Live Thread: Cavaliers at Sixers
2015-01-05
Nothing says “woulda coulda shoulda” like the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs easily could have had both Nerlens Noel and Joel Embiid. Whatever poison you cared to pick was there for the taking. In back to back drafts, the Sixers choose the path most easily covered by tread. One can easily see the logic in choosing high ceiling bigmen. One can even defend the selections by pointing to Nerlens Noel’s relative success as a rookie. Regardless of your opinion on tanking developing young players, the Sixers have sacrificed wins for the development of young talent. The Cavaliers and David Blatt(who got a vote of confidence that wasn’t a vote of confidence) desperately need what Philly is cooking.
With Kyrie, LeBron and Andy(forever) out of the lineup, the Wine and Gold will look for a circa 2013 game from Kevin Love. Dion Waiters will get the opportunity to run the team for the first time since his successful stretch to finish last season. Sound off.
Ooouuuucchhhhhhh
Haha we just lost to the Sixers!
If that was the play that Blatt drew up, then he’s not earning his paycheck
The play was to get the ball to love in the post. Delly drove instead.
Insult to injury after the missed FT’s
UGH. I put the jinx on him.
We both did im afraid
Guys I might have to not comment until LBJ returns to the lineup. Unless cols comes back because that was painful
Don’t worry about it. We’re all just superstitious idiots at heart ;)
Delly redemption shot.
You know what – this is on Blatt. If he can’t figure out how to get his players to put the ball in K-Love’s hands. Well, sad to say, but that’s bad coaching.
Philly has been draped all over Love.
Dude. He’s not the one missing wide open shots the entire third quarter.
They’ve got to draw up a play for KLove. He’s the ONLY one I want taking this last shot.
Love or Joe Harris . . . PHilly aint gonna let Love shoot.
Just pathetic defense in the lane that time.
Terrible D. Have to make him go right.
You guys know how to jinx us, don’t you! :)
Wow the Cavs are bad
Moment just too big for the Aussie
LOL. Delly missed them on purpose. HE’s going to get a steal here.
I fear this is not going to end well.
I knew it. Let’s hope Coach Blatt can draw a good play.
DEFENSE! DEFENSE!
Damn you Delly!!!!!
UGH.
Nice stop fellas. Gut it out
Nightmare if delly misses these
Did you REALLY JUST TYPE THAT????!!!!!!
Yeah. Ac and Fred mentioned his FT percentage. I wanted to reverse jinx it. It didn’t work. I take full responsibility.
You jinxed it!!!!
DELLY TIME. Honestly, I take my chances not fouling here.
Huh. Good foul.
Well, hope Blatt can coax one more stop and basket out of this rag tag bunch.
2 fouls not called on K Love.
This is embarrassing
THAT was a sweet freaking pass.
YES!! Go to Love every time
I am praying that the media has this all wrong and we are getting JASON Smith instead of JR Smith.
GOT TO LOVE PHILLY FANS. That team sucks and that building is full.
And loud.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say if the Cavs lose this game, even with the short bench, THIS is the low point of the season.
Shooting woes continue. TT exhausted. Not a good combination.
Got to find a way to get the ball to Love inside. This is ridiculous
I think love should have had every time down. At least he would go to the charity stripe
Dion has to be dying in the locker room. Sims played el toro on Wroten there. Has to suck that it’s in Philly.
Dion would have stopped Wroten there.
Sheesh. Henry Sims revenge game.
Big bucket from AJ Price right there
7:41pm: It looks like Jackson will be staying with the Thunder, Charania tweets.
7:40pm: The Thunder will send a protected future first-round choice to the Knicks in the deal, Wojnarowski tweets.
I think the refs have rage quit this game
BREAKING 3 TEAM TRADE:
To Oklahoma City Thunder: Dion Waiters
To Cleveland Cavaliers: JR Smith, Iman Shumpert
To New York Knicks: first-round draft pick from OKC (protected), second-round draft pick from Cavs, Alex Kirk, Lou Amundson, Lance Thomas
Knicks will also waive Samuel Dalembert. Cavs are interested in signing Dalembert after he clears waivers
We should have been able to do better than that with Dion.
+1 on this. Also, it’s debateable that Dalembert falls to the Cavs during the waiver process
I think every gm would have low ball offered the cavs though. Especially with cavs injury status.
Man that could be Dion’so fair market value. Dion must grow the James harden beard so they could do a fear the beard night
Fred on Noel: “I think I’d give up on that hook… He hasn’t made one all night!”
Meant to say AC.
Just got home and turned on the game. Who are these players in the gold uniforms in constant motion on offense?
Is this the blatt offense they are supposed to run?
Glimmers of it, at least. James Jones on a clearout probably wasn’t in the playbook.
Joe harris coming out party.
AIR JOSHER!!!!!
Let me get this straight cos I just found out.
Cavs traded Dion and our third big man still is Brendan Haywood?
Amazing, right?
@SamAmicoFSO: As source told @FOXSportsOH earlier, another big man, separate from reported three-team deal with Knicks and Thunder, “in play” for Cavs.
I’m guessing this move. http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mw8wqom
Don’t tease us, Nate.
My 6 year old asked me if #19 in the white knows that he runs like waluigi from his wii Olympics game. I told him I doubt he does but now that he mentioned it I can see a resemblance. I’m just glad he didn’t say Kevin love plays like wario.
Photon just manhandled Noel.
Photons Transmitted!!!!
Love it if the cavs could figure out a way to get cole aldrich.
No doubt about that. He could just get shots at free throw line or in the paint
Rookie Joe with a nice move and score
JAMES FREAKING JONES!!!
Looks like Cavs using one of their two exceptions to make shumpert work, and OKC using the sefalosha exception to fit Dion.
Actually that is excellent work on both gm’s part if true
Cavs went 6 minutes without a FG….
Cavs now down to 38% shooting. And they were doing okay up until the last 5 minute stretch
Cavs better win this game. Next 5 games are going to be really tough for them.
Ugh. Bad basketball to end this quarter
Sixers Just daring Cavs to hit jumpers and the Cavs can’t do it.
Cavs forcing the ball inside because they can’t hit WIDE OPEN THREES!
Don’t worry we have a chucker on his way to Cleveland
Oh oh sixers are making a run. Let’s hope the Cavs don’t give this game up like the Heat did a couple weeks ago.
HOW did this team win even FOUR games?? Minny, Detroit, Orlando and Miami should be ashamed of themselves.
Fifth on its way??
The ball is moving….
Delly Trey!! Shot looking good
I hate to say it, but Cavs could possibly move J.R. Smith for Larry Sanders at trade deadline. It’d be like reaching the top rung of the toxic player ladder.
Next stop… Lance Stevenson
I would do that trade in a second. Larry Sanders, even with his craziness, is a force defensively. He need to learn how to roll. WE WANT THE TOP RUNG!!
You need to write for sports twilight zone episodes.
IT’s moments like these that we need a “like” button.
#BringBackBynum
We can have the all knucklehead team.
Painful side note to Andrew Bynum. My wife told me that a gossip site called lipstick alley (not a porn site but I’m sure it could pass as one) had a thread that people posted pictures of Bynum with the coaches wife or something. She asked me about him the day he was released wondering if I heard of the player or coach. I wonder if these nba beat reporters should start following lipstick alley for potential leads. I can only hope that a wojbomb would give a hat tip to the feed.
Cam someone help me out… how can Shumpert and JR Smith fill the gaps that the Cavs currently have? Or, what problem is this supposed to address, and what problem does it not address?
I agree with you and that is why I think if the Cavs get both they will end up trading one of them.
Well, I’m sure we’ll have a full analysis, but Shump can play the 1, 2, or 3. Smith can play either wing . Both guys are better shooters than Dion, 35% plus, and Smith has been great at times. It’s a depth move. Anything to reduce Mike Miller and James Jones’ minutes.
Shumpert fills a role of perimeter defender. Not sure what JR does other than shoot with less conscience than Saint Weirdo did.
Thanks guys. If we get to take advantage of New York’state misery, I’m all for it.
Sixers full court press just turned into a fast break slam for TT. Man, these guys would lose to Kentucky
Philly is truly awful.
I want someone to troll Bradley beal about the best backcourt in the nba on Twitter.
You mean Delly and Joe?
Somebody would have to hashtag that #trollsohard.
IMO if the cavs get both JR Smith and Shumpert they will end up trading one of them for a decent center with a couple more cav players of course.
Delly dishing the ball well tonight
Ball moving the ball well with no dion or kyrie. It’s not going in any more, but it’s moving.
Yeah. Don’t want Dalembert for the guaranteed number. Wonder if the Cavs can move J.R. Smith for a bigger deal. Though it sounds like the trade might put cavs over the tax.
TWITTER HATH ENDED.
DION AND JR SMITH DID IT
Remember the time Dion Waiters broke twitter?