Live Thread: Hawks @ Cavs
2023-11-28Good evening CtB!
The Cavs welcome the Atlanta Hawks to the shores of Lake Erie for their final In Season Tournament group game. Thanks to some folks in Cavs’ Twitter this is where things stand:
As for what to expect on the court, the Hawks are one of the best offensive teams in the NBA. They are conversely one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA. This is a prime opportunity for the Cavs to get their crappy offense right, and concurrently a strong test for their middling defense. The Hawks are top three in the NBA in offensive rebounding, so the Cavs defensive rebounding, which to this point has been garbage, will be tested. It would behoove the Cavs to attack the glass on offense themselves, given how the Hawks are somehow a worse defensive rebounding team than the Cavs (ranked 26th in the NBA).
SCREENSHOT DUMPS
Sadly Dean Wade will be out again, which is a big blow to the Cavs’ defense. Caris LeVert apparently is a very fickle player, as he is simultaneously both part of the best and worst two man lineups the Cavs run out there. As far as net rating data goes, Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen really need to get their shit together. CavsDan is spending over a quarter billion dollars on these two players, and so far he (and the fans) is not getting his money’s worth. What can Coach JB Bickerstaff do to jump start this team? How about more Donovan Mitchell at the point guard with Caris LeVert at the two guard. As one can plainly see from the five man lineup data, the triumvirate of Donovan Mitchell, Caris LeVert, and Max Strus is an extremely powerful one… it would behoove Bickerstaff use those lineups more liberally if DG and JA keep languishing. Both guys are at game 13 for the season, it’s time to put the big boy pants on and play like the All-Stars they have been.
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Bally Sports Ohio, Go Cavs!
FOUND MONEY OKORO OK NOW BRING BACK STRUS
Okoro great stretch fuck a Make A Wish my son nasty
LMFAOOOO nice to have you posting here Mrs. Okoro!
He’s playing great man: two blocks and a great floor game?? The hating is untoward.
And you talk all that mess about toughness / being physical, Ice is nails
He was -3 in a 25 point win, you know negative ball.
Plus-minus: the last refuge of the hater. Okoro is really doing interesting things individually and has been really fun this season. But you’d rather see Johnny G League Porter or washed TT?? Aight man.
More broadly, and obvious to those without tunnel vision, the teams long term interests are better served by more minutes to develop Okoro / get Niang on track than playing guys who likely don’t sniff the playoff rotation.
INVESTIGATE THESE REFS!!!!!!!!!
Bogey fouled him twice and Okoro just kept coming.
He’s really strong inside: you see the vision with him attacking and moving guys inside, cutting, and pulling when open.
That should be a flagrant. Bogdanovich. Wasn’t even playing the ball.
Exactly
GET OKORO AND NIANG OUT OF THERE FOR GOD SAKE
Caris gotta get his J back
At least Niang is bringing the exdort
A great quarter and DM only played 25. Ready to close it out
DARIUS GARLAND IS SPECIAL
NICE REBOUND JA THANK YOU JESUS DARIUS GARLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO
IN YOUR FACE TRAE
GET NIANG AND OKORO OFF THE DAMN COURT JB!!!!!!!!! GOD YOU SUCK!
Lmfao.
JARRETT ALLEN ANOTHER MISSED REBOUND WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU??????
I’m often amazed at the fact that people who are NBA level shooters, with all the skill and accuracy that that entails, sometimes don’t know where the sideline is.
Their feet are very big.
The corner is a very small space too
GET NIANG AND OKORO OUT OF THERE JB!!!!!!!!! PLAY TT AND CPJ FOR FUCKS SAKE
fuck no
Niang and OKoro are both -14, they’re gonna cost us this game the rate it’s going.
Woof Okoro on that d,
I see we’re in the Okoro make a wish minutes portion of the game.
No no no… Ok. Attaway caris.
LCC!
😂
LMFAOOOOOO THATS GOLD JERRY!
CARIS CHEFFING SOME GOOD STUFF
LET CARIS COOK!!!!
You got one job, Georges.
TT time???
JB better!!!
JB’s a moron
Yikes. Bad Caris.
The chemistry is really getting there.
Evan shoulda hot an and1
JARRETT ALLEN WITH ANOTHER MISSED REBOUND GET HIM OFF MY SCREEN
THANK YOU JB!
Evan locked in.
Man. Bey really close to traveling there.
SPIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zach Zarba is the referee, explains why the refereeing is so shitty.
DG TO STRUS LETS GOOOOOO
Strus annoyed with this ref
rightly so he got hacked and they just didn’t call it cuz they didn’t want to give the foul to Trae.
Yup.
JARRETT GARBAGE MAN MORE OF THAT PLEASE
Atlanta wants to get out of the building. Keep pouring it on.
Trae is such a clown. Keep taking those garbage shots, pal.
Yes please. Just don’t give hom the opportunity to close the game, that’s his wheelhouse.
THERE YOU GO JARRETT !!!!!!! THATS HOW YOU BOX OUT AND REBOUND!
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT DEFENSE JA?????????
Lol. Attack. Trae. Young.
TALK TO EM NATE!
SPIDA STEPBACK JACK U LIKE WHAT U SEE QUIN??????
Spida cooking
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT A FINISH SPIDA!
Mitchell going through guys like a madden running back drill.
AGREE WITH YOU NATE ON CPJ
I’M SICK OF WATCHING JA LOAF IT ON THE COURT GET HIM OUT OF THERE IF HE’S NOT GOING TO DEFEND AND REBOUND
Garland making the easy swing pass he wasn’t the other night.
SPIDA MVP!!!!!!!!!!
I’m old enough to remember folks saying TT was unplayable.
He was. Got in shape again.
Need a Rocky-in-his-sweats GIF
More like this.
SENT MY SON A TEXT—— “ YOUR MOTHER—-THE MRS NOMAD——SAID “ TO GET IT DONE “ —
MOBES WITH 10 BDS —— JA — 1 ————— GIMME SOME TT ———- DOES CPJ DESERVE SOME MORE RUN OR NOT
Yes, but Okoro doesn’t.
CPJ looked awful in his minutes, but tbf he was on the court with JA and Okoro who both sucked too.
And Niang.
NO “ JUMBO JON PROPOSAL “ BY MY SON YET —- CHICKEN SH-T —- NO BALLS LIKE HIS OL MAN 🦾
Oh man! LFG!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO GET HIS ASS NOMAD!!!!
N – R – G —— HAVE TO BRING IT ENTIRE 2ND HALF
Super first half by Mobes
EVAN MOBLEY DOUBLE DOUBLE IN THE FIRST HALF >>>>>>>> TAKE NOTE JARRETT!!!!!
I was totally and completely wrong about Max Strus. He’s been fantastic.
Attaway Mobley
That to was on Caris
He wasn’t looking.
yeah he didn’t know what was he was supposed to do on the play.
Yeah but when they trap p/r you gotta know you’re short roller. Think they just haven’t run it much with those two.
yeah i’m not disagreeing, I’m just saying he was completely lost on the play.
I gotcha
JA needs to get it thru his head he needs to hustle.
We need TT minutes JB!!!!! Mobley can’t go all night every second.
Second half. Gotta let em cook RN.
E F F O R T —-LOVE IT
Garland just picked Bogdanovich’s pocket.
DARIUS GARLAND WHAT A PLAY!!!!!!!!
Grab. A. Rebound.
OH MY GOD LOOK AT THE BALL MOVEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How’s that bit a tech for hanging on the rim?
Tuning in – looks like Spida came to play?
Spida, Max, Evan, Garland.