4 things the Cleveland Cavaliers have to work on going forward

The Cleveland Cavaliers have four big things they need to tighten up

The Cleveland Cavaliers showed a lot of effort and energy against the Toronto Raptors but some of the play was a bit lacking at times. Nothing that can’t be tweaked, and considering nearly half of the roster got turned over this offseason, not unexpected. Adding Donovan Mitchell, Raul Neto, Robin Lopez, and a few others and integrating them into the team wasn’t the easiest thing to do (as it’s never an easy thing to do).

So some things need more time to develop and grow. Chemistry is a big one and the more they play together the more chemistry they’ll find. So there’s nothing but optimism.

But after watching the first game of the year, there were four things they need to do more of, or do differently if this team is going to reach its full potential.

Get Dean Wade and Kevin Love more touches

Dean Wade was electric on Wednesday night. He was cutting to the basket, playing great defense, and hitting his shots. So giving him only four shots when he’s doing so much work on the Raptors on both sides of the court is not great. Mitchell tried forcing the ball down low a few times, coming off a screen, and looking for the pass but he would get swarmed. Doing more cuts with Wade, who is very athletic for a man his size, is a good way to get him the ball. As is looking for Wade on the perimeter, or setting up plays to put him on the three-point line.

The same goes for Kevin Love, who can do more work down low if you let him. Getting Love for shots from three is a good number, but he’s a high-volume shooter who has to find his rhythm, four just isn’t enough for your only true shooter.