Live Thread: Cavs vs Timberwolves
2016-01-25G’Day! These fit as a Mallee bull Cavs fans traveled over 10,000 miles to be in Cleveland for Australia day at the Q, and ended up getting to meet their countryman, Matthew Dellavedova. You may think they’re as mad as a meat-axe, but let’s hope that kind of good karma pervades the arena tonight as the Cavaliers celebrate the holiday that started on January 26th, 1788. A couple of CtB commenters and even a staffer are in the arena bringing the #CavsGoodKarma, too. Hope the lads stone the crows for you, mates.
In other news, the Cavs are saying all the right things about their commitment to pushing the pace. As Joe Vardon reported for Cleveland.com, ‘Bron is fully committed to coach Lue’s vision of moving the Cavs out of 27th place in speed of play in the NBA. Hopefully, no one chunders.
This is what coach wants to do and this is what we’re going to do. This isn’t a LeBron thing. I’m talking out of IQ of the game, but this is what coach wants to do, so this is what we’re going to do.
So here’s to these these new look Cavs going off like a frog in a sock for the Aussies watching down under. I’m going to click “post” now so I can listen to the Wombat address the crowd. May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny door down, Andrew Wiggins. In other words, Go Cavs.
They should add Delly as the “Foreign Exchange Student” on The Hoopers…
GENIUS!
As a pt guard who sets up teammates Delly is better than Irving
I was just thinking that.
I mean… I’m just listening to the game… but it’s pretty easy to hear that Delly should be on the court more…
YES!!!!!!!!!! MC HAMMER TIME YOU CAN’T TOUCH THIS
Delly plaing out of his mind, great feed
Playing. God, I gotta stop posting on my phone and ipad.
NIce Delly pass to Lebron
Great feed by Delly to Bron!
SO WASN’T R.J. AND LUE TEAMMATES —-DID THEY NOT GET ALONG —–NO R.J. SIGHTING SINCE TY HAS BEEN COACH
Yeah I thought that was weird too
Kyrie has six boards… that’s different…
My God Kyrie. What are you doing? Surprsed he isn’t wearing the green sleeve for Aussie Day
Jr hates open shots.
It must quick jump and shoot. He is more accurate that way
Yeah I think it gets in his head. The quicker he shoots the less time he has to think about it.
How many Cavs have played thus far?
I’ve got 8!!!!!!
Nine actually…
Delly, Moz and Mo off bench. Who else?
Oh yeah Shump!!!!!!!!!!
Issnt it 9 with Williams
I’m not worried about Kyrie. He’s having a hard time putting the ball in the hoop and it’s affecting his play on defense. Give him time.
Like seeing some new offensive plays. Defense is suffering tonight.
They should Mic up Delly every night.
Still think Shabazz will be an all-star someday.
Normally I’d disagree… but you were spot on about the Zinger…
Still think Lue’s comment that they will not do things differently, just better, will be used to mock him someday.
I love Kyrie’s wizardry, but when it’s not working give up the ball.
JR getting Gervinesque with that finger roll.
Well 11 assists on 16 baskets so far, cannot complain about that. Gotta clean up the transition d and turnovers, but much better flow than chi town, which is to be expected.
How do you get “bee-uh-lee-ka” out of Bjelica? Guess I should listen to the radio more often…
Wolves love their 20 footers.
Okay apparently the Wolves are a good jump shooting team…. TONIGHT!
Beautiful finish, Shump!
Jesus H, Kyrie, that’s about the 4th Jumper in your eye.
Kyrie has reverted to his swinging saloon door defense.
In his defense, these are normally shots the Wolves miss, but when they’re hot, you have to start closing out.
Kyrie is not an all-star!
Are the turnovers because they’re playing faster? Or because they are out of shape? Or because they aren’t spiritually galvanized yet?
If they have action like that cut by shump, I am willing to ignore a few turnovers in the first couple weeks.
It sounded good…
Rght!?
Yokes we got to clean up the turnovers and transition d.
Now the Cavs can shoot, but can’t hang onto the ball… 8 turnovers…
I don’t know what Kyrie was doing on that possession where he was double teamed. Should have swung the ball immediately.
Delly hit his 1,000 career mark tonight.
Clear path. Clearly.
That dribble dribble dribble was not great by ky and mo.
This Kyrie, Mo, Love line up can’t be a staple for success.
Now if the Cavs could get their hands up on D.
Delly has 8 points!!!!
Ty Lue needs a defensive coordinator.
Could be worse, they could be standing five feet further back and splashing threes, though some of the transition d, eg the Lavine dunk hasn’t been good.
And the lavine assist to martin
Or maybe that was prince
Peanut butter delly time!!
Hell yes Delly Trey!!!!!
That was beautiful.
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OY OY OY!
Nice movement there with Delly, Mo, and Moz!
Delly —->>> Cavs MVP!
Agreed by far the most consistent player on the roster
Nice defense Cavs! /s
I don’t like Shump doing anything other than 3s and D.
Delly pushes the pace better than Kyrie or LeBron so far.
Yep, Delly got the memo!
UGH. Cavs not getting their hands up on D at all.
HANDS UP PEOPLE!!
Yeah Cabs!!!!!!!!!!!
Title of the recap thread: “Midrange barrage”
With Delly mic’d up, maybe we’ll actually hear him give the order to murder someone on court.
EG, you’re missing mic’d up Delly.
At least I have it DVR’d so I can re-watch for the mic’d up…
No one getting their hands up on defense. Just expecting the Wolves to keep missing.
Drew loves playing the Cavs!
I can hear the crowd chanting DEL-LY! DEL-LY! DEL-LY! as he checks into the game…
Noise carries well to LA!
Being half-Aussie, it’s more of a spiritual telepathy thing… ;)
are you really?
Yes… my mom is from Sydney…. I thought I’d mentioned that before…
See the pass before you throw the pass, Kyrie.
This sucks… my feed is toast… listening to John Michael and Jim Chones on my phone…
It’s on NBATV, EG.
Yeah, but I’m at work and usually watch on my computer, but my feed is toast (might be my work’s WIFI)…
Sounds like you need to get your feed into shape. Yeah bad joke…
My feed is not spiritually galvanized just yet…
KAT is a baller!!!!!
Kyrie and LeBron are still walking it up. So this pace thing will take some time.
LeBron moving without the ball!
Apparently that early workout gassed Bron!
That should have been on the floor. Wasn’t even in a shooting motion. I hate the fake and flail.
TWolves are a horrible jump shooting team.
Get your hands up, LeBron!
Irving going for 50!
Well, they didn’t push the pace off the first miss…
Good to see them run a play.
Chocked the intro full of fantastic Australian colloquialisms, Cavs are gonna go troppo!
Delly wearing a microphone tonight.
“This is what coach wants to do and this is what we’re going to do. This isn’t a LeBron thing. I’m talking out of IQ of the game, but this is what coach wants to do, so this is what we’re going to do.”
This whole thing is getting too theatrical for me. If LeBron is willing to buy in to Coach Lue’s plan, he’ll show it through his actions. I couldn’t care less what he has to *say* about it.
I expect Wiggins to go for 40 while raining 3s, in the course of a Wolves loss.
I’m expecting a much better performance tonight. Go Cavs!
Representing C:tB here at the game!