Podcast 137: Enough Talk!
2017-05-31https://soundcloud.com/ctb-5/episode-137-enough-talk
After almost a week of hot take rhetoric, narratives both succinct and false, national media puffery and endless debates about every possible storyline leading up to this epically hyped (overhyped?) rubber match of a Finals… shouldn’t we just take a cue from Conan and get to the action already? I mean… why should you take another 90+ minutes out of your day to hear more Cavs v. Warriors redux-dux? Well… because it’s Nate, Sam and EG doing the talking, and we guarantee you’ll have a good time listening.
We of course cover the obvious, but take a deeper dive into the matchups, the numbers the histories… not to mention grind axes about our least favorite Dubs, least favorite NBA commentators, what we think about the David Griffin situation, and speculate on how long the LeBron era will reign. We even go as far as touching on the NBA Draft… so yeah… pretty long in the tooth indeed.
Listen above, on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Play.
And tomorrow…
Seriously. Run a GD offense.
Horse crap call. Green hooked him
JR has been abysmal on both ends of the court and
It can be understated how bad JR and Kyrie have been this game.
Clevelands own Bone Thugs’ “1st of tha Month” = required listening for this 1st of the month
I’m so excite.
Here’s another great article:
http://waitingfornextyear.com/2017/06/hey-will-gibson-is-back-you-guys/
I just want to say this: I’m going to enjoy these Finals. The last two years were fun, but also fraught with anxiety. I’m just excited this time. The monkey is off our back and no matter what happens, they can’t take it away. As much as I’d love to see the Warriors punked, because they do so deserve it, if not? Meh.
This was a great year for the city being defending champs. They playoffs have been fun. Go play some fun basketball fellas, and we’ll do our part to scream and enjoy the ride. Have fun everyone!
This is a healthy attitude.
JUST READ THE ARTICLE ON J.R.——-WOW WHAT A GREAT ARTICLE—THANK YOU FOR SHARING !!
Absolutely fantastic article
https://theundefeated.com/features/deconstructing-cavaliers-guard-j-r-smith/
Man, I thought he had an emotional post-finals press conference last year. I can’t imagine what it’ll be like if we win the finals and he brings his baby daughter to the podium.
Blarg. Blatt did not get a raw deal. He’s lucky the Cavs put up with his crap for as long as they did.
What is “blarg”? Pirate speak?
It’s the noise I make when David Blatt is mentioned along with the phrase “raw deal”.
It’s the sound you hear when you’re trolling and a fish takes the bait.
Is that David Blatt?
Well, I think this David fellow has quite a bit of intelligent points to add to the conversation… where’s WarriorsFan when you need him…
Eh. At least David says what warriorsfan is thinking. Warriorsfan just trolls you all with a sheen of “just asking questions and trying to make some points” when all he/she is doing is wrecking the place.
Was this guy buying cans of spray paint recently?
Seems about right…
EG, do you like Sense8?
It sucked, IMO. But EG liked that piece of trash the OA so…
I like Sense8. I think it’s a cool concept and has a great soundtrack. Plus, the Wachowskis.
Not my thing I guess. Although I was looking for a new show after The Americans decided to just throw away this season for some dumb reason.
Have you looked into American Gods? Also might not be your thing, but I like it. Plus Neil Gaiman is amazing.
I read the book. I think it’s on a teevee station that I do not have.
Not in the same realm but Master of None and Love are both good Netflix series.
OA was not a piece of trash… the ending was dumb but it was an entertaining show for the most part…
I couldn’t stay with it after the first few episodes… Wachowskis are hit and miss for me…
That makes sense. I really needed about half the first season to get a handle on things. The second season is an improvement on the first IMO, but it can definitely be hard to follow.
Doesn’t sound like there will be a third…
http://deadline.com/2017/06/sense8-canceled-netflix-2-seasons-1202105872/
You’ve broken my heart, EG. *Sigh*
Sincere apologies JMay… ;)
Man, I liked Jared Leto’s Joker… I feel like I’m a Cavs fan living in Oakland…
Jokers ranked:
1) Heath Ledger
2) Mark Hamill
3) Jack Nicholson
4) Cesar Romero
5) Jared Leto
I put Cesar Romero last, tho I do not consider any of them “Bad Performances” necessarily
Maybe they just didn’t give Leto enough to do, but I thought that whole storyline was weak… also hated how they tried to “thug up” the Joker with tats, gold teeth, etc…
I can understand that perspective. I think that was more of an issue with the Joker being overused. Not that I’m saying he isn’t an amazing character and one of the best villains in media. But when you have that many iterations of a character I think those behind the character choices felt the pressure of creating a unique version. I also might be a little Leto biased. I’m a big fan going all the way back to Harry from Requiem for a Dream and Angel Face from Fight Club (one of my all time favorites).
VERY GOOD ARTICLE / BEN GOLLIVER–SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ON LEBRON’S MATURITY —-SOCIAL AWARENESS
Enjoyed the little segment on bad announcers. I really hope Mark Jackson gets a coaching job, soon, so I don’t have to listen to him anymore. He really brings out the worst in Van Gundy, who I do like. Thank god when Jackson does get a job it won’t be with the Cavs.
One question, if anyone’s listening — has anyone ever seen a way to get Fred and AC’s call of last year’s game 7? There are clips of the last few seconds, but I would love to hear the whole thing.
I thought I heard (probably around here) that they were going to release the complete game as called by Fred and AC. But I couldn’t find anything when I went looking.
Yay! Nate quoted me. Thanks Nate!!!!!! Cavs in 5 is pretty bold.
AMICO HOOPS HAS A VERY GOOD BREAKDOWN / SCOUTING REPORT ON CAVS / DUBS MATCHUPS —GOOD READ
WOW IT IS FINALLY HERE —–HAVE THE GRANDKIDS ALL DAY SO THAT WILL DEFINETELY OCCUPY MY TIME / MIND– ( JUST HOPE I AM NOT SO EXHAUSTED THAT I FALL ASLEEP TONIGHT )—–LOCAL BREWERY JUST USED MORE OF OUR HOPS TO BREW ANOTHER BATCH OF ” COLD CREEK IPA ” MAN IT IS FANTASTIC/ WISH I COULD SHARE WITH ALL OF YOU —-WILL HAVE THAT ICED DOWN READY TO GO—–” LET’S LACE EM UP “—-GO CAVS DEFEND THE LAND —–LET’S BE LOUD HERE ON CTB TONIGHT !!!!
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I don’t know how I’m expected to work and be productive today. My mind is in Oakland. I’m quite anxious.
I know, me too.
Same boat here. Can’t wait till tipoff.
I’m at 45 min, it’s really a slog to get through the “guessing game” part of the podcast. It’d be much easier to listen (and quicker) if you just gave the stats.
I’m at the same point and I don’t mind it. The more Cavs talk I get to listen to that ISN’T so heavily favoring the Warriors, the better.
Yeah, it probably got a little long in the tooth. I’m a stat-head. It’s my vice.