https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY4TuheKUbQ
In case you didn’t check out EvilGenius’ superior piece from earlier today, “On Determination,” it should get you sufficiently pumped and in the right mindset for tonight’s game. After that, check out this Uninterrupted video about LeBron’s mindset for game two. Then, note that Delly’s starting tonight.
Let’s finish that off with the greatest motivational speech in the history of motivational speeches. I’m not talking the Gipper either. Here’s the final verse of Alfred, Lord Tenyson’s Ulysses, the poem of an aging King, older, home, and returning to the sea to take on new quests with his wizened mariners, the outcomes of which are unknown.
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail:
There gloom the dark, broad seas. My mariners,
Souls that have toil’d, and wrought, and thought with me—
That ever with a frolic welcome took
The thunder and the sunshine, and opposed
Free hearts, free foreheads—you and I are old;
Old age hath yet his honour and his toil;
Death closes all: but something ere the end,
Some work of noble note, may yet be done,
Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks:
The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep
Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,
‘T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Go Cavs!
Delly goes out, Curry hits a 3.
Too far behind that.
WOW! Curry even missing free throw!
Geeze, if GS was playing without Thompson and Green like we are this would be domination. This team’s depth is really just driven by their health.
Our bench is outscoring theirs right now 12 to 9 so far.
Love Van Gundy taking the time to break down the Delly defense on Curry… Great stuff!
DELLY: “First team all defense”
some real good coaching moves by blatt so far —-evil got some calif connection going on here 2 CASES OG LAGUNITAS BROWN SHUGGA ( WELL WE HAD 2 CASES AT THE START OF THE GAME ) time for half time beer run——‘ in a future yet determined —-HARD WORK / ONE FOR ALL / ALL IN WILL DETERMINE YOUR FUTURE—GO CAVS KEEP IT GOING !!
Only. Mistake of the last 5 minutes was missing Iggy on the break.
And that was them leaking out off the three point miss… five point swing
A lot of great D by everyone during this run.
And props to Blatt for the Moz/Iggy matchup.
GREAT move putting Delly onto Curry. Too short for Klay, but he’s seriously pestering the MVP!
I don’t think Curry faces defenders like Delly very often.
Cavs D has been off the charts. Gotta start hitting the O glass tho
Not the 9 step perk of earlier this year though
I’d love to see a few minutes of Perk.
I guess that’s the make up call
Hahahaha I was saying the same thing. Hope thats the difference in the game for a Cavs win
WOW… now THAT was a travel… Will take it though!
Love the way the CAVS are playing right now!
Hey guys! back to the usual watching pattern! Hopefully it bodes well for us! Means I can comment while watching! GO CAVS and go Delly Defense!
MOZ playing inspired D inside on Green drive!
Keep feeding Mozgov. Gotta build his confidence, and in the process, rattle GS with our inside presence to make them feel less than invincible.
Normally good from the line… C’mon Mozzy!
Curry is 1-8 and 0-5 from 3. Only Klay is keeping them in this game
MOZ doing WORK underneath! GREAT pass by LBJ!
Delly with SUPERIOR defense on Curry… More his size
What I like is Delly has the energy to match curry. Plus curry doesn’t seem to jump as high as clay
Yes, Delly needs to guard Curry. I noticed that, too.
I mean, I don’t know who’s going to win this game, but Golden State is not the juggernaut everyone is saying they are. People talk about GS like they’d be up by 20 by now. They’re home, for Pete’s sake.
I am going crazy. The D on that last possession was incredible
More free throws please and thanks.
12-2 run by the Cavs, JFK big in the run
Bogut just leads with his elbow every time he dribbles the ball…
It looks like the old hawk Kevin Willis.
I said in the other thread that JFJ would need to step up. Thankfully he had a symbiotic relationship with LBJ.
Somebody needs to step up.
MOZ!!
THE CHAMP IS HERE! THE CHAMP IS HERE!!
Champ!!!! Jay eff jay!!!
What the hell I seeing here, hahahha James Freaking Jones
And he was fouled
Delly looks great on curry. Jones will need to light this place on fire. N
Delly expertly avoiding the Curry banana trick!
JFJ!!!
JFJ on the bounce!
LeBron is so obviously the best player on the court.
Pace at the Cavs favor. Just gotta hit some shots and contain the Splashes. I’d set up a bowling alley in the locker room for halftime.
Yes please to that.
Or a yoga studio…
That Sam Cassell shot was areal beauty too
arch I was thinking the same ///matrix on klay —klay might beat him with quickness—worth a try though
Mozgov gotta play better. Man that pass is right there.
We’re hanging in there!
Let’s get iggy into foul trouble quickly.
Mozzy gotta throw that down!
Like he has hands of stone tonight.
He has hands of stone most nights… he just forgot his stickum tonight…
Browns need to get him that sticky stiff their receivers were rumored to use.
More of that please.
They’re really making TT a non-factor on the glass, and there has been a lot of miscommunication on passes to him. Watching this, I’m amazed how close it is. The Cavs really have a chance if they clean up the communication!
Because they’re holding him at every turn…
Bogut irritates me, but a lot of times tonight he has just had the better position. Can’t expect the refs to call stuff like that on either side, even if they should.
GREAT D!
Had a hand on his too.
JFK with the big 3
JAMES FREAKING JONES IS BACK!
JFJ
I’d put LeBron on Thompson for a possession or two…
Delly is totally out of his comfort zone. He needs to calm down. All 3 threes he has attempted were not with his feet set. We need him to give us sth.
Cavs playing like the more nervous team, but they’re in it. Blatt’s gotta loosen them up. Tell a joke or something.
How about trying Matrix on Klay?
agreed jr has to be on klay ——cols wake where are you ?
Caps please my friend. We need the rhythm.
The Cavs role players are really struggling…… But then again the Warriors defense is contesting every single shot.
Cavs 1-5 from three… and JR and JFJ have zero attempts. That will need to change.
Quickly too. We need some offensive boards that lead to open looks. Just one or two drop will be a momentum shift
But to be honest the Warriors are really contesting every single shot and their length is affecting the Cavs shooters.
JR can’t buy a shot either.
Delly cant hold Klay, need to put JR on him
Gotta hit some shots.
Man DELLY can’t buy a shot!
Needs to be JFJ or JR shooting the threes
Nope. Delly’s just gotta hit. He’ll settle down.
Agree that if he hits one, he’ll settle down, but he’s been way off on all three…
Need to drive at Klay and get his third foul
Geez! Someone stop Klay!
BIG three by LBJ!
Cavs sloppy. Big three by James.
Need to get someone taller on Klay…
I vote for smith to be his shadow. Delly tries his best but smith might have the athleticism to frustrate him
Klay is killing us!
Did TT trade hands with Moz?