Live Thread: Cavs vs. Pacers (#OnATuesday)
2019-01-08In the words of a Drake verse in an ILoveMakonnen rap… “club’s goin up on a Tuesday.” Well, since that’s pretty much the only direction this Cavs club can go, given they are at the bottom looking up at the rest of the NBA, why not go up on a Tuesday?
In case you’re just tuning in this season, no matter how bad things seem to get for the Cavs… there is always Tuesday. Sure, there’s only been three of them thus far, but the club is 3-0 on the second day of the week. The last such Tuesday, they beat tonight’s opponent, the Indiana Pacers. That also happened to be their last victory of any kind before this current nine game slide. Granted, this game might be a bit tougher, since those same Pacers are probably looking to avenge that (for them) embarrassing loss on that last Tuesday, and the Cavs have looked exponentially worse lately.
Nothing else has really worked to halt the losing (well, not just losing but soul-crushing, 20+ point beatdowns)… not team meetings, not lineup changes, not random player shuffling (adios Pat McCaw… hello Cameron Payne?). About the only hope they have left is a little Tuesday magic.
Prediction: I’ve covered every Tuesday game… so, in keeping with tradition, I’ll prognosticate a lopsided win for the opposition (on the remote off-chance that the disrespect is inspiration to the beleaguered club). And, since the scores have already been getting ridiculous… I’ll go one step beyond and say Pacers win 149-72 (that should fire them up… on a Tuesday).
Catch all the action going up at 7pm EST on FSO, and as always chime in below (unless you’re Anonymous… in which case beat it and get a life).
I mean…
https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/1082785888856231936
Spending big money on the front office is not necessary…any clown can handle it…
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1082801943255371776?s=19
Our D is awful.
AC: “They’re just doing what they wanna do now!” Ever since the tip, AC…
Has a team ever fired multiple head coaches in a season?
Pacers look like they are playing a HS team…
Nice drive by the Bandit down the lane…
just logged into espn to chk the scores.. sad..
just reading some of the comments below.. does LNJ injury look to be serious? hopefully not, for both him and the team
He was limping noticeably off the floor…
Hard to say, it was the same knee he hurt in college…
And Cavs are getting hosed by refs on top of their own terrible play…
With this roster, and our terrible D, we have next to no shot vs a good team or better.
Tad of a chance vs mediocre (Grizz, Magic, Pistons, Wiz). OK vs Zion leaguers.
LNJ out with knee injury. Great.
Cavs could be out of the Zion League due to Doby Altbert cap circumvention if proved…
YEAH WHY NOT -( LNJ INJURY )—JUST MAKES SENSE THE WAY THIS SEASON HAS GONE —–MAYBE THE “OL MAN ” CAN FILL IN FOR HIM ———–CAVS SHOULD HAVE AN “ALUMNI ” NIGHT –BUT ACTUALLY PLAY THOSE GUYS ; )
Nance Sr. is wearing a cool blue Cavs hat… and looks depressed as hell (prob for LNJ’s injury)
Nance out with a right knee injury…
This is going to be a game where Clarkson embodies retirement year Kobe and scores 45….
Nobody can control a rebound…
Any reason port on Nance.
https://twitter.com/CavsJoeG/status/1082799842454319104
I really don’t get the advantage of starting Sexton. He can learn with minutes, but he’s clearly not the best point guard on the team. It just depresses the entire team.
Either epic coaching fail or orders coming from Dan… only explanations IMO.
Cedi and Sexton would be bench pieces for most other teams… allowing them to build their confidence by going against 2nd stringers.
Wow! Clarkson passed it on a break! That’s different…
WONDER IF JIM “J “ONES HAS ANY MORE KOOL AID TO DRINK—–MAYBE HE SHUOLD ASK JIM “C”HONES ——HELL SIGN PAYNE TO ANOTHER 10 DAY CONTRACT RIGHT NOW—HE IS WORTH HIS PRICE IN SAVING MONEY ON TAILORING NEW UNIFORM NAMES
Gonna be a lot of Ziz tonight…
Wow… Indy really didn’t like losing to the Cavs last time I guess…
Either that or we really don’t have Lebron James anymore.
I meant last time they played this season… the last time the Cavs won… in 2018
Let’s hope we’re not still talking about that as our last win in 2020.
Cam Payne with a bucket…
JC 3 cuts it to 19…
Jesus. What was our record losing streak from before?
26
I think this roster has a shot at it!
THEY SHOULD JUST PUT ON THE BACK OF # 3 JERSEY ” AUDITION “
Jim Jones is spent most of the first quarter talking about the Alabama Clemson game and last year’s first-round series with the Pacers
He should have spent it talking about how Doby Altbert may have just cost the team a shot at Zion…
If that ends up happening (I don’t think it will), they should disband the franchise. One franchise should only get so many incompetence mulligans.
I don’t disagree…
I just wish Gilbert would sell…
CONCESSIONS GOING TO GET HIT HARD TONIGHT —FANS WILL BE LEAVING AT HALF (OR BEFORE )
Sadly your prediction is looking optimistic.
This can’t continue, can it?
Current pace is 152-64…
I wish Fred would just turn to AC sometime and say stfu dude…
SECONDED!
I scream it at the TV all the time, …but i don’t think he hears me.
“The scouting report says to run in transition against the Cavs on turnovers”
Because yeah, there are so many teams in the league that it’s better to slowly walk in transition against…
Cam Payne wearing #3… that must be the Cavs expendable number this year since G Hill and McCaw both wore it too…
He’s one of my least favorite players in the NBA (although that ‘NBA’ part will likely be short lived), even if our courageous anon poster says he’s better than Osman or Sexton. Let’s poll every other NBA team on that…
GOTTA LOVE THAT LONGINBARF DEFENSE——YEAH EVIL YOU COULD BE RIGHT—PACERS MUST READ THIS BLOG
34-12…
Sadly, my score prediction could come true…
30-12 Pacers…
Could really deal with Thad Young in the pain last year, and sure can’t this year…and HERE COMES CAM PAYNE!!
Couldn’t*
Sabonis just toying with ZZ…
Can’t leave Sabonis open from there…
Clankson so far…
At least Delly is back…
Not even Tuesday magic can save them now that Nance is hurt…
The Pacers look like an NBA team…
NATE IF I AM YOU I TAKE A REAL SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW DRIVE HOME FROM WORK
THE WHEELS (ON THE CAVS BUS ) GO OFF AND OFF……OFF AND OFF
this is unwatchable
Man, I really like Sabonis…Thunder were ridiculed for taking him back in his first year, but he’s going to be good for a long time…
Boy does this look as bad as it sounds?
Worse…
Unlike usual… Cavs are just going to get blown out in the first quarter…
11-1 scoring run… Bogdanovich is just cherry picking fast breaks now…
14 for Bog….sick…
He’d be good fantasy value tonight…
Nice rebound from Sexton, but turnover and easy bucket the other way…
Young Bull saved it… to start the break for the Pacers…
Oh good… now LNJ is hurt…
I swear Hood is out with achilles soreness every other game…
Bogdanovich beating the Cavs 10-7…
Cedi with about three mistakes on that sequence… oy
TT with the shutdown of Dipo
Young Bull’s shot looks better early…
Great position D by Nance!
Good save by Sexton…
Man, if CavsDan loses a first round pick over this McCaw nonsense… he should really consider selling the team…
We can only hope…
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These are interesting Pacer unis…
Watching Duke now….. Zion might have fixed his jumper!!! Just a nice flick of the wrist.
Going to miss the first quarter of this one driving home from work. Sure Jim Jones will keep me updated and I’ll let you know the best analysis from the radio go Cavs
OH YEAH PACERS 119 –97
WOW JUST WENT THRU SOMETHING ALMOST AS CHALLENGING AS “ANONYMOUS’S RANTS “—–4–6 YR GRANDSONS TEACHING PAPA HOW TO PLAY MINECRAFT——–I NEED BEEER !!!!! : )
PRESSURE ON THE EVIL TUES “W” STREAK—–GO CAVS !!!
I expect a more prosaic 125-107 Pacers win, but I commend you for going big.