Live Thread: Cavs vs Pistons
2018-03-05Well, those of us calling for Larry Nance in the starting lineup are getting our wish. With Tristan Thompson scheduled to miss “multiple games” with an ankle sprain, Nance will start. Also starting? Rodney Hood. Cedi Osman is going to the bench to provide a spark…
Starting lineup for the Cavs tonight per Ty Lue: George Hill, JR Smith, Rodney Hood and Larry Nance Jr. with LeBron. He said with his main defensive energy guy in Nance leaving the 2nd unit to replace injured Thompson, he wants Cedi's defensive energy off the bench instead
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 5, 2018
The Cavs had to bench Cedi. Because why would you want multiple plus defenders in your starting lineup when you can have just one (Nance)? Anyway, we might even have an Ante Zizic sighting tonight, because Jeff Green is out too with a sore back. The back didn’t stop Jeff Green from roller skating the other night with LeBron and JR…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIvNL3Pwibg
As the “Season of Why?” continues, I’m optimistically hoping Larry pulls the Cavs out of their funk tonight and that he doesn’t get in foul trouble against Andre Drummond. Also hoping LeBron stops being one of the worst wings in the league when it comes to contesting perimeter shots, and the Cavs stop leaving shooters so wide open. If there’s a team you can get away with that against, though, it’s probably Detroit.
Wheels down in 20. Let’s go Cavs.
Nance is a ridiculously good passing big man…
MIKEO—GOT MY “ZZ” JERSEY ON ORDER !!!
Hah, nice!
Why did Lue just replace Korver with JR?
Cause Kyle is 36 and they’re playing every other night till mid april.
LARRY NANCE!
YESSSSS!
‘L-JR ” RUNS PNR TO PERFECTION
LOVE that Korver to Nance pick and roll!
LA Flama Blanca!
Nance with a couple bad shots, but Kyle is pure!
Cedi making bad decisions.
x3
Cedi overpassing tonight.
He missed the last two wide open threes… looked gunshy
Tolliver gonna kill us again?
AND YES NATE THAT IS TOTALLY WEIRD —BORDERLINE PERVERTED !!
GRR. Why did Clarkson dig on that tolliver three?
WHAT WAS OUR RECORD THE 1ST TIME T.T. WAS INJURED —NEED TO KEEP THAT RECORD INTACT —GO CAVS !!
Jose providing solid minutes again. Hill, Hood and JR 0/8 and Jose cans his first from deep
Is it weird that I fantasize about the Reba Colonel Sanders?
Yes. You need counseling on that
Get Ante some oxygen lol
QUESTION FOR TY WHY DOES IT TAKE PLAYERS TO GET INJURED OR TRADED TO PLAY OTHER PLAYERS ——CEDI / ANTE ——POOR COACHING !!!
How crazy is this lineup?! The stuff of Lue’s nightmares…
ANTE!
JOSE CAN YOU SEE!
CAJOLED SENIOR!
Argh. With the fouls. Two more to get into the penalty for Detroit.
Yowsa, Cedi. Slow down.
“ZZ” IS A BEAST—-DON’T EVEN PLAY T.T. WHEN HE COMES BACK !!
Z!!!!!!!
Great block, Ante!
Ante rolls!
Dunk that Z!
A Cavs block shot! Finally some defense.
Cedi got fouled.
WHEN T.T. GET HEALTHY —IF TY STARTS HIM OVER NANCE –WE ALL NEED TO GO TO THE “Q” AND PULL TY OFF THE BENCH
Agreed!!! :)
El Senor!
Nance on pace for 44 and 28.
Zizic with a nice block and a drawn foul so far.
Right now the Cavs top squad is Larry, Bron, Cedi, Clarkson, Hill. Could really use love back and for Hood and J.R. to not suck. I’d seriously consider some wings before the end of the season.
WOW “MY MAN MORELAND ” GOING AGAINST ANTE —-LIVING THE DREAM—–AL L I NEED NOW IS AN ‘ ENCHILADA ” SIGHTING
LOL
Zizic has guarded the 5 in his limited time better than TT
Time for nomad to buy the Zizic jersey…:)
Strong finish!
GREAT FINISH CEDI!
Has anyone besides LBJ, LNJ and Clarkson scored?
Clarkson has got to slow down.
two-for-one shot, never mind.
Gotta hit those Cedi…
Are they playing Zz?
Big Z 2.0!
YEA —ANTE –ANTE –ANTE !!!
OMG a Zizic sighting!?
And he has a block already.
I am only on my phone tonight…. so apologies about lack of pics/memes
Crowdsource!
LOL
Guess it’s just LBJ and LNJ who can score tonight…
Nance is so good…I say this every game…
I know there’s an argument that he shouldn’t be playing many minutes… but honestly, look at what he provides. Play well = more minutes. There’s a good coaching algorithm to start with.
I swear guys shoot threes better when Bron is on them.
He is missing every rotation
Hood looks like he has become possessed by Jae Crowder’s jump shot
Really need to guard shooters who can hit shots…just pregame drills when you play so far off….and that’s in addition to getting like st on picks…
Hood still looks so lost.
Man… JR and Hood just way off…
LeTHREE!
Three terrible turnovers already.
All the rebounds… all the points
LETHUMP!!!!!
I guess Nance should have been starting…
JR hot garbage already
Nance is everywhere already.
NANCE FLUSHES!
would also like to see ” VELVET HOOD ” GO FOR 20 +—-get that mojo / confidence back
any predictions —I say after tonight’s game the pistons will be 3-7 for their last 10 games —they have SVG –WE HAVE — TY—-am hoping to see ANTE –for nothing more than to see what he can do in NON-GARBAGE MINUTES with a cast of decent players
Nance probably needs to watch his hands in this one…
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Cheap fouls…