveland Cavaliers 2007-2008 - before trade- 42.4 Total RPG/11.8 ORPG/30.6 DRPG- 101.3 points allowed per game (48.7 PPG in the paint)- 4.1 blocks per gameCleveland Cavaliers 2007-2008 - after trade- 46.6 Total RPG/15.8 ORPG/30.8 DRPG- 98.3 points allowed per game (40.5 PPG in the paint)- 5.8 blocks per gamepretty marginal in terms of stats...it&#039;s not going to be just Ben Wallace&#039;s stats, it&#039;s his impact and presence, and the numbers since the trade show a pretty decent shift in the defense and in the rebounds...Wallace and Joe Smith have really added beef to that lineup and have done a better job at collapsing in the block than Gooden was doing by himself.now I am no NBA coach, but IMO Mike Brown would be best to run Z and AV together in the starting lineup and have Smith and Ben coming off the bench. Ben and Smith worked well together on the court in Chicago and are a pretty decent combination of offense and defense. Not to mention that they are able to hang better with the opposing team&#039;s 2nd unit rather than the starters...less liability and more production...just my 2 cents...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rtillaree, post: 4296834, member: 570661"] [B]Cleveland Cavaliers 2006-2007[/B] - 43.5 Total RPG/12.6 ORPG/30.8 DRPG - 92.9 points allowed per game (41 PPG in the paint) - 4.3 blocks per game [B]Cleveland Cavaliers 2007-2008 - before trade[/B] - 42.4 Total RPG/11.8 ORPG/30.6 DRPG - 101.3 points allowed per game (48.7 PPG in the paint) - 4.1 blocks per game [B]Cleveland Cavaliers 2007-2008 - after trade[/B] - 46.6 Total RPG/15.8 ORPG/30.8 DRPG - 98.3 points allowed per game (40.5 PPG in the paint) - 5.8 blocks per game pretty marginal in terms of stats... it's not going to be just Ben Wallace's stats, it's his impact and presence, and the numbers since the trade show a pretty decent shift in the defense and in the rebounds...Wallace and Joe Smith have really added beef to that lineup and have done a better job at collapsing in the block than Gooden was doing by himself. now I am no NBA coach, but IMO Mike Brown would be best to run Z and AV together in the starting lineup and have Smith and Ben coming off the bench. Ben and Smith worked well together on the court in Chicago and are a pretty decent combination of offense and defense. Not to mention that they are able to hang better with the opposing team's 2nd unit rather than the starters...less liability and more production...just my 2 cents... [/QUOTE]

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