Live Thread: Cavs vs. Wizards (#LueAgain)
2018-04-05
With just four games remaining in the regular season, the Cavaliers welcome back Head Coach Tyronn Lue after a nine game absence for health reasons. The team went 8-1 under interim Coach Larry Drew, but it has been reported that he was following the script laid out by Lue before he left. Ty has also been present for practices and shoot-arounds here and there over the past week.
Now that they have their coach back, all the Cavs are missing are their point guards. George Hill is still out with an ankle sprain, and now Jose Calderon will miss at least tonight’s game with some hamstring soreness. In response, Lue is inserting rookie Cedi Osman into the starting lineup. He’s also keeping Jeff Green as a starter, which will apparently be the case from here on out… even into the post-season.
Tyronn Lue says Cedi Osman will start tonight with Hill and Calderon out (meaning LeBron James will have plenty of ball handling duties vs WAS). He also said he plans to go with a starting front court of LeBron, Kevin Love and Jeff Green when the playoffs open up.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 5, 2018
Obviously, there will be some dissenting views on whether or not this is a good idea. However, the Cavs are still 7-3 when Green starts, and he does have a knack for guarding star players well (i.e. DeMar DeRozan twice recently). Still, I hope Green starting does not mean he has a green light to shoot more threes…
The Wizards are struggling mightily, having lost six of their last eight games to fall to the 7th seed (if the playoffs started today). They did get John Wall back three games ago, yet they lost the last two contests, with Wall shooting just 9-27 from the field since he returned. The Cavs should be able to take advantage of Wall’s rustiness, although it may be a sloppy game without Hill or Calderon to keep order on the offensive side.
Prediction: The Cavs eek out a win in Lue’s first game back… edging the Wiz in an ugly game 95-89.
Catch all the action starting in just a few minutes (8pm EST) on TNT… and as always, chime in below.
The Wizards are less afraid of us than any other team in the East
I’m beginning to think Dwade was right about Lue.
Wasn’t aware he commented on him.
I guess he was one of his biggest critics
You mean IT…
Both.
What did he say? I dont recall
LBJ isos setups starting way too late in the clock right now.
Clarkson has to sit until he
Learns to pass.
STEAL-ZUS!!
Clarkson black hole
Thank God for kyle
Really lazy offense for the Cavs last few trips…
C’mon JC…
Argh. Clarkson ignoring wide open guys to throw up a crap leaner.
At least use the damn glass when all your momentum is towards to hoop. Just stupid.
This game smells like a loss.
Rue the Lue.
Like clockwork… lol
LOL TWO MAN GAME WITH LBJ AND CEDI!!!
Jeff Green is a Swiss army knife in that he does just about everything at an average at best level.
Decent bench role player that too many coaches have tried to ram in starting lineups…Lue is the latest guy swinging the mallet…
GREEN FOR THREE!!! Great play Hood and KLOVE!
Lue with that befuddled look again
CEDI FOR THREE!!! He needs to be more aggressive!!!
Missed Jeff Green threes almost always lead to a made three on the other end…
It’s his NBA skill…
Cedi!
Jeff Green argh. Just ignores a wide open Beal in transition
Didn’t get the rebound… great defensive possession wasted.
Seems like we get lost on d after two rotations.
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Cedi with a pair of. Monster threes.
C3di!
Jeff Green bumbleflucks his way way into so much BS.
He’s made a career of it…
Threen!
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Cedi!
CEDI WITH THE STEAL AND PASS TO LBJ!!!! THat’ll get Cedi going!
Gortat holds every time on screens.
Getting killed on second chance pts
May as well not guard those threes…just give them a lot of space and let them fly…
Better get up on Wall…
C’MON TY TELL THEM TO “PLAY WITH PACE “——
Cedi always makes the easy pass
NICE PLAY CEDI!
Nice steal, Cedi.
NEED HOOD TO GET GOING—AND TY TO GET A COLD
Too stagnant on offense. Got to play a faster pace. LeBron needs to be more aggressive.
Hood didn’t understand that he needed to be aggressive off the LBJ screen.
Quit jacking shots Rodney. WTF. Love is hot and he takes three in a row
So much time gets wasted when Bron brings the ball up…
One of the reasons Calderon has been a plus.
Sweet play for Hood there…
Need more of that from Rodney…
Hood is so tangential to our offense
And that 3 was tangential to the rim
Green has one board in 18 minutes. Love played 16 minutes. Explain that to me Lue.
Green is the perfect solution to any problem. Better get on the Green Express before it departs the station.
Also unless Korver is on a minutes restriction why did Kyle play just 8 mins since his shot was wet?
Only one guy can answer that.
Candace Parker is huge
Nets up 10 in Milwaukee. 3rd quarter.
What happened to Ernie, Charles and Kenny?
On break after NCAA
Warriors handed L again by Pacers. They play impressive D and Oladipo is for real, true 2 way star. Not saying Pacers will upset Cavs but pacers Vs Cle would be a tough series for Cleveland.
Meanwhile… y’all better hope Steph comes back soon…
If the Dubs get upset by Houston, I can already hear the excuse that the Mouthpiece was really injured.
do you think if everyone in dubs team is healthy, they will lose this year ?
not that much worried, need Curry for finals against Rockets and then against Cavs. We are good till then. It wouldn’t be a 16-1 run like last year and we are okay with that.
Jeff green should not be playing more than 30 minutes a night. I don’t care if he is in the starting lineup, he still shouldn’t be playing that much. I mean I don’t think he should ever start except against gs, but if he is he shouldn’t be playing more than love.
Lue thinks he’s prime Dr. J. I bet he’s second to Lebron in playoff minutes…
Outscored the Wiz by 21 from deep but just up 5.
Man… Indy might be more dangerous than Philly…
Wizards forcing TOs and crashing the boards brought them back in this game.
Could have gone better I suppose…would like to see more wrinkles on offense but then again we might face them round 1 so we dont want to give them the tape
Bad qtr. 20 points. Gave up around 28. Weird nonsensical lineups and sloppy play.
That was a horrible close to the quarter. Are you sure your pinkie toe doesn’t hurt or something, Ty?
If we could trade Lue this team could really take off.
0-8 to close the quarter. Up only 5 after all that hot shooting.
Bad close to the second quarter again.
Just got home from the movies, but sounds like Lue is going to give most of Nance’s minutes to Jeff Green. JFC. This is the price you pay for giving Lue Jeff Green.
And some of nance minutes to tt which means Lue is actually a dumb person.
LBJ forcing the ball to Clarkson on that pass. Cedi wide open on the strong side corner 3.
Pretty awful way to close a half…
I don’t know wtf these lineups have been tonight. They’re all over the place.
Lue is STILL “experimenting.”
“Throwing crap on a wall and seeing what sticks” strategy.
That was turrible LeBron…
Stupid Nance foul.
Should’ve been a charge call instead of blocking on LBJ.
I dislike Morrises
Green with a lazy TO… terrible play not to get on the floor and get that.
Yep, that was just laziness. If you’re that tired, get off the floor, Jeff…
Good Cedi/Nance D!