Podcast 240: Trying to win?
2021-05-25Hello again, CtB!
On day three of the 2020-21 NBA Playoffs, the ole’ ball coach Nate Smith brings together grizzled veteran Elijah Kim and the rookie Chris Francis to wrap up what has been one of the weirdest seasons in Cavs’ history. It started with the the joy of seeing Cavs’ basketball after the long dark night of the COVID cancellation and NBA bubble, then after a decent start of the season, the craziness and tumult kicked in. Kevin Porter Jr., gone, the big trade for Jarrett Allen, the Andre Drummond drama, the Kevin Love drama, then the full-on tank… CtB covers it all in this epic podcap.
They discuss the whereabouts of Dan Gilbert (Dead or alive? Did he even exist at all???). Will we ever hear from Koby Altman again? Does JB Bickerstaff get a mulligan? What will the Cavs do to the roster? The biggest question, were the Cavs actually trying to win this season? and only one way to find out the answers…
And to provide a sonic chaser to the Cavs talk, Nate, Eli, and Chris hand out some hardware to put a 2020-21 season to bed. Nate reveals his the team he’s secretly rooting for. Eli reveals who’s secretly behind the success of his sister’s golfing career. Chris reveals where he lurks on the internet when he’s not on Cavs the Blog, and we hand out our 2021 awards and playoff predictions. You’re not going to want to miss this episode of Cavs the Blog Podcast, enjoy!!!
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Mike you got a little bit of your wish
He gone
Can we kick these idiot twins out of the league please? What does it take?
“Dumb as a box of hammers…”
Just fouled out, thank god…
Stupid challenge, too…
You’re right. Something wrong with Luka.
Morris replicable form … or glitch in matrix?
Kawhi rewarded for the fake and flail.
Big bucket for Kleber
Doncic looking a bit dazed. He’s not right, something going on with him.
shoulder injury.
No, more than that. Blinking & shaking his head.
oh i missed that
His passing is off too.
Probably unable to believe he’s losing to a team with a Morris scrub on it…
LMFAOOOOO
Ha probably
I swear to god these teams get 20 timeouts
As if on cue, the dumb morris brother makes a left corner triple and playoff rondo adds a deuce to put clips up 8. Really hate this squad.
agreed, very unlikable bunch.
Dind myself rooting for them though. Want the series to go full distance.
i think they are the best chance at beating the Lakers.
That is literally the only reason I’m rooting for them…
Rondo was destined to be on this squad…
DANGER TIME!!! CLIPPERS SHOWING FIGHT!
They got that buffer still
https://twitter.com/wjcgibson/status/1398488268749119489?s=20
I missed you guys.
Welcome back bro
Brunson! Onions!
The game has been great to watch partly because of the leonard / doncic matchup
BRUNSON AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Having a great series
WOW WHAT A SHOT KAWHI
The Morris brothers are so useless. They should give a massive donation to the NBA after they are mercifully retired.
Your takes tonight have been scorching. And I am here for it.
So tired of watching those bums.
Agreed, funny watching the Clippers Morris taunting might be costing them two series in back to back years.
Clips need a buffer before Doncic returns
ridiculous finish PG
HUGE THREE BRUNSON!
About time for Playoff P to crap the bed…
This game looks pretty good. How was Boston?
Tatum was special TT was prime Cavs TT
Gonna have tow watch replay for TT.
9 o-rebounds!!!! and 19 points to boot!
Clips force another sc violation!!
WOW that was some stupid offense by the Mavs.
Yes
Rational outcome by refs though – ejections not warranted
Zubac really being a man on the boards…
I’m gonna use that new phrase when managing my kids. “Physical taunting”
LMFAOOOOOOOOO
LMFAOOOO WCS and Mann having a laugh afterwards LMFAOOOOOOO
LMFAOOO WOW Terrence Mann lost his shit he might get ejected.
Cauley-Stein should go too
That’d be a win for the Mavs…
Probably so!!! LMFAOOOOO
Yeah, that’s his 2nd flagrant I think.
WOW, got shoved by WCS
Clips D in the paint has been great
Luka blicked, see? Not unstoppable
WOW, uncalled 8 second violation on Clippers, guess it doesn’t matter cuz of the traveling call.
Cauley-Stein is an absolutely classic Kings lottery pick…
four fouls on Paul George WOW!
And a dumb one at that, considering the situation
absolutely, just play straight up proably could’ve bother the shot.
Clips blown layup & Ballmer pulling his hair out. Wait….🤔
LMFAOOOOO
Celtics win…
TATUM WITH THE 50 PIECE AND DAGGER!
Feel like there’s a good chance Luka may get ejected from this game at some point. Already got a technical. Now giving the referees some histrionics when he gets called for regular fouls.
Clips should niggle him right now
/Pat Bev has joined the chat
😂👏👏👏
BOOOOOOOOOOO LMFAOOO
HOLY CRAP THE MOST EGREGIOUS BS CALL AGAINST BOSTON JUST NOW
WOW Tristan Thompson hustle play might’ve gotten Boston a possession.
Huge Clippers comeback after an embarrassing start for the Clips, they lead, but Doncic has 26 at the half…
PG and Kawhi have 40 combined and they’re only up 2
They are at least starting to spread the load. Mavs dependent on Doncic for scoring in the second. He needs his perimeter shooters to get involved.
Luka got a little reliant on the step backs at the end of the 2nd
Dallas shooting pretty damn well 13 threes and over 50%.
Looks like their defense is pathetic though.
Reggie Jackson locked in!! Back to back 3s
danger time for Boston, but KD bricks a FT LMFAOOOOO
A few lapses on D by Mavs…Clips getting crucial easy buckets
Amd pressure by Clips forcing SC violations. Big.
Hardaway heating up
Nige to see PG performing
Playoff P came to play tonight
George lighting it up. The question with him is always how long will it last…
Shockingly, the Celtics may actually take a game from the Nets…
How! Not watching.
Tatum has 44…have only watched a little…
Interesting to see how Nets defense performs as playoffs progress
Zubac must be seeing Doncic in his nightmares…
LMFAOOO for real
Ugh, way too many reviews. That was a good hard foul.
Pat Bev running around, trying to get Luka ejected.
What a quarter of basketball. Had it all.
If this Clippers team loses to Dallas tonight, they are a complete embarrassment, and should be relegated.
Hot take Sauce!
Hearing no Serge for the Clippers
yup, out with a back injury, guess it explains why he only played 6 minutes the last game.
More Zubac guarding Luka, should be sweet.
trae young clowning the knicks!!!! 10 assists in one half lmfaooooooo
Lmao Quickley draws a Trae Young foul (jumping into a defender behind him) and all the Hawks players put their hands up in the air acting confused why that’s a foul
Man, is it just me or is the NBA reaching a new level of softness this year?
All the threes are ushering in new levels of soft every season…
15 fouls in the first quarter alone… some of these are so soft. This game is gonna go until 11 PM at this pace.
Bucks lose Donte DeVincenzo (spelling?) for remainder of POs. Ouch. A starter & 2nd best perimeter defender after Jrue. Was really hoping they could beat the Nets.
I read the summation of the Koby infomercial:
1) Still high on Love & view him as key piece of rebuild.
2) Still high on core four of Sexton, Garland, Allen, & Okoro.
3) Plan to add some vet FAs this off-season.
AKA this team is going nowhere anytime soon
1 and 3 sound good to me, being high on sexton? no thanks!
“CLF”– MIKEO
O.K. “MY BAD ” SAW THAT KOBY “EMERGED FROM HIS HOLE ” —HAD A BRIEF MEDIA CONFERENC—–SAM AMICO NOT REAL IMPRESSED WITH KOBY’S COMMENTS —SO WTF ELSE IS NEW ………….” MORE BEER PLEASE “
Koby, the Howard Hughes of NBA front offices…
WASN’T KOBY SUPPOSEDLY TO ADRESS THE MEDIA TODAY ( KIND OF LIKE ” GROUNDHOG DAY –SHOWS HIMSELF ONCE / YEAR ) OR DID IT GET CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST
YEAH AND THE HELL WITH JUST A 6 PACK BUCKAROO—-THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS HERE —–KIDS ARE ‘STORMING ” IN —–BRING ON THE GOOD TIMES // BEER —” ROCK ON ” !!!!
BUCKAROO I DID A “CLF ” —YOU READ MY MIND —GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE —WAS GOING TO POST EXACTLY WHAT YOU POSTED :-)……..” MORE BEER PLEASE “
NOMAD bro.. it just dawned on me.. you are a high skilled slow white guy who can’t jump, right ? just like doncic and bird.. bottoms up dude.. enjoy a 6 of rolling rock on uncle buck..
lest we forget timeless pure front office genius.. auerbach drafted bird as a junior, and then traded the number 1 pick the next year (joe barry carroll was the consensus #1 prize) for robert parrish (“chief”) and the #2 pick which yielded kevin mchale.. bingo.. championships and one of the best teams in the history of the league.. erected from garbage.. kolby numnuts isn’t even from the same galaxy..
not sure why i have no love for kawhi and paul george, but glad they are getting pushed around by doncic & co.. i hope they get bounced in 4.. i was in boston during the early bird years (’79-82).. i love high skill slow white guys who can’t jump
DiVincenzo out for the rest of the playoffs after a freak tendon injury. Infuriating. I saw the play, I thought he may have tweaked his ankle if anything. Gonna hurt against the Nets.
The Den/Portland series has been fun. Lots of points. Not much defense. Jokic & Lillard balling out. Still think the Nugs pull it out behind the MVP.
Kind of like Hawks/Knicks. It will be fun. But neither team is a real contender (Denver would be if healthy). And are gonna be fodder for Philly/LAL in the next round.
LET’S HEAR IT —” SIMMO –MVP—MVP –MVP “——I HAVE A “1 PERSON COMMENTARY ” ON A DAILY BASIS -( TALKING TO MYSELF ) –CUZ NOBODY ELSE WILL LISTEN—EXCEPT THE DOG WHEN HE “NEEDS TO BE KISSED ” :-)
LMFAOOOOOOOO
hell yes mvp performance simmo!!!
Thanks CLF! I once thought one person doing a running commentary themselves was pointless until you started doing it, I always appreciated tuning in to read it. Final thoughts – Nurkic is great but not skilled enough to match it with Jokic post game without help, and Kanter seems to be on the way out of the coach’s confidence. Don’t know where that leaves Blazers chances without Dame going nova. Also – I know CJ isn’t a defensive specialist, but he made some bad errors in the last quarter that allowed Jokic to set up plays. I always wanted CJ… Read more »
Seconded! I really wish i could’ve been up, but just too tired. Enjoyed rhe commentary!
was with you until the (mild and reasonable, but since when have those adjectives been complements in sports fandom?) CJ critique, I would kill to have that guy on the Cavs! :) thanks for keeping the threads buzzing
lmfaoooo thanks! ive always thought you had a great eye for the game! enjoyed the analysis!
CJ is pretty bad on defense, and wasnt good enough on offense to offset that.