Live Thread: Pacers @ Cavs
2022-12-16Good evening CtB!
First off apologies for the lack of recaps this past week, life is getting in the way but stay tuned for some retrospectives as soon as yours truly can kick this nasty cold virus. The Cavs welcome the Indiana Pacers to the shores of Lake Erie. The Pacers are one of the more surprising stories of this NBA season, with Rick Carlisle guiding his squad to an over .500 record in spite of all the speculation that they’d be tanking for Wemby or Scoot. They were able to snag Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield from the Sacramento Kings, and drafted one of the more impressive rookies in this class in Bennedict Mathurin. The future is looking solid for the Hoosier State team, although they will have to make a decision about Myles Turner’s future with the team. The Pacers being 7-8 point underdogs seems very off as the Pacers have always given the Cavs a good test. Yours truly expects no different tonight.
This game will be a clash of styles as the Cavs will look to slow this game to a dirge and dominate the paint, whereas the Pacers want to run and launch threes… styles make fights so this should be a great test regarding whether the Cavs can impose their will (or not) on their opponent.
INJURY UPDATES:
#Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that having the next six games at home will help a lot in regard to Ricky Rubio's recovery and return to the floor.
Bickerstaff said that the hope is for Rubio to practice with the team in some capacity on Tuesday.
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) December 16, 2022
#Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff shared that Dean Wade is slowly progressing from his left shoulder injury.
— Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) December 16, 2022
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio/Great Lakes, GO CAVS!
JB MUST HAVE HEARD THE CRY FORM ALL OF US HERE —–GO LIGHT IT UP CEDI !!!!
Pump fake Love!
Looks like he’s feeling better!!!
Old Man Kev heard the Jasons talking about him earlier…
LMFAOOO THATS RIGHT!!! OLD DOG STILL GOT A FEW TRICKS!
Too many dumb turnovers…
What was the turnover?
JB DOESN’T “TRUST ” HIS PLAYERS// CEDI—–GUESS WHAT JB YOU ARE RAPIDLY LOSING THE TRUST OF THE CTB BROTHERHOOD
Cedi in now…
Cedi going in?
Cavs not there on D. Too many layups and open 3s.
HAS ANYONE REALLY FOUND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH CEDI—IS HE HURT OR JB JUST REFUSING TO PLAY HIM
that’s the report from Fedor,
Cedi was cooking, I can’t believe JB wouldn’t be playing him if he could go
Cavs aren’t winning this game without Cedi. It’s getting stupid at this point.
He’s gotta earn trust from JB
PACERS// CAVS GAMES ALWAYS SEEM TO BE A COMPETITIVE DOGFIGHT —EVEN WHEN LBJ WAS WEARING A CAVS UNIFORM !!
100%!!!
Apparently the Pacers are last in the league in 1st and 3rd Q scoring and 1st in the league in 2nd and fourth Q scoring.
Not a promising sign…
Missing Cedi and Wade and the energy they bring
What happened to Cedi?
Nothing. He’s in the doghouse.
He’s not on the injured list, but something about back spasms. He hasn’t played for the last couple games
think he’s in JB’d big doghouse over blown defensive assignments…
100% Okoro first off the bench ahead of Cedi is some nasty work by JB
SPIDA NASTY
LeVert really grooving.
NICE DEFENSE SPIDA!
DAMN Haliburton is a menace
Indy straight heisted the Kings for Halliburton…
LET CARIS COOK!!!
Great pass from LeVert to a spryly cutting KLove!
Nice correction Caris!
Spida just missing. He’s getting good looks
ACTUALLY CARIS HAS PERFORMED RATHER WELL RECENTLY —-NEED TO GIVE HIM SOME CREDIT // LOVE –HE IS DESERVING
Nice play… Mitch just couldn’t hit the trey
KLOVE OLD MAN GAME FEED THE BIG GUY AGAINST THESE DWARFS!
Tricky KLove turnaround…
Guess that rage TO did very little inspiring…
Yikes Caris… overclub
CONCERNED IF WE HAVE TO RELY ON OUR BENCH TO WIN THIS GAME WE ARE PRETTY WELL SCREWED —-DG NEEDS TO GET BACK TO EARLY SEASON// LAST YEAR DG
DG really not looking for his shot it seems…
Jessie pinkman. Online gambling fiend.
Spida and DG getting COOKED, JB rage TO
Happy Birthday Myles Turner…
Tough one… Cavs played some great D on that possession too… particularly Love with the close out on the baseline…
EVIL IN THE HOUSE—-REASON TO HAVE ……..” MORE BEER PLEASE “—–GOOD THAT YOU COULD DROP IN —–YOUR PRESENCE ON CTB SHOULD MEAN AN AUTOMATIC VICTORY !!!
Good to see you NOMAD!
Mitchell. Automatic for the people.
DM!
NO WAY LMFAOOOO there’s a SPIDA graphic???
DG SPIDA TWO MAN!
damn DG had Allen for an easy dunk
Really wish DG would cut out those pointless turnovers…he had no plan, nowhere to go…
Wonder if we can trade LeVert back to Indy for Hield…
Please no
Need some three point shooting tho… Barnes?
Eli’s guy. Doubtful.
Cavs have to lead the Association in players that can score on post-ups.
Awful turnover Garland.
our 3 ball continues to betray us
We need this guy back…
I miss Kyle Korver
Apex Predator Mobley…
What’s with the moonshot triple tries?
That was a pretty magnanimous continuation call…
Mobes
Over the past few games I’ve started to see more of what people see in Mobley offensively. His passing in particular is really nice
He’s always had a natural feel for the game. Just needs aggression.
Wearing Turner like a cape!
Mobleurostep!
Mobley on the break looking like the ice man
Effing Mobes…
Love the big action early!
MOBLEY!
JB’s vision for the Cavs is the ultimate half court team.
good plan for the playoffs!!!
Beautiful pick and roll from JA…
Love all the big-to-big plays these guys have been getting over the past few games
Love that two man big man game…
I think he’s different
Is this the Nembhard Cavs had on a two way, or is that a different Nembhard?
Different
Hoping for something decent from Garland tonight – he’s been pretty bad for a few weeks now
Classy tribute to Paul Silas…
EG in the house!
Good to be here!
Since I haven’t watched many games this year live… are they slowly phasing AC out of the broadcasting team?
yup, they’ve been mixing it up, Czar and Brad mainly mixed in.
I think they’re just mixing it up.
I think its clear they’re phasing him out. I think this will be his last year. I’m not entirely sure whether its his choice or Bally’s choice.
Nah I doubt that. He still calls a majority of the games.
I think he just can’t do 82 games. Brad is fun. Fratello and John Michael are a match made in narcolepsy.
LOL
KLove going OFF tonight just for the Jasons…
LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!!
Home stand… time to make some hay!
Hay being made…
What up CtB!
I agree go Cavs!
EG IN THE HOUSE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WE GETTING THIS DUB TONIGHT!!!!
Love has been shite since the thumb injury. Hopefully he can recover his stroke. If not, once Wase is back, shut him down & let it heal all the way.
Love looks super duper old. Teams just pick on him on defense. If his shot isn’t falling he’s not worth having on the court.
Cavs have 105 drtg when Love’s on the court and is still an elite rebounder.
It’s because he was otherworldly good before the hand injury why he looks so bad now.
I think some of the reason he’s a great rebounder is because he never moves more than 6 feet from the basket to contest or defend anything – he always just turns directly into rebounding position even if its his guy taking the shot.
oh definitely, but it’s clear that’s part of the plan on defense when he’s in. And luckily Mobley and Allen mesh very well with him to compensate for his flaws.
agreed
I had the cold + Bronchitis for about six weeks. bummer.
got damn 6 weeks??!!! bummer indeed!
Go Cavs!
I AGREE GO CAVS
The cold has been super bad this year. Our family was hit hard and many folks at my office have been struggling. Hope you’re on the mend soon, Chris.
Looking to see DG get his shot back some. I have faith it will return.
GO CAVS!!!
TAKE THEM!!!
Thank you for the kindness Charlie! hope your family is recovering and thriving!!!
GO CAVS!
I CAN’T WATCH THIS GAME —EVERYTIME I SEE HALIBURTON PLAY LIKE AN ALL STAR AND ICE PERFORM LIKE A MID RANGE GLEAGUE PLAYER —-I WILL ABSOLUTELY VOMIT !!!!—–HAD ENOUGH OF THAT WITH THE MRS NOMAD THIS PAST WEEK ……..” MORE BEER PLEASE ” !!
watching Hali and Vassell thrive does hurt the heart!
let it go
I HOPE IT IS JUST COINCIDENTAL—–THE MRS NOMAD IS SUFFERING FROM A NASTY COLD VIRUS ALSO —I HAVE ” DOCTORED ” HER UP ALL WEEK —-GET BETTER CLF——-JUST READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT GLEAGUE PLAYERS THEY ARE SAYING S COOPER IS THE MOST NATURAL SCORER IN GLEAGUE—SO WITH THAT IN MIND—AND JB’S RELUCTANCE TO PLAY NETO— MIGHT AS WELL ” CUT THE BAIT ” WITH NETO // BRING COOPER UP —BUT THEN AGAIN JB ISN’T GOING TO PLAY HIM ——QUESTION DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THE CAVS HAVE HIS RIGHTS OR CAN ANY NBA TEAM CLAIM HIM —-THE SHOWCASE TOURNEY IS STARTING… Read more »
GET WELL MRS. NOMAD!!! Thank you NOMAD!
I wouldn’t cut bait with Neto simply because he’s been very good for a 3rd string PG, JB needs to get his head out of his ass!