"Antawn Jamison spent the fourth quarter of Friday night's Wine & Gold scrimmage holding a clipboard and coaching the Wine team.

It was a good look for him. If any player can help the rest of the Cavaliers to learn Byron Scott's new Princeton offense, it is Jamison.

The Washington Wizards ran a version of Pete Carril's famous offense during Jamison's time there. Former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan learned it directly from Carril while the two were assistant coaches in Sacramento.

While the version Scott runs isn't identical to what Jamison saw in Washington, it's certainly close enough for him to be a mentor to the rest of the players still learning their way.

''I know it like the back of my hand,'' said Jamison, who sat out Saturday's practice with tendinitis and is questionable for Tuesday's first preseason game against Charlotte. ''I think it'll surprise a lot of people in terms of opportunities

you can get. It's not a certain way that you can coach against it. It'll be suitable for this team and we should have fun doing it.''

One of the most common criticisms of Mike Brown's offense was that too often in key situations, the Cavaliers regressed into a team that watched LeBron James dribble the shot clock down to just a few seconds remaining before passing or shooting.

That won't happen this season — and not just because James is no longer here. The Princeton forces constant movement and spacing until it can break down a defense for an easy look at a basket.

Jamison is still learning the terminology, but many of the concepts remain similar."