Live Thread: Cavs @ Raptors
2022-11-28Good evening CtB!
The Cavs find themselves on the banks of Lake Ontario to take on the Toronto Raptors in a rematch of the first game of the Cavs’ season. This game is a big one for a couple of reasons, a chance to bury one of the main competitors for a top six seed in the Eastern Conference, and a chance to avenge a loss from earlier in the season. The Cavs will have to do it with a hospital crew but stranger things have happened. Luckily they will finally have Caris LeVert back into the rotation, which is a sight for sore eyes. On the flip side Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam are both coming back after long layoffs due to injury, so it looks like all hands on deck for Toronto.
What’s the game plan? I’ll let Mr. Cavalier break it down:
Cavs have to fight fire with fire tonight, Raptors will be coming hard, can’t turn ball over a lot, must rebound with purpose, and can’t be afraid to use your body in all situations because they will
— Austin Carr (@MrCavalier34) November 28, 2022
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
Get the starters out, we ain’t winning this one
Yep
That realistically probably will do it…
Caris, Mitchell, Okoro in the running for worst plus/minus
Death lineup (for the Cavs)
I can’t state this fact strongly enough. Fuck Gary Trent.
THATS RIGHT
I’d love for someone to take out his knees
Annoying player, fits right in with that squad…
He is awful to watch but so are all the Raps tbh
THAT RIGHT
Caris.
Mitchell’s worst game this season so far, probably worse than any games last season…
Dean gotta take a shoulder in the chest and flop once.
yup, gotta learn when they’re being overaggressive
just feels like a make-or-miss league loss here. i feel like we’re not being outplayed
JB needs a trust coach!
How did that Garland shot go in?
Eff Gary Trent.
Stop taking the first shitty shot.
https://twitter.com/tony_pesta/status/1597396091397603328?s=46&t=IJUqT2NmBsPk9M58CaeqyA
WTF???? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??
See above. He probably doesn’t have a visa to go to Canada.
My bet is its a visa issue.
Hmm. That would make sense.
Has to be
Seems dumb, but maybe JB doesn’t trust him…
Ive gone to canada and done work for a day – dont think that requires a visa? just a passport afaik
He’s not American.
missing love as someone who could potentially score
I feel like the Cavs gotta just be patient on offense. When they go for the first shot in the half court, they struggle
They have gotten decent looks just shooting abysmally
bouchet looks like avon barksdale
Even more than KD?
in my world theres room for many avon barksdales :)
Lopez like Andre the giant there.
DG BALLING LETS GOOOOO
Nurse ooto plays >Bickerstaff ooto plays.
Jesus Okoro and Mitchell take the night off, I better see Neto and Mobley instead.
man after all that, still down 9
RAGE TIMEOUT LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Cedi! Dean! LFG!!!
LETS GOOOOO DARIUS COOKING
Nice screen by Mobley on that dg floater
Why don’t any of the reporters ask JB why he doesn’t play more of his bench?
I really wonder the same thing.
Mitchell -20 with still only 5 points
Mobley gotta get some arc, man.
https://twitter.com/chrisfedor/status/1597402331725074432?s=46&t=IuXGrHohE1_7DVvK-Tw72g
WOW Mitchell just blew a wide open 3… DG and Mitchell slightly out of rhythm on that play.
Someone wake up Donovan.
He’s either hurt or dogging it.Looks like he’s limping a bit.
Missing wide open 3 after wide open 3
no legs, schedule loss, play Isaiah and Neto.
Or option B (which JB will take), play 6 guys mega minutes in a 14 point loss…
Also this is some ticky tack shit.
Dumb, Dean.
LMFAOO SCREW YOU REFS
Ugh, Raps already in the bonus…Siakam is gonna live at the line…
Get Okoro out.
WADE IS CLAMPING SIAKAM
Mitchell gotta stop passing.
WTF MITCHELL SHOOT THAT????
awful weakside defense.
MOBLEY OOP
DG TO MOBLEY!
Crap. Someone figured out hernangomez is good, and it was the Raptors.
Good defense Wade on Siakam, Okoro overhelps and gives up a wide open 3
Raps playing well, lots of loose balls going their way. Going to need some Donovanntakeover to get back into this
yeah they were gunning for this game, Siakam and Barnes been out awhile.
43 points isnt really the raptors defense – we’re just missing too much. “The Caris LeVert effect” if anyone is looking for a headline for the summary
He is in good company, though.
I hear the neto plea, but you cannot play him against this team. They’re just too big/strong. They annihilated Raul in the opener.
FVV is 5’10”
Yep he’s a midget.
We’ll see if JB has any ability to adjust. Personnel aside, we are not attacking their over aggressive defense with player movement at all
How much time did Mobely think there was on the clock? Just catch the ball and go up with your shot dude seriously
The fact that he is getting that pass in the first place is already a fail
Situational oob plays: the Cavs Achilles heel.
What was Mobley doing there? Shoot it!
JUST SHOOT THE BALL MOBLEY
Great block, Mobley!
GREAT TEAM DEFENSE!!! LETS GOOOO
Nice bailout by Mobley, Okoro just pass the damn ball trust your teammates.
?
wide open corner three throws up a circus shot instead, Mobley got the offensive rebound and dunk.
Good activity.
Play Neto
Mitchell needs to step up!
I think we’re defending Siakum fine – hes just making circus shots theres not much to be done. We’re not scoring to keep up is the main problem
We’re not scoring, we’re doing an away b2b in a different country, and our two best defenders are out. Other than that, we got this.
Yeah that 1 hour flight is a killer ;)
Just trade everyone JB doesn’t ‘trust’, since he won’t play them. Just go to war with 7 guys on the roster…
Do we really think Neto is going to make a real difference? His making the minimum for a reason.
Not just about Neto, although he can certainly play a few minutes…more about JB’s trust doghouse…
If we’re not gonna use Neto then we may as well trade him.
Looks like Raps are starting to get more time on their shots while their D is ramping up. Bad signs.
WTF was that Okoro
Needs a good therapist.
You didnt like pass on wide open corner 3 into contested spaz at the rim?
Yeesh Ice.
Siakam sitting. Let’s go.
Gosh Okoro 🤦♂️
8 man rotation on the second game of a back to back LMFAOOO No Neto after he led the Cavs in net rating last night.
JB simply doesn’t ‘trust’ Neto…
Yeah, 8 man rotation tonight won’t cut it. It’s going to take monumental D effort anyway, missing Allen, Love, and Stevens. Probably just not realistic tonight.
The second Mobley and Darius leave, we die.
Can we trade LeVert for a shooter?
We cannot. Who would trade anything for him. Also, we have no draft picks until 4059.
Siakam can’t be stopped, need Mobley on him.
JB certainly needs to adjust