Live Thread: Cavs @ Hawks
2018-02-09
I can love the Cavs once again. They won’t hurt me anymore. Koby Altman and Dan Gilbert sent away the trouble makers and guys who refused to try from the Wine & Gold , and even though they didn’t necessarily get a magic carpet in return that’s gonna take them wherever they want to go, it truly is a whole new world for the Cavs and their fans.
The Cavs reset the frustration meter for themselves and everyone watching them. If there’s a lack of chemistry, it’s excusable. If they don’t run an offense, it’s excusable. I mean, after all, the team hasn’t played a single game together yet, and will play less than 30 games together before the playoffs start.
Unfortunately, none of the new acquisitions, George Hill, Larry Nance Jr., Jordan Clarkson, and Rodney Hood, will play tonight. The mostly washed up corpses of Isaiah Thomas, Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert, Jae Crowder, and Channing Frye aren’t here though either. That leaves the Cavs pretty thin.
They had to call up their D-Leaguers, John Holland and London Perantes. Jose Calderon, Cedi Osman, LeBron James, Tristan Thompson, and J.R. Smith will start tonight.
The Hawks are coming off a game last night against Orlando. They lost. The Cavs should be pretty pumped, so the effort will be enough to propel them over the league bottom Hawks. And, if it isn’t, help is on it’s way. I’m picking Cleveland 121-101.
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Cedi has the energy of a young Wild Thing…
To quote SNL Nick Cage, “That’s high praise.”
LeBron say’s he will play with the new roster on NBA2K18 in Boston.
Allie just asked Bron if he’s had a chance to play with this new squad on NBA2K yet… LOL
Cedi didn’t just play 30… he played almost 40…
Says the communication was terrific out there…
Bron sounds SUPER energized
Cedi had 3 steals!
And 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. There may be some triple-doubles in his future.
I’m not saying he’s a star right now, but god, so ridiculous he was riding the pine while guys like Rose and IT played…
Does my head in – and given this, I do have significant doubts about Lue’s ability to manage this new list. Maybe without the pressure to try to get IT’s fitness up, he will be free to play the list the right way.
Wade hit his first shot (a three) and has been 0-5 since with four turnovers… ouch
I’ve already forgotten what IT looks like…
He looks like a lawn gnome with a headband. You’re welcome.
LeBron certainly could leave this summer, but I feel like the Lakers are what the Knicks were in 2009-10, a cool idea until brain cells are congregated by the water cooler. LeBron isn’t leaving Cleveland unless he sees an opportunity to top GS, and PG plus LeBron, IT, and LaVar is a bad idea. I’m also not sure Magic is gonna last in that FO!
Oh they’re not keeping IT.
LBJ up next for postgame…
A possible bonus is that Hill & Hood were teammates in Utah. Ditto Clarkson & Nance. At least they have some familiarity with someone on the squad.
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/962161770608648192
Allie talking to Hill and Hood…
She got a little dressed up for the new guys…
Heat up 18 on the Bucks in Wade’s return.
Missed that James 17 assists are a career high
Cause he’s passing to guys he likes… who actually can shoot the ball…
Looking ahead to the schedule… post ASB schedule really doesnt look too bad and I think there will be plenty of time for everyone to figure out their roles and rotations. Hopefully we can get back to some consistent winning and fun basketball again.
The ups and downs of this season are crazy.
Nets have a winnable game tomorrow. At home vs the Pelicans. No Boogie. Lot of new pieces (Mirotic, Liggins, Okafor). B2B for NO, though Philly to Brooklyn is not a long trip.
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OLADIPO
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Love Dipo!
Simmons must have enjoyed that, as a pure basketball fan…
THAT is funny, MIkeO… does Simmons “enjoy” anything not in Celtic green?
Minny v Chicago is an intetesting game tonight.
And the Cavs are fun. LeBron triple double. Korver with 30. Green with 24. Cedi with 16/6/5 on 6 of 9. Calderon 11 on 5 of 7. TT with a double double.
31 dimes as a team. Bron ties a career high with 17.
Jason, you should check out the most recent Lowe Post. There’s discussion about the Nets pick.
Markanaan with his 110th 3, if I heard that correctly
31 assists!
SPEAKING OF THE MRS NOMAD–IT IS FRIDAY NIGHT — A GREAT WIN TO A BRAND NEW START—GOT TO GO WORK ON MY “PRE– VALENTINE’S TRAINING ” WITH THE MRS NOMAD——IT HAS BEEN REAL GUYS —GREAT TO HAVE A “BLAST ‘ WITH ALL YOU GUYS AGAIN (BEEN A LONG TIME COMING )—SEE YOU GUYS ON SUNDAY –ALL IN –THE LAND !!!
Way to be NOMAD!
FIX YOUR AVATAR TO ALL CAPS! WE NEED YOU TO BE YOU!
Okay… I just have to dust this off and bust it out…
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Don’t make me ban you.
lol nice
Cavs are only 5 down to the Celtics in the loss column.
Crickets from Bill Simmons twitter feed…
LOL
He’s busy:
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LA FLAMA BLANCA!
Game blouses…Pacers win in Boston…
Bill Simmons is calling an emergency pod with Tommy Heinsohn to bitch about the Cavs.
Panic stations….
I hope we house them.
In fairness to the departed guys, Bron is trying a LOT harder.
I’ll glady take a win, but if they win by 20, I’ll smile all week…
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ARCH I MAY HAVE TO “RETHINK ” MY LENTEN SACRIFICE —LIKE LEBRON SAID ” CAN’T LEAVE YOU GUYS NOW —-LET’S SEE CHOCOLATE /NO —BEER NO —-MRS NOMAD DEFNETELY NO——LET’S SEE WILL GIVE UP ROOTING FOR THE DRAINO !!!!
So not sure any eastsiders are aware but there’s a new “Swenson’s” off of Cedar near Beachwood.
Looks like Brandan Wright has signed with Houston after buyout…
Sucks. We really need another big. I actually think Houston knocks off GS
Agree GS might not make it, but I wonder if it might be OKC that does it.
Pacers looking like they are going to win, but not over yet…El Presidente doesn’t look happy…
Unbelievable. Cavs did not give up 30 in any quarter
GHILL HUGGING JOSE LOOKS ECSTATIC ABOUT BEING HERE —WE ARE HAPPY YOU ARE HERE !!!—–
Good win for the cavs. Cedi played tremendous except for the fts. Green, Korver, and LBJ were pretty awesome. Solid effort defensively. They tried on nearly every possession I saw.
This was even more fun than the last game…
Go Cavs! They are watchable again!
I thought we could lose this game before tip. Win by 20ish.
Cavs won the trade just by sending out IT, Rose, Shump, and maybe Wade. Everything else is gravy.
Man, we really missed Rose and IT tonight…
Perrantes may be better than both right now. Calderon certainly is. None of them can play D, but Jose tries and he actually runs the offense.
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Bellagio ?
Longwood Gardens…
The Jedi!!!!!
Finally Perrantes & Zizic.
NOMAD WILL BREAK LENT TONIGHT!
It even FEELS like training camp with all these guys on the floor right now… LOL
If nobody else scores… David will win the score lottery!!!
Calderon had a decade to make that three!
91-85 Pacers!
Cedi 14/6/5 with 3 steals. Cedi is finally free !
Amen–Cleveland.com reports Lue “has wanted to play Osman more for weeks, but wasn’t able to due to Cleveland’s long list of veterans on what was a mismatched roster”… cannot tell if this is investigative journalism or conjecture.
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Love Holland’s activity!
They’re really trying to get KK his career high…
Nice steal Holland!!
Cheers Wade, even though you (allegedly) destroyed our locker room. And maybe that’s a good thing so cheers Wade!
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Korver cooled off a bit.
Boston up 85-84 4 minutes left…they are like vampires who need staked…
Against who?
Pacers…87-85 Pacers now…2:35 left…
Indy
These random hawks guys just drilling threes haha
I’ve been thinking more about the Lakers trade and how people are down on the Cavs for giving up that first round pick…but the more I think about it taking on Clarkson’s contract is actually pretty balanced out by the Lakers taking on the cancer that is Isaiah Thomas…The Cavs needed to dump him at all costs and the cost was Clarkson’s contract…So the pick really seems to me to be the piece to get Nance…
Getting rid of IT was almost worth the Nets pick…they might not have won another game if they had kept him…
If they kept him on +20 minutes, I don’t think they would have.
Hawks are like a crappy Houston with the incessant threes…
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Holland getting some floor burns!
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Get Korver a career high or I’m blaming Dan Gilbert /s
FREE PERANTES/ANTE —FRE PERANTES/ ANTE !!
Please sit Lebron…
Atlanta’s garbage time players are pulled from the local high school.
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