Live Thread: Cavs vs Suns
2018-03-23The Suns come into town with Devin Booker (questionable/hand), T.J. Warren (doubtful/knee), and Tyson Chandler (out/tanking), on the injury list. For the Cavs, Tristan Thompson, Larry Nance, and Rodney Hood will be available off the bench on a minutes restriction. Kyle Korver and Cedi Osman are still out.
Quick post here as I’m trying to get to Fatheads for the game. The Suns are in full on tank mode and the Cavs are trying to get healthy and into playoff gear. I expect a steady, workmanlike approach, with the starters able to sit out the fourth. Of course this is exactly the type of game the Cavs tend to make much harder than it should be, so we shall see. Prediction: 124-102, Cavs.
ABSOLUTE CRIME THAT T.T. IS THE SAME / WORSE PLAYER THAN WHEN HE 1ST CAME INTO THE LEAGUE —HAS DEVELOPED NO OFFENSIVE GAME WHATSOVER——-COACHES HAVE GOT TO SEE THAT—AND SEE WHAT ANTE BRINGS
TT should only be playing garbage time, and I mean SERIOUS garbage time…
Wonder how much better the sun’s are when Booker plays. They don’t look like an NBA team tonight.
They still suck, but it’s a pretty big difference…
Villanova starting to go into supernova mode…WVU needs to weather it…
Zizic should have been playing all of TTs minutes, and TT should be coming into the game for the first time right now.
I don’t have an explanation as to why it didn’t happen. Mind blown.
Nance and love have both made good high low passes to each other tonight.
T.T. —-(S)-CRAP —–ANTE NEEDS TO GET HIS MINUTES THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT IN ANY COACHES MIND
Feel like jr passing up Trey’s again
JR and TT are done for the season. I don’t know what combination of factors have led them to the point, but neither guy is trustworthy in the playoffs. I appreciate 2016, I’m glad they got paid, and I hope next season they get back to form, but they gotta sit now.
Think age for Jr. He has shown flashes but I don’t think he can consistently bring it now more than every few games. Who knows what happened to tt? He has definitely lost athleticism and motor which is about the only reason he was in the league. Maybe his body is breaking down early.
Man, Jordan Clarkson has a LOT to learn. He’s used to gunning for a lottery team.
Raps within 3
Weird flow to start. Both teams sloppy. Feel like I am watching a tennis match the way the ball keeps going back and forth.
hoping that what you are saying about drew- (leaving t.t. in there to show how bad he is ) is correct
Toronto will come back, I think.
TT looks like he’s playing in a swimming pool
My gawd TT absolutely sucks.
Can he be a “stay at home dad” next season?
There is nothing Thompson does better on the floor than Zizic right now. I don’t care if it’s injury, lack of skill, Kardashian curse – he’s just not better at anything. It is malpractice to play him right now. He should be with the Charge until he’s in a better place.
Completely correct.
I hope Drew is leaving him out there to dig his own hole deeper.
Well it could have been ended already but the Cavs got sloppy.
By that I mean the starters could have been guaranteed to sit the fourth
TT continues to look like crap.
Why isn’t TT on a minutes restriction? Like 5 minutes?
James feeling it. His personal switch continues to be flipped.
T.T.—TAKE LEAVE—go train on diaper changing ——–just make sure you “finish ” that
“TANK — raptors down by 13 to the nets——sucks !!
That pick was never going to be better than 7th.
I bet if the Cavs swept the season series they would have the fourth worst record. They play three times right? Didn’t they beat us twice already?
6th right now.
That was so little league. The team is up big so they keep throwing it to the worst player on the team so he can make a point in front of his parents. It is inconceivable that TT still has no offensive game this many years in the league.
Does NBA have paternity leave?
How about just “I got fat” leave?
Oof, Tristan. Ya gotta do better than that.
85-72 Nets over Raps in third…
Jeese feel like two years ago TT would have finished that love easy.
For the love of Pete, can we stretch pay TT already?
W VA/ / NOVA GAME IS WAR
Dudley is in the bloated diaw stage of his career. Probably still could be useful on the right team but man he looks heavy these days.
If TT starts over nance once Lue comes back and the minutes restrictions are off, that will be a serious issue. Probably should be behind Zizic now based on what he brings to the table these days. Glad to see he has barely played tonight. He should only play in spot situations.
no not bad at all!!!—-a “nomad theory “—-do you think by klove going “public ” with his anxiety issues has allowed him to play more “relaxed ” —got the burden out in the open —just a thought —-looks like he is having fun / enjoying the game —–RELAXED !!!
Yes. Naming what is wrong is often incredibly liberating.
Good theory nomad. I’m sure it’s a burden off his shoulders.
Is it bad that I want the Brooklyn pick to win the lottery more because of what it will do to Bill Simmons than because of the actual pick?
I’m pulling for anything in the top 3 just to watch his head explode.
Equal first to me. And then seeing his petty tweets about it….hilarious…
With Jeff Green out hopefully Ante gets some burn.i know their trying to work tt and nance and Love back in…I suppose it’s an important luxury to have a 4th playable big
We have 3 playable bigs. TT is not playable.
Haha good one JoeyB
raptors doing their version of “tanking ” tonight —-geez—-sometimes I think there is a little “collusion ” amongst teams against the cavs
I am not trying to be negative but what does that do to a player like ANTE ” ( who has been giving you damn good minutes )—-NOT TO PLAY HIM AT ALL —not a good recipe for instilling confidence
Yeah I don’t get it. He can be a great contributor in the playoffs.
Uh oh, Jeff Green ‘ill’, doubtful to return…good thing Wade and IT aren’t around…
Wow, I didn’t see the Suns – Rubio incident before…that was super cheap by the Suns…
FREE ANTE—FREE OKRA !!
I don’t know that Larry Nance pulling up from 21 feet with 22 on the shot clock is the best play.
all in for– young with the suns
JOHNB –GO GET DESSERT AND WE WILL BE UP 30—HURRY UP NOW –HA-HA
Yo, Toronto, stop losing to the Nets.
Tell you who the Suns really need: Trae Young.
Totally
I agree….they’d be fools not to take him…
massive bruise on Love’s shoulder? Did he bang it recently?
Well things change quick. Gone to warm up some food and all of a sudden then go up 16.
Love’s shot is WET since he came back…
Sweet finish kev
so no ANTE -yet –my worst fear when we got healthy again–they would forget about “ZZ”–
It is problematic
Sucks that Drew is even doing it.
Serious question: Has there ever been a contender who cared less about the regular season than the Cavs of the last three years?
Who’s the pudgy #3 for the Suns? Looks like my best friend’s older brother at the Y.
Jared dudley.
Dudley still in the league?
Jeez how is that even possible?
Clarkson finding his rythm around the basket this time around. He had trouble against Toronto, probably the nerves, looking much better tonight.
“surfing “–w.va/ nova game and cavs ——cavs don’t start “playing “—will just stick to other game –cmon cavs this game should be over already
geez, why is everyone so negative…
Love Clarkson’s aggression
Not much shooting in this lineup…unless you really consider Clarkson ‘shooting’…
Clarkson really does have blinders on when he has the ball.
Jeff Green ugh.
Alex Len, tonight’s scrub Fuego?
Cavs playing as poor I expected. In other words, how they usually start out in trap games.
Getting retirement Kobe Clarkson so far…
Villanova-WVU looks like it’ll be a good one…Nova has looked a little rattled at times against the press, but they can go on a blitzkrieg at any time…so much shooting on that team…
Great one handed full court pass Lebron to Calderon…Suns stink…
Jose Jose Jose!
Payton’s hair with the steal…
Man, this Suns team stinks…
Ugh. Gray unis
Gd Andersons got tickets to the game.
This should be a laugher. The Nets are much, much tougher. Just blow them out and rest the starters as much as possible.