Links to the Present: 3/27 Looking for defense
2017-03-27
Recap: Cavs fall to Wizards | Cavs:theBlog
The Cavs fell to the Wizards after surrendering another 70 point half
Cavs defensive disaster an all to common occurrence | ESPN
Cleveland continues to have rough defensive nights on a consistent basis
Cavs play lineups with 4 or 5 negative defenders and wonder why they can't stop anybody sometimes. https://t.co/kWLXWbVWdD
— Cavs:TheBlog (@CavsTheTweets) March 26, 2017
Ty Lue: “I’m not confident, but we have to” | Fear the Sword
Coach Lue understands that the defense is struggling and has to improve
Appreciate Ty Lue's candor when asked about confidence in #Cavs fixing defense: “I’m not confident, but we got to. We have to." Real answer.
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) March 26, 2017
Ty Lue’s secret plan to fix the defense will stay under wraps until the playoffs | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lue has dropped hints about the Cavs defense showing wrinkles when the games matter more
Lue says Celtics have Cavs attention but do they really? | Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Celtics are now in a tiebreaker with the Cavs but do either sides really care?
"No one said a word."-@celtics Brad Stevens on locker room talk after moving into a virtual tie for the best record in the East w/@cavs
— A. Sherrod Blakely (@ASherrodblakely) March 27, 2017
Larry Sanders assigned to Canton Charge | Bleacher Report
The Cavs are sticking to the plan by moving Sanders back and forth between the active roster and D-League team
#Cavs Ty Lue was asked about using Larry Sanders more to 'rest' Tristan. Said, Tristan is 'only center we have' https://t.co/EVbu6dSHeE
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) March 26, 2017
LeBron shows praise and perspective on coaches being tough | Twitter
Man if it wasn't for Big Frank, Bruce Kelker, Willie Earl, @CoachDambrot @CoachDruJoyce I wouldn't be the player/man I am today! As a kid…
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
they showed toughness and stayed on me every single day! Never sugar coded nothing, told me to real and lit me up when I wasn't applying….
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
Reason I'm saying this is I believe this is a major part of the reason why kids don't succeed as much because the leaders, coaches, etc…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
won't get on them because their afraid of losing the kid, or losing the sponsorship that comes with the kids, or have their own agenda……
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
on how much they can benefit in the long run from the kid not realizing they're cheating the shit out of the kid. We as kids don't know…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
We need to be pushed, kicked, loved, then pushed and kicked again cause that's what brings and breads the hunger inside of us! Whoever u….
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
are out there please stop worrying about u and if u really care for the kid give them the guidance as my Coaches, mentors did for me!…..
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
Can't stand for it anymore because of I ❤️ and will die right now for my Sport and for SPORTS in general. #JustMyOpinion
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 27, 2017
January and March really sucked.
January cause of Lebron.
March cause of Kyrie and his pitiful defense that seemed to be pervade the entire team.
April, you mean everything.
Spurs tonight. Should be a fun game!
“We’ve got to hold back. We can’t show our hand early because …
these are some good teams and we don’t want them to be able to come into a (playoff) series and be able to adjust to what we do,” Lue said, per Cleveland.com. “We just have to be able to play our normal defense until we get there and then we will see what happens.”
Ya, we’ve seen the quote. Like I said, apparently the organization is trying to keep everything under wraps until the playoffs. Eventually the toll will be paid though, and they will have to show results. We will find out in a few weeks…
But, what do you think is he holding back for playoffs ? Larry Sanders ??
Well, while I’m not exactly “hopeful”, if you watch the Cavs play defense, they basically don’t run any defense other than “switch everything and hope for the best.” In the past few games I have noticed that they trap the ball handler on occasion, but it is rare. I’m not sure, but for the entire month of march, we have been running the most basic offenses and defenses in basketball and relying solely on the immense talent of our players. We’ll see I guess. For all I know, they will break out some Boeheim zones… your guess is as good… Read more »
Lue calling the March defense, #30 in the association as ‘norma’, is interesting.
Hopefully his cognitive processes…..?
Cavs at Spurs would be a test for Cavs. If Cavs want to check where they stand in pecking order of contenders, they will take this game seriously and give their best. Spurs would be a great test for any team, especially on defensive end.
Horrifying admission – I’m friends with someone who knows the Kardashians. She tells me that Khloe is a bit miffed with TT because he now has TWO baby mamas in progress. If TT has impregnated two women PLUS any residual Kar-Trashian influence… could that be part of TT’s under-achieving?
lol, Kardishians does have influence on NBA for some time.
James Harden broke the Kardashian Kurse!!!!
Apparently the entire Cavs organization is trying to give the league a false sense of security heading into the playoffs… not fun to watch. Fingers crossed they can still get it done. Said this Saturday night, if we don’t make the finals, Lue doesn’t deserve to remain coach. On the other hand, I am so tired of this merry-go-round of coaches.
There is no way Gilbert tolerates anything but a finals appearance with this payroll. And if they don’t win it all, I expect major leadership changes (Griffin at the very least).
Lue is not doing a particularly good job so far this year. We see plenty of coaches doing a better job with less talent.
But Griffin has done a great job. What possible better move could he have made? We see 29 other GM’s doing much less with many more assets.
The fact that Lue does not appear to know what to do with some of the players is not Griffin’s fault. Gilbert already has the best GM, and will not be firing him.
Even if Cavs don’t win championship, Lue would have delivered one championship in two years plus it is not like a great coach is available. Lue will stay, IMO.
“Breads the hunger inside us” should be a meme.
Eric moreland for james jones (waiver) and larry sander.tyron. lue. Wrong. Manager is too short for twin tower
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