Talking Cavs with Mark Neal 2017-11-03 Off By Tom Pestak https://soundcloud.com/dayton-radio/tom-pestak-cavstheblogcom-talking-cavs-with-mark-neal-on-dss?in=dayton-radio/sets/dayton-sports-scene Recap: Pacers 124, Cavs 107 (Or, More Of The Same) Not A Recap: Cavs 130, Wizards 122 (or, All The Points)
OKC effort to pad Westbrook’s stats backfired and gave Kyrie a five point play:
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/how-okc-thunder-strategy-may-have-led-to-costly-kyrie-irving-5-point-play-for-celtics/
Take heart CTB, Scottie Brooks makes Lue look like John Wooden. What was he thinking having Wall and Beal try to defend LeBron. A lot of criticism of Love, truth is Wall and Gortat are the best p’n’r in the league. You can’t expect Love to stay with Wall and with LeBron posting up mice all night Love has to stand on the 3 point line and watch. The Cavs stats are always better when he’s on the floor. JR is still a dumpster fire. He might need an exorcism performed by Lloyd B. Free to release his gunner- mojo… Read more »
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YEAH LEBRON WAS “25 ” AGAIN DOING HIS THING —-THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERFECT NIGHT WAS FOR CELTS TO GET CRUSHED / 7 IN A ROW FOR THEM / DIDN’T THINK THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT—-GOOD “W ” FOR THE CAVS LAST NIGHT/ ALOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT THOUGH —-CAN’T COME OIUT AND ” LAY AN EGG ” AT HOME VS THE HAWKS——” FREE CEDI “
Sucks that Boston won.
Glad the Lakers did.
Happy that Zz got some meaningful minutes.
Jason Lloyd’s comment on JR ?
33. J.R. Smith remains lost in his own head. He only took three shots.
He is no more confused than Wade…who takes a ton of ill advised shots and doesn’t play system defense. Both would benefit from defined rolls and a systemic offense…both will have trouble with Lue just letting the guys improvise. Dwayne wade was once a league destroying ball dominant #1. JR was once the 6th man of the year because he knew what was asked of him. do either of these excellent pieces know what they’re supposed to focus their energy on? heck no. cuz they’re on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Did the Heat ever not have a hall of fame coach… Read more »
Lebron will really shine when Mark Jackson is prowling the sidelines…
mikeO…that’s painful to think about.
but if that means we get real discipline and real roles and real rotations…I’m not against it.
omg can we please just take Delly back from Milwaukee! They have no idea how to use him properly…he was a podium all star in the finals and they have him playing with ONLY scrubs and trying to force him to be freakin Jason Terry or Jamal Crawford. The guy thrives when there are distractions, not AS a distraction. C’mon J Kidd you are wasting his career!
Lue also didn’t know how (or want?) to use him…
this is true…but Lue would have no choice with our current roster.
as i say this i remember Moe Williams playing a pivotal 2 game role in our title year. and I remember David blatt being enamored of Delly. You might be onto something…perhaps Delly is useful on a well coached team…and Lebron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving and friends overcame the best regular season team ever despite their not so great rookie coach…
Delly for Shump would be a large upgrade.
Brooke Lopez might make the lakers an 8 seed
Kuzma with another big game. Second best rookie behind Simmons thus far.
Yeah was super-impressed with his game.
Weird…I want the Nets to destroy the lakers but also somehow lose. Tanking is hard lol
IKR, mixed emotions. Look at it as a win/win.
I hate the celtics
Me too. Can’t stand them!
Most obnoxious team and fans in sports.
OKC choked in the 2nd half
Now that Kyrie is in Boston, Hubie is a big Kyrie fan.
Hubie loves him some president Stevens.
Lots of chucking by OKC
When’s the Kyrie vs Dion game. #TeamDion
Kyrie with a 3pt, zero assist half.
Is there a way to turn Iman Shumpert into Dwight Powell? That would be spectacular.
Turning him into anything would be pretty cool.
Paul George really struggling.
Be wild if the Pacers turn out to have won the trade!
Kyrie missing layups.
Oh man and the pelicans are only 20 years too late to the twin tower party to compete for a title
Not trying to make excuses but I think going to 3 straight finals has had a bit of a hangover effect for Love and JR. I think they’ll pick up their play as the season progresses.
I think all the leftovers will if Lue finds viable and regular rotations. Frye in particular thrives in consistent minutes at a specified time. But finding a real use for Dwayne Wade’s aging if still wickedly intelligent game is another task entirely. I could see IT coming back and creating the perfect situation for Lue, lineup wise. Rose as pg instead of wade for the second unit is a major upgrade.
^^^This. Rose playing well and in second unit, with one other bonafide shooter / PGin the first will change this team in a major way.
I hope you are right. Love playing C with TT out is going to take a toll. If neither Love or JR are threats, all we have is Korver from outside.
Gortat is not a great matchup. I think he will do better against guys who aren’t quite the bruisers.
Mavericks have some really fun pieces. They are, as always, one star away from competing again. Or one Overly confident superteam opponent away from a title I suppose
Fun watching a team that can actually defend. Wow.
Adams and Roberson really help with that end of the ball.
Roberson just ate Kyrie for lunch!
Stephen Adams just ate Marcus Smart.
I haven’t watched a ton of Thunder. But Paul George seems to be struggling to fit in.
I think Al Horford is in my top ten for players I despise.
Baynes looks like a Breitbart terrorist.
I hope Kyrie gets bed bugs and herpes.
Lol WOW.
I’m just joking.
Let’s go with “saber toothed bed bugs”.
OKC v Boston is afun game, but omg Hubie Brown is so tough to take.
Kyrie not ready to check Westbrook
I also still think LBJ, Korver or JR, Crowder, Rose, and Love at the five should continue to be the starting lineup going forward. I don’t think love can guard most mobile fours anymore in p and rs. Also I ave no idea why it would be a good idea for Love to show hard and hedge in p and rs considering how much time it takes for him to get back. Saw that a few times tonight. Better than switching certainly, but not a long term answer.
You’re forgetting he was “the D” in our triumvirate of championship moments! Switch all day baby!
Ha if only. Too bad that was, what, a year and a half and only for one possession. I think he has gotten slower unfortunately.
OKC up by 15 in the 1st.
Awesome.