Live Thread: Cavs vs Pistons
2018-03-05Well, those of us calling for Larry Nance in the starting lineup are getting our wish. With Tristan Thompson scheduled to miss “multiple games” with an ankle sprain, Nance will start. Also starting? Rodney Hood. Cedi Osman is going to the bench to provide a spark…
Starting lineup for the Cavs tonight per Ty Lue: George Hill, JR Smith, Rodney Hood and Larry Nance Jr. with LeBron. He said with his main defensive energy guy in Nance leaving the 2nd unit to replace injured Thompson, he wants Cedi's defensive energy off the bench instead
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) March 5, 2018
The Cavs had to bench Cedi. Because why would you want multiple plus defenders in your starting lineup when you can have just one (Nance)? Anyway, we might even have an Ante Zizic sighting tonight, because Jeff Green is out too with a sore back. The back didn’t stop Jeff Green from roller skating the other night with LeBron and JR…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIvNL3Pwibg
As the “Season of Why?” continues, I’m optimistically hoping Larry pulls the Cavs out of their funk tonight and that he doesn’t get in foul trouble against Andre Drummond. Also hoping LeBron stops being one of the worst wings in the league when it comes to contesting perimeter shots, and the Cavs stop leaving shooters so wide open. If there’s a team you can get away with that against, though, it’s probably Detroit.
Wheels down in 20. Let’s go Cavs.
LA FLAMA!
Now we just need JR to “twist his ankle” and be out “multiple games” to have the perfect starting lineup…
+1
ZIzic sure seems poised. He doesn’t hurry anything.
Is this game an endictment of Ty Lue or a vindication?
Indictment…
Indictment for sure.
Clear indictment of his coaching over the last 10 games
A multiple-count indictment
ZIzic is definitely at least as good a defender as TT right now…whether due to injury or whatever…TT is almost completely useless on switches to ball handlers now….
Jordy Clarkson should b off ball not one good shot tonight shot selection is horrible
He’s 3-5 with six points…
Ok that last one was pretty bad.
This is more like it…
LOL. Hood with four steps to the rim for a bucket.
These refs man…bron gets clubbed
BIG Z2 with the D!
Griffin getting pissed. Shouldn’t be too hard to see him kicked out
Aye yay yay… Cap’n!
LeBron got LEVELED by Griffin
Sure looked like a bad no-call on LeBron.
Bring in Zizic for 3 minutes now. Lue it’s honestly like you don’t watch the gamr
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KENNY POWERS!!
LBJ and LNJ have 51 of the Cavs 76 points… WOW
Nance needs a blow.
Cavs….move it. Good Lord. Get korver in there
That was a dumb foul by nance. Fatigue foul.
Offense looking disjointed the last few possessions…
man. Cavs have been trying way too hard to post up ish smith. Just run your offense.
Hill on the board!
Shocking that the Cavs have only 2 guys in double figures and are up double digits.
When is the next pod?
Probably tonight…
Excccccellent
You should get on, Simmo.
Yes! Looks like it’ll be a happy one. Still need some rants about Ty Lue’s uselessness.
Ball stops moving once we start scoring
Nance has the form to make threes if he practices them… could make him into a thinner, bouncier Jokic…
Minus the passing ability of course..
Nance passes as well as the Joker….
He’s good, but he’s not THAT good. But there’s plenty of things Nance does much better.
I think he IS that good… all he needed was a chance to start…
Well, I’m not going to disagree with you on the second part.
Stop it EG. Cmon Nance isn’t a better passer than Jokic.
He’s not Jokic, but he’s a really good passer.
But also someone who really defends…
Nance doing a much better job of learning when to concede a shot he has no chance at defensively.
That is key to him being able to play 30+ mins
Hood needs to relax.
Cavs would be up 25 if not for a bunch of really bad passes.
Nance great job blocking out Drummond
AC! 70 years old! Awesome.
Package TT + top pick for some bench big who can defend the paint and a scoring wing. Then not pick up JR’s team option. Pick up RJ and Channing as locker room chemist. Then go with the remaining players.
That would be 2nd title for The Land.
Yeah, the problem with that is JR’s contract isn’t a team option. It’s fully guaranteed for $14.7 million. The 2019-2020 contract is partially guaranteed for $3 million.
http://www.spotrac.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/j.r.-smith-2296/
Ouch. I thought next summer is the final year of his contract.
Also, IMO, the team is best off keeping the pick. You might see a stretch pay for TT though. I expect him to hit the gym and lose 20 points and play lighter.
Have paid much attention to the draft pool, but I don’t see anyone being a real difference maker in this batch. Have some very good prospects but none as a cornerstone. Biggest upside is Doncic which wouldn’t fall on our turn.
Ayton is like a Dwight-lite
MPJ – health concerns
Badgely – Questionable onba lot of areas
Bamba – Biyombo like
Sexton – Waiters
*Haven’t
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KRAKEN!!!
LeBron’s three ball even good from the right side tonight.
TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE TRADE!!!!!
(in roman gladiator audience voice)
Great hustle for the loose ball.
LeBron at the four and nance at the five is lethal.
I hope they do Nance at the five, Love and the four and Bron at the three…
I just got goosebumps
Oh for sure, but with those three you can rotate the front court for some lethal combinations.
Is there a worse shot than a contested long two early in the clock?
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/970825090450386945
I have Dad’s #22 signed jersey from the Price/ Daugherty era. . Need to take it next time to the Q to see if I can get Junior’s signature on it. That would be nice
Hell yeah!
won’t be able to partake in the 2nd half ( previous engagement –damn )—–KEEP THE MOJO GOING / FREE ANTE AGAIN / BRING HOME A WIN—–LATER GUYS —THAT WAS FUN (FOR AT LEAST A HALF ) !!
like to see HOOD get untracked in the 2nd half ——look for SVG / pistons really go to Drummond / blake the 2nd half
might as well sell some of the ol man’s –LARRY SR as well —2 for the price of 1 —al in on that ——-they should do something in the future with SR ./ JR —shirts / commercials etc .
Nance with a very TT like half…/s
TT = Wally Pipp
Who was wally pipp?
The Yankees first baseman who sat out one day and never started another game for them — the play of a a young guy named Lou Gehrig kept him out of the lineup.
Not comparing Nance to Gehrig. Just saying Thompson shouldn’t start anymore.
LOL that call was ridiculous.
When’s the last time the Cavs held a team to 50 or under in a first half?
#22 jersey sales about to go ballistic.
18 and 10 now!
LOL! Throwing it down on Blake’s head after the whistle…
Windmill Larry after the whistle!
yeah jb225–was hoping tonight would be the night HOOD goes for 20+
you think ” L-JR ” trying to send ty a message about who the starter should be —-think LeBron my put his ” 2 cents ” in on that also
The energy is so high with Nance out there.
But the Cavs need Hood to play well to get to the next level.
LNJ with 17 and 9… ALREADY!
IS IT JUST ME OR ARE WE HAVING FUN WATCHING CAVS BASKETBALL AGAIN ?—–LOVE IT —-OOOOPS —-sorry about the caps —got overly excited !!!
https://twitter.com/cavs/status/970823944822558720
Nance so terrific he is making TT look like a dinosaur before extinction.
WOW -“L-JR “—CAN WE JUST SEND T.T. DOWN TO CANTON NOW
Nice dream…..
JR’s bad lobs make for high level entertainment on the other end!
That JR pass to Nance might have been more ridiculous than any of his lobs to LeBron.
God, love Nance…one of the smartest players in the league…
JR to larry FILTHY!!!!!!
OH MY LORD!!!!
Great pass larry.
WHY DOES TY DO ALOT OF THINGS ——-BECAUSE HA CAN’T COACH