Live Thread: Cavs vs. Kings (#HelloStranger)
2021-03-22As Todd Rundgren once famously sang… Hello, it’s me…
I know it’s been a while since I’ve been around… and lots of things have transpired in the nearly two months since. The Cavs, for instance, were still basking in the glow of back-to-back wins over the newly anointed future-champs of the Eastern Conference Brooklyn Nets the last time I checked in to see what was happening.
So, yeah… a lot has changed.
It certainly helped to get a one-stop primer on at least the things that have happened to the team since the All-Star Break, thanks to Nate’s block-cap the other day, and that didn’t even include the odd victory over the plummeting Raptors last night (how do you turn the ball over 27 times and still win by double-digits?).
I would spend some time recapping that game for y’all here… except I didn’t see it… and for that you have my humblest of apologies. Perhaps if I can cajole Nate into a pod-cap later (and provided I can stay awake in the wee hours of an Eastern European morning), we can cover some of that game as well as whatever transpires tonight against the visiting Sacramento Kings.
Oh, did you forget the Kings were still in the league? I wouldn’t blame you if you did. They’ve been away from Cleveland for a considerable length of time. In fact, I think I’ve been back there more recently than the dudes in black and purple.
Somehow… Sacto’s last trip to the Land was on December 7, 2018.
Yes… you read that right. 2018. Doesn’t that seem like a lifetime ago? I think Boogie Cousins might have been on that team.
In any event, the Cavs will have to try and stop the high-scoring backcourt duo of De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield… or at least outscore them with their own (sometimes) high-scoring backcourt duo of Sexland (I’ve heard rumors that they don’t like to be called this… thus, I am doubling down). What I’m hoping to see more of, however, is some front-court dominance from Jarrett Allen and Larry Nance, Jr.
Meanwhile… Kevin Love probably won’t play. So, in that respect.. it’s almost like I never left…
Catch all the scintillating action starting at 7:30pm EST (1:30am EET… that’s a fun joke just for me… and maybe Ben Werth and Adam Cathcart), and make sure you pop in and share your thoughts below!
GO CAVS!
GET BRODRIC THOMAS IN THERE JB!!!
Hassan Whiteside… what a waste of talent
OMG cedi make ur free throws
If the Cavs let Wade get away I’m gonna get stabby.
yup, no way you let him go unless you get something good for him.
and i think his contract is like 2 mil, so if he is a legit rotation piece (which is seeming more and more like it) then that is a helluva bargain
yup exactly… nice!!!
dont think they will? i think he is under team control for this and one more season right?
Plus rfa rights.
CEDI WITH GREAT DEFENSE AND THE FINISH ON THE OTHER END!!!!!!
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/1374149154948198400?s=20
MaGee/Wade two man game… nice!
CAME FROM “MAMA COOK “
nice pass Wade!!! McGee got the foul
EVIL YOU HAVE TO GET ME THE ‘MIGHTY QUINN ” SONG —YOU THE MAN !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liIQLIx2Onw&t=76s
Where did Quinn Cook come from??
cut by Lakers somehow during a game LMFAOOOOOO
Lakers cut him, picked him up off the free Agent scrap heap, on a 10 day i think
Playoff teams should be begging to give the Cavs a pick for JaVale…
Absofreakinglutely
Wade missed the help, but Cook just awful defense.
WHAT A FINISH WINDLER!!! HIGH OFF THE GLASS!!!
With his off hand too
MCGEE DRIVE AND FINISH!
I knew as soon as he got the ball, he wasn’t going to hand that off
NEVER DOES!!! LMFAOOOOO
Javaleamd wzde with fantastic chemistry
JAVALE “PUTTING ON A SHOE ” IN HIS LAST CAVS HOME GAME
Eg. A tip. https://www.theverge.com/21591476/edge-chromium-browser-copy-and-paste-url-hyperlink-default-change-how-to
ty Nate
Did I miss Mike D’Antoni becoming the coach of the Kings?
LMFAOOOOO Luke Walton is just as good right????
WADE TO MCGEE!!!! LOVE IT!!!
man McGee such a solid backup C
Incredible… best center rotation in the NBA LMFAOO
JaVALE MaGEE!
The no no no yes! McGee special.
Don’t like Cook out here?????? DOTSON OR THOMAS!!!!
DEAN WAAAAADDDEEEE
WADE FOUND MONEY!!!
Hockey line change for JB?
oh geez Hockey lineup switch…. dont think this is going to go well, hope im wrong!
IS THIS CONSIDERED A “REVENGE ” GAME FOR HALIBURTON —-LOOKING GOOD RIGHT NOW ——KINGS GOT A STEAL !!!
Wow… this Haliburton kid is pretty good… wonder why nobody here ever talked about him…
(this is troll bait for Nate btw)
LMFAOOOOOOOOO Fedor trying to defend the choice on twitter today!!! LMFAOOo
and I like Okoro FTR!
DG FOR THREE!!!
GOOD GOD HALLIBURTON FOR THREE AGAIN!
Nice open three from DG…
DG sweet 3
Silly shot Sexton 3 on 2 fastbreak, gotta get something better than semi-contested midrange off the dribble.
the old Collin 1 v 4 fastbreak take a contested midranger. so much good mixed in with bad
jinx LMFAOOO
These early games are difficult, but masters of timezones don’t complain. Hoping to catch the 2nd half. Go Cavs!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
LNJ STEAL AND PASS!!!!!!!
NICE DEFENSE LNJ!!!
DG BLOW BY!!!! PAST HALLI!!!
love that DG no gather into the lineup move
man Halliburton sweet shot.
Yeah :(
I weep with you Nate.
OK I AM BACK —-WHEW !!!!………..” MORE JACK PLEASE “
WTF —WE JUST LOST CABLE——STOP THE FRIGGIN GAME
The “honeydo” list just keeps growing longer…
LMFAOOOO NOOOOOO!!!!
switching back and forth between this and the OU-Creighton game– go Bobcats (my alma mater)!
oh nice!!! went there for one quarter LMFAOOOO ended up finish 10 years later somewhere else.
But used to party all the time of course right around end of HS, beginning of college.
Stand up and cheer!
Cheer loud and long for old Ohio!
For today we raise, the green and white above the rest!
Our boys are fighting, and they are sure to win the fray!
We’ve got the team!
We’ve got the steam!
And this old Ohio’s day!
OU OH YEAH!
EG, Holmes is 6’10” listed… YMMV
I have a short memory…
LMFAOOOo i feel that!!!
JB calls a “catch your breath” timeout…
Harrison Barnes missing another wide open 3… some things never change
CLF ” NOT SCREWING ” AROUND CAN BE TAKKEN// INTERPRETATED MANY A DIFFERENT WAYS —-BUT I WILL ANSWER “NO ” TO ALL THE INTERPRETATIONS ———TONIGHT !!!! :-)
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Okay… this is right up there with “Sextonto”
nice pass Sexton to Nance!!!
Nice pass to LNJ tho…
Sexton still dribbling into trouble I see…
when he’s at his worst, yup!!! LMFAO
Too much dribbling Sexton, take a shot or move the ball.
Nice blow by next possession!
This is going to be a high scoring game it seems…
DG WITH THE KISS!
Allen SKY HOOK!
ALLEN SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER BIG NIGHT !!!
HOW MANY OF YOU “YOUNGSTERS ” EVER HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WATCHING THE LEGEND ELGIN BAYLOR PLAY —( PASSED TODAY )—HE WAS THE MICHAEL JORDAN OF ” MY GENERATION ” EVERYONE WANTED TO IMMITATE HIM——BELIEVED HE AVG 40 PPG IN ONE PLAYOFF SERIES —-AVG 34 PPG /// 18 RPG FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON —DID IT TWICE —-R.I.P. ELGIN
A true NBA great
Wait… the Kings don’t have a Center?
If Whiteside isn’t playing, all they have is Richaun Holmes and Nemanja Bjelica.
Holmes. Hes solid.
Isn’t he like 6’7?
They have Metu from the Spurs too, but I haven’t seen him play at all this year.
WOW DID A”CLF” ON THAT ONE
Have they let more fans in the stands yet?
IDK, i thought they did increase capacity slightly, i thought up to 20%?? Fedor definitely did a piece maybe a month ago.
WAAY TOOOO LATE IN THE BALLGAME FOR ME TO CHANGE !!!! : – ) —–WELCOME BACK EVIL
CtB is the only place where i can see the phrase “welcome back evil” and know it’s a good thing!!! LMFAOOOO
lol
SO LET THE ICE // HALIBURTON COMPARISONS BEGIN !!!!!
BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN NORTHERN OHIO AND WHAT DO I HAVE TO SHOW FOR IT —-FEW ITEMS MARKED OFF THE “INFAMOUS// NEVER ENDING ‘ MRS NOMADS HONEYDO LIST AND ONE HELL OF A SORE BACK ——PARTAKING IN MY ” JACK DANIELS ” REMEDY
Never change NOMAD!
LMFAOOO not screwing around tonight are ya NOMAD???
Excited to see Fox vs Sexton tonight.. I’ll admit that I have watched 0 Sacramento Kings basketball but how does Sexton compare to Fox? Is Fox considered a better player or is it debatable if Sexton is better?
All I know is that they have a similar hairstyle…
Sexton not nearly the passer or defender Fox is. Fox is not the shotmaker/shooter that Sexton is.
Fox EPM: +1.2, ranked #94 in the NBA.
Sexton EPM: -0.7, ranked #201 in the NBA
Interesting. I take it most of that difference is defensively?
and offensively….
Fox offensive EPM: +2.1
Sexton offensive EPM: +0.8
largely due to Fox’s passing abilities being so much better.
IS JAVALE IN CARHARTS —–STLYE BIG MAN—–STLYE !!!
So glad eg put up LT. The subtitle of last night’s recap would be Sextonto
I shudder to think what the headline image would be for that…
LMFAOOOOO
EVIL–FRIGGIN —-GENIUS—–“MORE BEER PLEASE “
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1374134134386388992?s=20
JaVale McGee pre-game mood
Ready to get some work done.
Also are carhartts stylish now? If so I will be styling at work.
And lastly what temperature is it up there because he must be burning up? I don’t wear my overalls unless it’s like 25 degrees out.
That’s the biggest jumpsuit I’ve ever seen…
LMFAOOOO heck yeah, Nate do the podcap!
So great, eg.
Thanks partner!
“Meanwhile… Kevin Love probably won’t play. So, in that respect.. it’s almost like I never left…”
That is both hilarious and disheartening.
I know LMFAOOOO i miss watching him play… did a deep dive on his stats the other day, ranked 30th in NBA/ABA league history in OBPM IIRC.
I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist…
nice!!!!!!!!! glad you are back Evil Genius. I like the “plummeting Raptors” description all the way from EET, just occurred to me we have the full GMT-CET-EET spread covered. Go Cavs and thanks for the live thread
Lol… we are masters of all time zones