Live Thread: Cavs @ Spurs
2022-01-14Good Friday evening CtB!
Tonight, the Cavs are in the Lone Star State to take on the San Antonio Spurs in the first game of a Red River Two-Step to finish off the six game road trip. The Cavs are feeling good after getting one of their best road wins of the year, obliterating the Utah Jazz 111-91. To describe the win as “obliterating” is not hyperbole, just check out this slice of passive-aggressive Twitter beef between Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell:
https://twitter.com/TedBuddy8/status/1482117570173943808?s=20
Hey Donovan, there is a place where greatness is welcome… OK, back to the Cavs. The Cavs are looking to finish off this road trip strongly, and can do so with at least a split between tonight and tomorrow’s back to back. But surely the Cavs are looking to send a message throughout the NBA and win both games… just another challenge the Cavs love to take on and thrive.
The San Antonio Spurs, despite their record, are not a team to take lightly. They are coached by Gregg Popovich after all, a man who hates to lose. They have some dawgs on their team including Dejounte Murray and Jakob Pöltl. They are also desperate for some wins being on a four game losing streak, and just one game outside of the play-in. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Cavs just eek this one out.
There’s some welcome news for the Cavs coming prior to tip off. Isaac “Ice” Okoro and Rajon “Rage on” Rondo are both questionable, so the Cavs could be the healthiest they’ve been since the Ricky Rubio injury. From now until the end of the year, it’ll be important for the Cavs to develop as much chemistry as possible before the playoffs. Unfortunately for the Spurs, they will be without a Nate Smith Trade Target Derrick White as well as former Duke point guard Tre Jones.
Tip off is scheduled for 8:30PM ET and will be broadcasted on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!!!
P.S.
Congratulations to José Calderón! Well-deserved and wishing much success!
The Cleveland Cavaliers have hired José Calderón as Special Advisor to the Front Office.
Calderón played for 7 different teams over his 14-season NBA career.
Our paths crossed for a quick minute when he was with the Lakers. He always made time to chat. What a great guy. https://t.co/2pFQqj9wTu
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) January 14, 2022
Wow serious hustle by Murray
Spurs staying in this purely by hustle.
JA GREAT PLAY!!! KEPT THE MOMENTUM GOING!
Close to unstoppable move by Allen
both teams playing pretty well, SAS knows they’re outmatched but they’re dawgs. Cavs gotta stay on that level.
Mobley does seem to have stopped or lost confidence in treys tho.
Mobley smooth with that faceup
GREAT HUSTLE JA!!!
We are 50% on FGs and from deep and this is too close.
Agree. Spurs have a sustainable game. Cavs have to continue dominant shooting…or stop allowing easy points.
wow that was horrible. and called from the ref who couldn’t effing see anyway
I would have challenged that.
Charge.
LOVE WAS THERE TERRIBLE CALL
Disagree. Thought love wasn’t set up before gather.
Didn’t get a replay but looked like he was just planted prior to takeoff to me.
LAURI HANGING IN THE AIR AND FINISHING!!!!
That was one of the stranger oops I have seen. Mobley’s weight just forced it in.
lol subtle
CtB is the height of art and fashion!
so…mobley just gonna play another 45 mins? wth JB
Where’s Rondo? What was he questionable on?
I read ankle.
Never tire of watching guards try to take Mobely
Goddamn Mobley is so long!!!!
RIDICULOUS PLAY!
MOBLEY BEAST MODE PART TWO
Goodwin playing well
Seems very motivated
So is pop just going for win record at this point? Only reason I see for him not to retire.
Good Goodwin quarter there.
Nice quarter overall. DGs jumper is back. Ice knocking off rust. Up 9. Only 2/5 from the line, should be double digits.
NICE QTR—LET’S HAVE ANOTHER 1 OR2 JUST LIKE THAT—PUT THIS GAME AWAY—REST SOME LEGS
Garland wants to make Pop proud about the Team USA selection, love to see it.
Cedi floating to his right in that jumpshot. Low %.
Cavs free throw shooting has fallen off a cliff
LOVE CLOSE OUT FORCES AN AIRBALL!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO
Dunno bout that Okoro foul. No replay on spurs feed. Seemed clean in real time.
MINNESOTA LOVE!!!!
wow ticky tack call ref…. Okoro had Walker in prison.
Goodwin another good pass to Okoro on backdoor. Bounce pass thru the needle.
Great ball movement. Mobley great skip setting up goodwin drive and great kickout by goodwin for wide wide open cedi trey
REALLY LIKING THIS GOODWIN—–PANGOS —CAN YOU SAY ” CHARGE ” OR ” EURO ” LEAGUE
Goodwin is pumped up!!
Great charge take by love
Mobley little more shaky on fts of late
LOVE DEFENSE!!!
Cedi
shoot the glass.
Mobley strong on and 1 o board
THE KID DOES A “WOW ” FACTOR EVERY GAME
MOBLEY BEAST MODE
The Spurs take a ton of triples.
Lansdale great up & comer from Australia
seems to be doing well!
Nice split by murray
McDermott had been out & just got back today. Unfortunate timing for us.
Dougie McBuckets
Spurs bench is good. They run 10 deep.
ahem…spurs COACH is good. therefore 10 deep.
GRANDKIDS ARE OVER —–TEACHING THEM TO ” BARK LIKE A CAVALIER DAWG “—-THEY ARE VERY GOOD AT IT—–MIGHT BE A LOOOOOOONG NIGHT AT THE NOMAD HOUSEHOLD———-” MORE BEER PLEASE ” :-)
Enjoy the chaos Nomad!
Love has to kick that out… 4 point swing. Bigs trying to do too much they’re collapsing hard in the paint.
Yeah that was a prayer for a foul that wasn’t going to come with that attempt.
Ice rusty
WHAT A PASS DG@!!!!!!
Feel like Love is going to feast when he gets in
DG JUMPER IS BACK????!!!
sorry i jinxed the second one, but he hesitated.
Damn you CLF!
I deserve it :(
Stevens so strong on his attacks. Takes a lot to stop him.
DG TO STEVENS RAGE TIMEOUT!
such a slick pass…textbook no look
LAURI REBOUND
LAURI DEFENSE AND showing SOME DAWG!!!
Is this floor a 90s retro design? Circa 1993?
Matches the Toon Squad jerseys the spurs are wearing lol
LAURI PULL UP JUMPER IS PURE!!!
Lauri looking in form!!
I WOULD KEEP STEVENS STARTING—ICE OFF THE BENCH —NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT —-MAKES YOUR BENCH THAT MUCH STRONGER—ALLOWS ICE TO BE MORE AGRESIVE ON OFFENSE
Honestly…if Lauri wouldn’t balk at it, I would move him to the bench and start stevens at the 3 and bring Ice back in at the 2.
DG to teh RIM LOOKS SO GOOD!
MOBES IS SOOOOOO SMOOTH
Lamar’s size combined with he disciplined feet on D…whew. Can’t lie he looks really good in this starting lineup
I’m starting to love him?
6’8″, 7’0″, 7’0″, 7’0.
That is a huge lineup outside of DG.
SPURS GOING TO DO ALOT OF CUTTING–DRIBBLE PENETRATION —QUICKNESS VS SIZE
Zach Lavine exited the Bulls/Warriors game with a non-contact left knee injury.
Hope it is not serious, but if it is, that is gonna have ramifications on the POs/title chase.
Also sucks for tonight as I wanted to see the Dubs get pounded again.
He’s blown out his acl before.
HAVE TO BE SMART ABOUT THE MIN’S TONIGHT —SAVE THOSE LEGS FOR TOMORROWS GAME ALSO
JOSE HIRE IS FOR MORE BACK UP PT GD PROTECTION —-GO CAVS ——–” MORE BEER PLEASE “
hahaha great point
Is the Calderon move possibly a way for the cavs to become more accurate in scouting European talent?
He’s probably a great scout with connections in Europe… so it’d be awesome if there’s a pipeline of talent from Europe to the Cavs!!!
It feels like a very clever forward thinking move from Koby…the absolute best way to maximize the value of your draft is to expand knowledge of the larger talent pool available outside us college hoops.
100%
Regarding the Calderon, trade Rubio, and then re-sign him conspiracy/strategy, doesn’t the Big Z rule prevent this?
Or does it not apply since it is not within the same season?
according to Eli and Nate, they can circumvent the Z rule if he doesn’t take a buyout, which he wouldn’t because he’s injured. He’ll be a free agent and are free to sign him if they wish.
Gotcha. Thanks.
I was reading some Larry Coon, and it seems to me that since Rubio’s contract expires in the iff-season, the 1 year rule does not apply anyway.
In a traded, then waived scenario, the player cannot go back to the original team for 1 year, OR until July 1 after his contract expires. Which for Ricky is this July.
yeah i think you got it better than me, I assumed it was a Z rule thing! LMFAO
Good news that Ice and ‘do are getting close.
I’d ride my other guys tonight and see if Okoro and Rondo can return tomorrow vs OKC to ease the b2b.
Though if PG play is an issue, Rondo may have to play.