Cavs vs Pistons Game Thread
2013-12-23
The Cavs have won 5 of 6 at the Q while the Pistons have won 6 of 7 on the road. So something’s gotta give tonight, the last game the Cavs play before Christmas.
Dion Waiters is still out with a wrist injury. The Pistons lead the NBA in offensive rebounding percentage, while defending against o-boards has recently been an area of concern for the Cavs. The Pistons are a strange team in that they have a deep roster of talent and absolutely no glue guys to make the concoction palatable. They have a team of black holes: Drummond, Monroe, and Stuckey, and two gunners that are forced to create offense for said black holes: Jennings and J Schmoove. They lead the NBA in points in the paint, which makes sense given their personnel and offensive rebounding acumen. You can find some games where appear terrifying – like the time they beat the Heat by 10 in Miami with a total team effort.
Let’s hope the Cavs break out of the Waiters-less funk they’re in tonight.
Sound off in the comment section during games.
Woah! You guys are starting game threads now? I was just asking about them a weekish ago! Hope the trend continues so I can now talk Cavs with people that care instead of my wife who couldn’t care any less.
I also hope they aren’t down 20 something all game the rest of the way.
Coach Austin. I don’t think Brown is the answer but putting this on him isn’t fair. I don’t like Brown per se but its a really young team that is going to look awful some nights. Brown to me has a ceiling of average. There are about 10 coaches that he’ll never be better than and about 20 that are better than him right now. But he’s not a train wreck. This was because Kyrie Irving is 22 or whatever he is and isn’t MJ, Kobe, or even an average leader. In my opinion he’s no leader at all yet.… Read more »
Most disappointing cavs team I can remember. Hope it changes soon
We struggled on offense, we struggled on defense, we struggled being physical. When do we evaluate Mike Brown and say he isn’t the answer
Give zeller some consistent minutes and when ab is agresive he looks alright
This is not an easy team to root for
they really looked bad tonight.