Live Thread: Cavs @ Bulls
2020-03-10The Cavs are in Chicago tonight to take on the Bulls. Since the All-Star break, Cleveland has gone 5-5. They’re in the middle of the league record wise during that time frame. It probably doesn’t mean anything, but I’d rather watch a meaningless win than a meaningless loss any day. The Bulls are 2-7. A win could be had.
I’ve been busy with work lately, so I haven’t had a chance to watch the Wine & Gold. Let me know in the comments what I should be on the lookout for.
Delly is a monster right now. He is taking advantage of the fact that most of the league sucks at defense, even good teams suck at it. When you have 4-8 35-40% shooters from 3 on any given team, you don’t care about defense in the regular season. You try to win games 140-138. But what Delly seemingly learned from Lebron is pace control. We would have won this game by 25 if Kevin Love had any legs. They stopped closing out on him by the end of the game for pete’s sake. Was it Nate who said below that… Read more »
He’s on a tear, no doubt. I had a feeling he’d get back to some good form, I was surprised it took this long. But then, sometimes it’s not about the player’s health but their situation, opportunities etc. Bickers seems to like Delly’s approach, I’ve not heard him speak about Delly yet – need to look up some recent post-games.
I haven’t checked to see if Bickerstaff likes him but I have heard 3 of the major contributors (Sexton, Cedi, Nance) say the team knows their roles when he is on the floor. And have heard that he has been asking Sexton incessently in timeouts “what did you see there? what surprised you? What did you learn?”
That’s knowledge and application worth 5-7 million a year for 4 years. We need to sign him and trade either sexton or garland…the Blazers model is terrible. You must have 1 sizeable guard for at least the next 5 years.
Missed it, sounds like a competitive game, is the replay worth it?
One would hope that with the contract extension Bickerstaff doesn’t feel he needs to play guys huge minutes to try to win…but this was what I wanted, a competitive loss to protect draft position. I know people will disagree with that stance.
Lol. I came for the Delly treys.
Yeah, perhaps playing 8 (mostly 7) guys is catching up to us.
Still, Sexton was excellent until the last minute. Heck, he was trying to pass! Still, this is a good game to teach little things.
Delly & Larry were awesome.
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1237565630686978050?s=20
We had a chance. If Sexton had not turned it over last time……
Bad TO by Sxton, trying to do too much…that might do it…
We really shouldn’t be getting outrebounded with our Bigs
U can’t run Kev and Drummond at these minutes counts. It’s not sustainable
Our frontline has been dog shit boxing out.
That was on Sexton not the front line.
They’re fraeaking dead. JB is running them into the ground.
That’s an awful foul call
Really nice press
O board killed them…
Sexton just blew the box out.
Love blew it.
Sexton in space mode there
Wow just get a rebound!!!
Delly playing out of his GD mind.
Delly steal!
Rare hustle from Drummond, but Delly caused the turnover…
Boylen is such a clown…hope he’s the Bulls coach for ten more years…
Shut up, McFly!
Not the best passing game by youngbull
Cavs making it a game down to the wire…
Get your freaking hands up Andre!
Awful help d
Larry!
Yezus. Sexton
X2,
Delly x 2!
D3lly!!!!
Drummond is not the kind of guy you throw the ball to & clear out for. Plus he makes terrible decisions. He forces it when the D is solid instead of moving the ball.
If healthy, TT should close.
Drummond definitely stinks tonight.
Drummond is an absolute dog tonight.
Too many missed 3s. Missed layups. Silly TOs.
No one besides Delly, Sexton, Nance, & McKennie playing well.
I’d pay TT $25 million before I gave it to Drummond.
Regarding TT, me too, probably, but they will not have that choice…
Delly should have 15 dimes, but no one can hit anything.
Feels like legs catching up with the Cavs. Can’t hit 3s. Just out of gas.
Love 1-10 from 3…woof…
Another nice pass from Sexton to Drummond…Drumond finishes the oops…
Fonzie putback!
Drummond is so effing lazy
Man I just notice McKinnie’s hands. They’re huge.
Really nice pass from Sexton on ta he drive to Drummond…
Just dunk it already.
So Ante out? This slimmed down rotation a J.B. thing or just cause of injuries ?
Bickerstaff has mostly been playing 3 bigs when 1 guy is out. Though Ant did get 8-10 min a couple games ago, but I think TT AND Dre were out that game.
Matt Mooney got his head on a swivel on D. Very engaged.
Ragged game.
If the cabs had some stickum and could hit just a third more open threes they’d be up 20
Man, Cedi…
Cedi with the ankle breaker and the dunk!
Sexton takes some shots, man.
Nice Love pass to a cutting Sexton for a tough finish in traffic. Nate, I think your stream is behind mine, so I apologize if my comments are foreshadowing
You’re right. I had paused it to show my wife a Delly dime
Caught up now
Jesus cedi clobbered.
Drummond playing for the foul in a game where they’re rarely calling fouls.
The whole team just seems to be willing to pass more since Delly has been on a tear
Sweet pass, Sexton
Another unreal Delly dime
Can’t watch. Seems like quite a bounce back game from Sexton. 7/8 with 2 assists to one tov is spectacularly efficient.
https://twitter.com/realcavsfans/status/1237542159445680130?s=20
10 TOs. Clean that up and we win.
Such a pretty pass to Nance to close the half.
Man. Colin getting to be like James in transition where u just expect him to Score.
Unless he’s driving into a shot blocker, I’m starting to almost expect him to score every time he shoots…
Amazing how things open up when you have a guard on the floor looking to get plays for others…
Cavs getting fouled every time down.
Collin finally gets a call
Terrible refs. Obvious goaltend + no calls on Drummond
Sexton awful good as well.
LNJ & Delly have been fantastic. Everyone else is is ‘meh’ territory. We cannot make a jumper and are blowing open layups.
JUST TUNING IN —WOW HELLUVA A QTR FOR LNJ—–MAN IF WE WERE EVEN CLOSE TO 30 % FROM 3’S / WOULD HAVE A HUGE LEAD —GO CAVS
Delly with a slick baseline spin reverse for two!
Sick Delly dime to kev for the reverse.
Not a bad quarter. Some defensive breakdowns. Otherwise good.
Porter looking chubby
Delly d!
Great pass, Collin!
Man. This stretch has been a referendum on how terrible Garland and the Sexland backcourt is. Getting bigger at 5 five positions has made them so much better.
Good to have you back on board David!!