Spencer DaviesOct 30, 2025, 23:17Updated at: Oct 30, 2025, 23:17
In the latest episode of Courtside with Cavs, Spencer German and Spencer Davies analyze the team's poor rebounding efforts, Donovan Mitchell's high usage rate, and the NBA Cup.
Spencer German and Spencer Davies deliver the latest episode of Courtside with Cavs after the first week of the 2025-26 NBA season.
Topics of the show include the following:
Spencer Davies and Spencer German are back from their travel schedule, as they started the season off at Madison Square Garden along with the Cleveland Cavaliers. After Davies' trips to Brooklyn and Detroit, and German's venture to Foxboro, the guys are finally home! What better timing than that for Cleveland to start a three-game homestand and four of five at Rocket Arena?
The Cavs have started their season with three wins in five games. In two of those games, they've gotten beat up on glass, allowing too many offensive rebounds to their opponents. This isn't just a troubling trend; it's something that's haunted them since last season. What can be done to fix it?
Is a 3-2 record something to get bent up about this early in the year? After so much talk about the regular season being meaningless, there's been a lot of chatter around social media and among fans about Cleveland not being up to the challenge of being a contender. But it is much too soon to draw a conclusion.
Donovan Mitchell is off to a solid start despite having his struggles in Boston on Wednesday night. The question is whether or not his high-usage role is sustainable until Darius Garland, Max Strus, and Sam Merrill come back.
While the evolution of Evan Mobley is happening in front of our eyes, it will still take time for him to get used to being depended on offensively. It is fair to question his shot selection, considering there has been a lack of balance between his perimeter and interior skill sets.
The Emirates NBA Cup gets started on Friday night when the Cavs host the Toronto Raptors. Three years in, is the in-season tournament drawing your attention? Do you care about the results?
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