Podcast Episode 236: What Ryan Would’ve Wanted
2021-03-07This podcast starts with some devastating news we received Saturday afternoon. Our friend, podcaster, and contributor Ryan Yankee passed away Friday night from heart failure. We will share more news when I have it and a more fitting tribute to Ryan in the coming days. I’m still raw from the loss. Ryan is someone who’d contributed to the CtB community pretty regularly in the past couple years with recaps, comments, and an effervescent personality on podcasts. He always enjoyed going by the the moniker, “Jude Elysium.”
This podcast kicks off with the late Michael Stanley’s team theme song from the 80’s, “Let’s Go Cavs,” and plays out with Ryan playing guitar on 2012’s “Everything I Wanted,” by the band Good Touch, Bad Touch. Ryan played in many Cleveland bands in his decades long adventure in the Cleveland music scene, and we hope to share more about his life in the coming days.
The Euro classically trained musical CtB contingent, Adam Cathcart and Ben Werth joined Nate in the podcast booth, and we think this podcast is what Ryan would’ve wanted, an in depth review of the first half of the Cavs’ “corkscrew season.” We kicked it off with the ridiculous Larry Nance Jr. trade rumors, whether the Cavs could get anything for Andrew Drummond, and a breakdown of the good, the bad, and the ugly from the first half. Then we got into the players: Nance, Drummond, Allen, Garland, Okoro, Windler, Stevens, and Collin Sexton. Ryan, who always pitched the silver linings in everything, would’ve loved the glimmers of hope and excellence we’ve seen from them all.
Finally, we looked at the NBA at large, with reverence for the professionalism that the players have shown in this meat grinder of a season and picked out some of the highlights. We hope we did you proud, Ryan. We miss you.
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Can anyone link previous podcasts with Ryan. Would love to hear those. With Love
Gabby
Herr is a link to Ryan’s published contributions to CtB including podcasts.
https://cavstheblog.com/?author=125
KLOVE SHOULD CHANGE HIS ” 00 ” NUMBER FOR ……..” ?? “
LNJ coming back is huge. Love not being listed as OUT is a good sign. DG with a chance to play as well. Delly at least traveling with the team. Getting closer.
yup, could be some fun ball to watch tonight!!!
RIP Joe. Best there ever was. What a downer of a week.
RIP to the legend. Joe was the only guy I have ever been starstruck by. I told him “hi… (awkward silence)… I LOVE you.”
He responded. “Thank you, young man.”
That’s awesome!
LOL…that’s amazing
Sounds like Love will be back very soon, going by this.
Feel like Love’s been questionable for awhile. Believe it when I see it.
gonna be wild, wonder if Dean will continue to see minutes, he should at least off the bench… could be some decent small ball lineups maybe.
JUST HOPE IT IS NOT TOOO SOON—–WHAT IS KLOVE REPORT —IS HE EVEN GOING TO PLAY THIS YEAR OR CAVS JUST KEEPING HIM SIDELINED TO STAY HEALTHY BEFORE TRADE DEADLINE —BUT NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND IS GOING TO MAKE A TRADE FOR HIM UNTIL THEY SE HIM PLAY SOME GAMES
story says he may be back as well, but probably not.
Some good news.
hopefully his 3ball is back… had that sprained wrist before he broke his hand too.
CLF—–I DO HAVE MY “MOMENTS ” —-IT IS A RARITY THOUGH !! :-)
QUINN DID HAVE A NICE PRE SEASON WHEN HE WAS WITH THE CAVS PROMPTING EVIL TO INTRODUCE —“THE MIGHTY QUINN SONG “—-WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK NATE
WOW your memory is sharp NOMAD!!!! LMFAOOOOOO I forgot about that until you mentioned it!!!
HOW LONG DG SUPPOSEDLY OUT ??——AM SURE CAVS WILL BE ON CAUTIOUS SIDE
AGREE GOOD SIGNING OF COOK—ALSO AGREE ENOUGH WITH THE DAMN INJURIES –WHO DO YOU THINK COMES BACK FROM LONG ALL STAR BREAK THE MOST IMPROVED –I AM GOING WITH ICE OR WINDL3R
Okoro’s been trending in the right direction recently, especially defensively… I could see him making a move.
So, with DG out (+ LNJ, Love, Delly, Dre):
Sexton, Okoro, Cedi, Wade, Allen.
Cook, Windler, Prince, McGee.
Maybe a couple Dotson minutes.
didn’t know DG was out… brutal.
He got banged up in the Indy game. He sat out the end. We’d likely have won if he’d been able to play.
I’m assuming he is still dinged up.
oh i knew he was dinged up and pulled his groin against Indy, but didn’t know they were sitting him perhaps for a few weeks.
RIP Joe Tait.
RIP Joe Tait. I didn’t listen to many Cavs games to be honest, other than maybe flipping it on during a quick beer run during a game from time to time. But I do have a tremendous affection for listening to sports over the radio nonetheless. Particularly baseball games, which I can’t be bothered to watch, but love to have on in the background on the radio. Jim Donovan is great too, for Browns games. Switched to listening to Browns games a while back so that I could get stuff done and not completely waste my Sundays :)
I have listened to tons of sports (mostly Cleveland) on the radio. We are blessed to have some great announcers in Cleveland.
Good signing.
agreed, needed somebody for goodness’ sake.
Yep. We need a PG. Not sure Cook is really a PG in terms of initiating O, but we are down 3 PGs from where we started (Exum, Delly, and now Garland).
man, sick of the injuries LOL
LMFAOOOO hell yeah Nate!
R.I.P. JOE——SOOOOO MANY MEMORIES OF LISTENING TO YOUR VOICE —A LEGEND HAS PASSED !!!
interesting how much you come to identify with the announcer of your team’s voice. Back in the day, Herb Score sort of spoke his own language, so you were like an insider to be able to understand it.
Thought that might be a longshot trade for Drummond…Arledge is on an expiring…but I guess not.
The Spurs say they and Arledge have ‘mutually agreed’ to find him a new home, whatever that means. I figured they’d buy him out, but this sound like maybe they’ll look to trade?
Woj reporting that he thinks they have a trade in the works, no buyout, which is hard to believe honestly because LMA is done.
RIP, Joe.
RAOUL—-DID A “CLF ” /// LMFAO
great job DG, Cavs offense should use him more!
Thanks Nate for your kind words regarding Ryan. The CtB community and the world is a little less without him.
CONGRATS TO THE VIKINGS–HORIZON CHAMPS// HEADED TO THE DANCE—-PRIDE OF CLEVELAND RIGHT NOW !!!
HOW IN THE HELL DID THIS TEAM LOSE TO OHIO UNIVERSITY 101 —-46
the bobcats can have very good days.
I walked on in 66 and lasted three days or maybe a week before they sent me on my way
CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS PLAYING TOUGH RIGHT NOW —14 PT LEAD —-GO VIKINGS
Sad news indeed. Condolences to his kith & kin.
BELIEVE DURING A RECENT LIVE THREAD I POSTED HOW WE MISSED READING // SEEING HIS POSTS —–LITTLE DID I KNOW /// REALIZE ——YOU WILL BE MISSED !!!—–YES IT TRULY DOES FEEL AS IF WE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER —IN REALITY WE ARE ONE FAMILY HERE AT CTB —–LOVE YOU ALL !!!!!
sad news to lose such a positive contributor to the community. RIP Ryan.
Wow that is sad news…he seemed to sound energetic and strong on the podcasts…geez..RIP to Ryan
Shocked and sad to hear the news. Always loved hearing Ryan’s energy in the podcast booth. Rest in peace, Ryan.
I AM DEVASTATED —-SO SAD ——PRAYERS TO ALL !!!!
Wow….so sorry to hear this terrible news. I look forward to listening to the pod, and take care, everyone…
WOW, that’s awful…. don’t even know what to say other than I hope everybody’s doing OK.
Rest In Peace Ryan. Such a gut punch to lose another member of our C:tB family. Ryan always inspired me to be better in my own craft, and his loss will be felt in many ways here. Thank you Nate for the touching sentiment and the pod I agree Ryan would have wanted. Mourn the loss, but celebrate his life. Prayers for his family and loved ones.
Still gobsmacked. Can’t believe it. RIP Ryan. Ryan was the sort to do anything for you. Last year when I made a comment on the blog about struggling to source a way to watch the Cavs without forking out $$, he asked for my email address to discuss options. What followed was a week-long back and forth where he offered to share his cable subscription with me, and both of us trying to figure out whether we could geo-dodge the powers-that-be without getting his cable revoked. He was totally prepared to try it, but in the end I couldn’t let… Read more »
Rest in peace, Ryan. So sorry you left us this soon. Thanks guys for doing this pod. Also, hearing Tonight’s the Night by Michael Stanley really gives me chills.
RIP Ryan, I’ll miss you
Terrible news. RIP Ryan.