Live Thread: Wine & Gold Scrimmage, and Help Wanted
2017-10-02
It’s that time of year again. That’s right, preseason basketball is back! If you’re like me you can’t wait to check out this year’s Cavs squad at tonight’s Wine and Gold Scrimmage. And if you’re like me, you’ll be sick of the preseason in a week. Fortunately, regular season basketball is just a couple weeks away!
You can catch the game online at 6:00 with coverage starting at five. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/live should be all you need, and you can sound off about it or anything on your mind right here.
In other news, you can check out Cavs.com’s Joe Gabrielle and all of the Cavs’ training camp notes from the past week, here.
Finally, in case you hadn’t noticed, we’ve been a little thin on content of late, and we’ve realized it’s time to add new blood. If you’ve a passion for the Cavs, writing, podcasting, broadcasting, statistics, and/or web hosting and social media, would like to contribute to CtB, please email me at oldseaminer@gmail.com, and make your mark on the 2017-2018 season!
Vardon tweets that Lue confirmed Love will start at C. Wonder if that will hold once IT comes back. If the 2nd unit is Rose/Wade + Shump + Korver + Green + TT has spacing issues. Frye would help.
So,
Rose
JR/Wade
LeBron
Crowder
Love
?
Or is he moving TT to the 4 spot and bringing Crowder off the bench?
Confirmed, TT off the bench. Love, James, Crowder frontcourt with Rose at the point for now. How the 2nd unit looks at what the rotations are will be interesting. Guys 5-10 lack shooting. Wade, Shump, Korver, Green, TT. Only one shooter there.
Lue can start Wade and have JR and Korver come off the bench together. That’s a nice one/two punch with solid rebounding from TT, and a smart PG in José(until Rose/IT work it out). The 4 spot would be difficult.
I AM WITH YOU AGAIN JRL —–JUST HAVE A FEELING ABOUT HIM
For some inexplicable reason, I’m extremely high on Zizic.
Zizic is a lunch pail guy with sound fundamentals and pretty decent size & athleticism. We essentially got 2 first round picks this year (Zizic & Osman).
For some explicable reason, I’m extremely high.
Ha ;)
PUT R.J. IN BROADCAST BOOTH WITHH A.C. AND FRED
I think he’s aiming for a more prominent media role outside of Cleveland.
GUESS MY QUESTION WITH GREEN—ISN’T THAT WHAT WE HAD ( PROBABLY EVEN BETTER ) WITH ” ENCHILADA “—-STILLL HAVEN’T SEEN WHERE ANYONE SIGNED HIM ——-MORE TO IT THAN WE KNOW
AGREE WITH JRL ON R.J.—CALDERON LOOKS LIKE HE CAN STILL BE A USEFUL PLAYER IF USED CORRECTLY/ – SHUMP FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN AGE / ATHLETICISM —-WHY DOES EDY HAVE TO CLEAR WAIVERS–CAN’T WE JUST OFFER HIM A 2 WAY CONTRACT AND RETAIN HIM ? —–ZIZIC WILL BE ABLE TO EAT SOME MINUTES AND GIVE PLAYERS A REST
Nope. He is on an existing contract. He is eligible for a two way, but we have to waive him & he has to clear waivers. You can’t lock guys who are on existing deals into a 2 way without waiving them (breaking existing deal) & thus making them a FA.
Agree that Felder & Perkins are the two players who are most likely to get waived & deservedly so. Everyone else can do at least one thing at an nba level. Hopefully Edy can clear waivers & become a 2 way. Holland looked pretty good. Still have 1 more cut: Shump, Calderon, RJ seem the likeliest to go.
I would cut RJ bit offer him a coach/staff position. His attitude and friendship with the players is top notch. I don’t think we can just cut Shump, he would need to be traded right?
Keep RJ… must keep the Road Trippin’ podcast.
We could cut him, sure. We would still have to pay him. 10 mil this year & maybe next. We have to pay RJ & Calderon as well, but only for 2 mil & 1 year.
QUICK SCRIMMAGE—-PROBABLY GOOD—CHANNING / LEBRON HORSING AROUND GOOD TO SEE—–FELDER WILL NOT EVEN BE IN CANTON ——–EUROPE HERE WE COME KILLER SHRIMP
Still hate Jeff green’s game.
WOULD NOT KEEP ANGRY SMURF ON ROSTER SPOT —–MAKE HIM AN OFFER TO COACH THE BIGS —BE ON THE BENCH AS ” THE ENFORCER “
WOULD SIGN BIG EDY TO– 2 WAY CONTRACT—-ZIZIC AS SORTA THROW IN ON THE KYRIE TRADE COULD BE A NICE SURPRISE
Edy! Cedi must still have a tweaked back. Calderon has looked good. We are going to have to get rid of a good player to get down to 15.
JOSE LOOKING GOOD SO FAR —-LIMITED ACTION –BELIEVE HE WILL HELP THE CAVS
Jeff Green finally hits.
I think he had 13 pts.
I really hated losing Kyrie but I think we got better.
I believe if we had rolled in the same team as last year, and with the addition of Rose and Green, I don’t see how that team would beat GS. But adding Crowder, Wade, IT and this Zizic guy, our bench got exponentially better.
RJ can still cut.
Tuned in late 1st quarter. Saw everyone but Cedi & Tavares who are healthy. I guess they could be out as well.
Cedi sore back.
Gracias.
BELIEVE CEDI HAD A SORE BACK—MAYBE THE 2ND HALF—-CALDERON IS SO PRECISE ON THE PNR
For a second looked as if Love had gotten hurt…
Why no osman?
Good question
Jeff Green : still a chucker.
Zizic! Three straight!
Zizic will be a nice PnR guy next to IT/Leb
Felder looks awful.
FELDER WILL BE ON A DIFFFERENT ROSTER
Zizic with another bucket!
THE 2ND COMING OF “Z”
Nice roll finish, Zizic!
Korverlier
Holland looks good!
Watching from phone
John Holland for three!
RJ still looks spry.
LIKE THE SHORT HAIRED/ HOODED KLOVE LOOK
SIGN ANGRY SMURF AS A PERSONAL COACH FOR ZIZIC
Calderon looks like he’s in good shape.
Felder gets swatted by zizic
RJ still throwing it down!
Angry smurf!
Shump is a chuck machine.
So excited to see Crowder in the starting lineup.
Crowder from the right corner!
LeBron texting hard behind AC and Fred
IF NOTHING ELSE CALDERON IS STEADY / HEADY PLAYER —-SHOOT THE 3 —-DO YOU THINK HE IS FIGHTING FOR A ROSTER SPOT ?
Yep. If we have to waive someone, it is him or RJ. If there is a trade, I would say Shump.
http://tenemu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Evil-Twin-La-Flama-Blanca-22-Ounce-Bottle-Label.jpg
Twin treys!
All ten players on the floor right now are solid starters 3/4 of the NBA.
KORVER ON FIRE —MAN IF SHUMO WOULD JUST LEARN TO PLAY WITHIN HIS SKILLS / ROLE
Jeff Green looks beefy. Power forward-esque.
TIP OFF TIME LIVE COVERAGE ON CAVS.COM ——–HEY I KNOW IT IS ONLY INTRA SQUAD SCRIMMAGE –STILL EXCITED —-GO CAVS !!
IT APPEARS THAT CAVS.COM IS GOING TO BE CARRYING LIVE COVERAGE OF THE SCRIMMAGE STRATING AT 5:45
https://twitter.com/oldseaminer/status/914959411029905408
WAS GOING TO GO –SCHEDULE INDICATED OTHERWISE —-IS THAT BEING SHOWN ANYWHERE—-ANYONE THERE GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ———-I AM NOT ” NEW ” BLOOD AND I REALIZE I WOULD HAVE TO ” SUB DUE ” MY CAPS BUT I MIGHT CONTACT YOU NATE —–ANXIOUS FOR THE SCRIMMAGE TONIGHT AND SEE WHAT UNFOLDS / SURE THIERE WILL BE MUCH TO DISCUSS —-JUST A START FOR ANOTHER GREAT SEASON “IN THE LAND “
The caps will definitely have to go but I think you would bring a valid perspective to the blog, given your knowledge and fandom of the team.
Forgot that the scrimmage was tonight.