Podcast #246: Market Inefficiencies (and, BREAKING NEWS!)
2021-08-05Nate rounds up CtB vets Eli and Chris for a draft/free agency spectacular! The Evan Mobley pick, the Ricky Rubio trade, the Jarrett Allen signing, NBA free agency, they cover it all… including a free agency signing of their own!
That’s right, CtB is joining the Fansided podcast network and Minute Media! We celebrated by going deep on the Cavs penchant for centers and guards as if they’re trying to exploit some market inefficiency that no one else knows about. We also lamented the Cavs’ lack of productivity in the free agency market. Then we went around the league to go over our favorite and least favorite offseasons. Let’s get it started, and as always, go Cavs.
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posted a live thread for tonight’s game just FYI
Jalen Johnson 20 and 10 in 25 minutes…. the agenda is strong!!! Throw in a couple of assists and stocks.
Scottie Barnes with some rust LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO
Drummondesque
Guys playing true to form… Sharife Cooper great handles and passing, shooting suspect, Jalen Johnson bouncy and athletic, Scottie Barnes, can’t shoot or score at all, but still impacting the game positively.
Jalen Johnson looks pretty good!!!
Yeah, my Sexton for a playable wing + mid 1st to land Jalen Johnson fantasy did not play out.
If he hits, Atlanta gonna be nasty. Trae, Huerter, Johnson, Collins, Capela + Bogdonavic, Hunter, Reddish, Okongwu.
one thing to note, is that Hawks are definitely playing JJ as a big, not wing…. hasn’t really spent any time on the perimeter…. interestingly similar to how GSW was using Kuminga.
Rubio makes FIBA all star 5 for the Olympics: Rubio, Mills, Doncic, Durant, Gobert.
Sign & trades between Heat/Raps (Lowry) and Bulls/Pels (Lonzo) are under NBA investigation.
I believe the Bucks oost a 2nd rounder last year for the Bogdonovich fiasco, and they did not even sign him.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON—YEP A FEW BEERS IN ME ALREADY –( WORKING ON THE MRS NOMADS HONEYDO LIST )—NOW RESTING IN MY HAMMOCK——-PLAYING THE ” WHAT IF ” GAME –IF SEXTON ARRIVES AS AN ALL AROUND PLAYER -IF WINDLER CAN STAY HEALTHY—SHOOT NEAR 40% FROM 3 / PLAY DECENT “D”/ MAKE THE PASSES -IF GARLAND CONTINUES TO GROW / MATURE AS A TRUE NBA PT GD IF MOBLEY IS BETTER (AS A ROOKIE ) THAN WE ANTICIPATE AND DOMINATES ESPECIALLY ON DEFENSE IF ICE CAN MAKE THE PNR PLAY// SHOOT AROUND 35 % FROM 3 IF ALLEN JUSTIFIES HIS NEW CONTRACT PLAYS… Read more »
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO dare to dream NOMAD!!! Anything is possible!
If a FEW of those happen, the Cavs will have a shot at the playoffs. If ALL of those happen, the Cavs will be scary.
HEY BUCKAROO —MY SON’S GIRLFRIEND IS NEAR BANNER ELK—–( NOT YOUR SISTER IS IT ? :-)——–RAOUL YEP MY SON SAYS RT 23 BEST WAY TO GO ——THANKS GUYS FOR ALL YOUR FEED BACK—MUCH APPRECIATED —WILL PUT HILLBILLY HOT DOG ON MY STOP LIST !!!
Are we the only team left with an unused MLE?
I mean, since we won 22 games last year and iur 3rd string is 4 non-guaranteed guys (Wade, Stevens, Thomas, Kabengele) and an open spot, I totally get why Kolby is standing pat.
no, pretty sure there are others…. and no one’s coming to Cleveland to be a backup to children who really didn’t earn their jobs LMFAOOOO
Well, basically all the guys who have earned a starting spot are gone already, as are any worth paying $9 mil a year.
But if we split it up, maybe we can get a couple youngsters with something to prove who see an opportunity for PT (Diallo, Hart). Or a bench/ rotation level guy who might settle for a modest deal for multiple years (Hartenstein), or a lunchpail vet type (Ennis).
I think a younger, hungry player would be less likely to come to Cleveland when they could go be a backup on a better squad, but anything is possible I suppose.
I like your idea about Hard Rock and Ennis though, wake up Koby and sign them up!!
there is a finite number of jobs in the NBA
Patty Mills putting on a show. 40 pts with 4 to go. Exum playing great D and hitting shots. Starting to believe Australia will medal for the 1st time.
I could get behind Exum as 3rd PG. Big enough to defend 2s & some 3s. Can theoretically fit with Sexton if there 2 other shooters out there.
Man, if he can stay healthy he can still have a great 2nd half of his NBA career. His last half was great, his last quarter sensational. He was everywhere. Kickout pass assists, 3 pointers, fast break slams, steals and stops. Doncic was concerned enough about him in the 4th to hard foul him. After everything he has been through, this is one game that shuts the mouths of the doubters.
Grats Simmo – great team.
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM AUSTRALIA!!!
No buckets in the 4th, but the first 3 were spectacular.
Golds in hoops are harder than ever nowadays, great job by these guys…
KD showed me something, really stepped up as a leader. Honorable mention Jrue
Dame can go kick rocks LMFAOOOOO
Really strange how Dame was so disappointing. Nothing but credit for KD, though. They don’t win gold without him.
He’s not a great off-ball player and sucks at defense. If he’s not making his 3s, he’s not all that impactful.
Still, I saw Jrue commit some silly TOs a cou9le times and thought, why does he even have the ball right now? What is Pop doing? Dame (or KD or Draymond or Booker or Tatum) are all better offensive initiators.
Part of that was the French defense…. they were using an extra guy and rolling coverage over to KD and also used ball denial… and team USA kept trying to force it to KD instead of trying to take advantage of the switching and coverages.
Apparently was battling some ab injury, but was playing through it. Would explain some of it.
yup, although that Shams report seemed suspiciously like PR damage control over Dame’s play in Tokyo LMFAOOOO
Durant sinks 2 FTs, should put it away…
kolby.. draft some frenchies..
Yeesh, 0-2 from the FT line from Dame…still a game…
Frankie Smokes airball too!!!
Thank god…
Smart goal tend by Bray…
Huge play!
Pretty cheap cll on Tatum…
Phantom travel call on Middleton…need to let Durant take them home…
Crunch time!!!! France hanging in!!!
Gobert heard the slander and is delivering!
Damn, USA putting it all together at the right time
Little run by USA, up 14…looking good…
Jrue has flaws, but no one on the planet I’d rather have defending guards…
He and Draymond’s defense >>>>>>>>>>>>
Gobert getting fouled almost every time he gets the ball…
USA looking pretty good, Durant has been Durant. Would like to see scoring from a few other guys.
Thanks for inking the deal, Nate!
RAOUL —-BUCKAROO AND I DECIDED —-THERE IS NO BETTER NICKNAME THAN THE —–“FLOWERPECKERS ” WHICH IS A VERY RARE BIRD
CLF THANK YOU —MY SON ACTUALLY LIVES IN ASHVILLE——GOING TO GRADUATE –( 1 OF THE REASONS WE ARE GOING DOWN THERE )– FROM THE ASHVILLE FIRE ACADEMY AND BE A FIREFIGHTER —SO PROUD OF HIM !!!——YES HE HAS ALREADY LINED UP THE “BREWERIES ” FOR ME AND MRS NOMAD —–PRETTY SURE I READ ASHVILLE– PER CAPITA HAS THE MOST CRAFT BREWERIES IN THE COUNTRY———-” MORE BEER PLEASE “
Oh yeah that’s right!!! Wow that’s very cool, you should be proud!!! Nice, enjoy the beer and the sights, hopefully a fun and relaxing vacation!!!
NOMAD bro (and CLF mini-bro).. my sister lives up in the blue ridge near banner elk on a nice piece of mountain property bought 35 yrs ago.. she is a well-armed pioneer woman who fears no one.. i am heading down to NC (in the not-too-distant future) for some schooling on home defense from my big sis (straw dogs is her favorite film).. perhaps we look for the real moonshine up in the hills at some point down the road.. njoy your trip
LMFAOOOOOOO hell yeah buck!
Asheville and Johnson City are officially the coolest places on Earth.
@ NOMAD, my GF says the nickname for Swannanoa is “Swanna-Nowhere” LMFAOOOOOOOO
She said go to Asheville for everything fun, it’s only 15 minutes away… farmer’s market, breweries, live music, outdoor activities, shopping… all there!
interesting factoid..
Cleveland/Akron is the No. 19 media market in the country. It’s the smallest with teams in the NFL, NBA and MLB.
and then there is this one.. sadly.. “Cleveland currently has the highest poverty rate among large cities in the country according to the US Census bureau, narrowly overtaking Detroit last year.” .. we need an old china-like policy.. 1 kid per family.. period.. how the f$ck can CLE be worse than Detroit ???!!!
I kinda like the C/A NHL team name: “no team”. Might be better than “Guardians”.
Winslow to Clips. Bembry to Nets (I liked him out of college). Bucks trafe 2 2nds and a nin-guaranteed guy to Memphis for Grayson Allen, who I hated at Duke but thought pkayed s9me good PO minutes vs Utah.
Allen is a douche and one of my least favorite players, but he will probably help them with his shooting.
yeah, liked that pickup for the Bucks… shooter who can move their feet on defense.
YOU ARE THE MAN CLF——I WILL BUY YOU A DRINK(S) IF SOMEHOW WE WERE TO MEET UP
hell yeah you know I’m down for that!!!
I KNOW HE WAS INJURED // AND SHOOTS THE 3 PT SHOT LIKE NATE PROBABLY DOES :-)—BUT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN —EVEN WHEN HE WAS DRAFTED OF RONDAE -HOLLIS JEFFERSON —MAYBE BECAUSE HE HAS SUCH A COOL NAME
agreed, RHJ has a cool name LMFAOOOOO was surprised he went unsigned so long last season.
HEY CLF—-NOPE SWANNANOA// BLACK MOUNTAIN N.C. —–WE DID THE SKY LINE DRIVE LAST YEAR ———-AM READY FOR MANY A “CRAFT BEER ” EXCURSION
oh OK, that’s near my girlfriend’s hometown, I’ll ask her when she gets home tonight!
My GF is from Highlands NC. Love the area, other than getting thru Asheville.
hell yeah Raoul!!!
BTW US 23 has improved a LOT in KY. Now from SE Ohio to Asheville going 33 -> 7 -> WV2 -> I64 -> 23/I26 is as fast and a lot more scenic than I77 -> I81 ->I26. However, be sure to not go into Huntington on WV2: as soon as you pass “Hillbilly Hotdogs” (you will NOT miss HBHD) look to go south on the Big Ben Bowen Hy shortcut to I64.
oh right on good to know!!! LMFAOOOOO I know some of those roads quite well!!!
You been to Hillbilly Hotdogs? It is fair to say there is nothing like it.
No I haven’t!!! I’m trying it next time I have to go back to Cincinnati LFMAOOOOOOOO
A small part of HBHD
SORRY I MEANT KATIE……………..WTF NOMAD LAY OFF THE ….”MORE BEER PLEASE ‘ IN LATE MORNING // EARLY AFTERNOON :-)
Oh, and anybody have any insight into how involved Gilbert even is with the team these days, given his health? On a purely human level — even for a subprime predator like him — can’t celebrate his illness, but I would be very very very happy if he butts out of basketball decisions. As long as he keeps his checkbook open, that is…
The last report months ago was that he was recovering slowly and his son or grandson(???) was more involved with the team even though the kid was more involved on the business side of the Cavs.
Are Gilbert/Koby really not going to sign ANYONE in free agency? Can you even field a team with Kabengele as your backup center and Okoro (no offense to Lamar Stevens, whom I love, and lots of offense to flamed-out Cedi) as your only true wing?
Curious to hear what the CTB community thinks of these guys still available in FA. I’d take a shot at any of them and none of them should be that pricey.
And for veteran leadership…
Winslow cannot shoot. And IDK if he has ever become a great defender, either. Could be wrong there. Hard pass. Galloway seems a poor man’s Sexton, SG in PG body. Pass. Sadly, I think injuries have done RHJ in. He may be washed. Even when he was not, he couldn’t shoot. Diallo is more intriguing. Pops athletically. Seems a high effort guy on D. Only 6’5″. Under 30% from 3 for his career. But he has gone from 16.7%, to 28.1%, to 34.1%. And it was 39% in Detroit. IDK beans about Vanderbilt. I like both Bradley & Millsap as… Read more »
Diallo is restricted, so the Pistons could match.
Yeah, as we discussed on the pod, pretty much assume we are tanking again…. I do like a flier on Justin Jackson, but he’s not gonna make that much of a difference.
I am kind of a fan of having a guy with some gravitas at each position group. We have Rubio at G, LNJ/Love at PF. No one really at C or wing.
Not that it will get us out of the bottom 10, but I think having peers who command respect impart some wisdom to the young guys can really aid in their development.
yeah for sure, the only problem is convincing an older vet to come to a crappy situation instead of contributing to a contender in pretty much the same exact role.
agree. that is why it will be a long wait, maybe not until camp opens. There are still some solid NFL vets not signed for this season.
Hopefully there is more than dregs left. Anyone want to try to calc how many open roster spots there are?
Another consideration might be contenders signing ring chasers late, and having to release decent developmental players?
Due to lack of money and playoff expectations, the Cavs will have to wait and hope to get lucky with one or more players falling through the cracks. Not sure of the time frame, but probably nothing for a while. Just hope they know what they are doing, and don’t let Hard Rock get away.
Iguadola signing with the Dubs rather than the Nets. I guess some people like to ease their way into retirement.
Lmfaooooo
Shows Iguadola is a smart dude. What could be worse than Kyrie as team leader?
Solid point
CONGRATS TO EMILY NAGEOTTE —WAY TO MAKE CLEVELAND PROUD !!!!
Seconded!
GREAT NEWS FOR CTB !!!———–HEY CLF ARE YOU STILL RESIDING IN N.C. —-HAVE BOOKED A B&B IN SWANNNANOA FOR LATE SEPT// EARLY OCTOBER —-ANY INFO ON THIS AREA —THANKS
Wait are you talking about the mansion in Virginia? I live down the road apparently from there near Charlottesville!!! Lmfaoooooo you and the Mrs. gonna love the leaves changing colors!!!
Sorry I realized I didn’t answer your question. If you’re going to Afton, VA…. the things to do are hiking, driving on Skyline Dr. to see the leave changes, and there’s a ton of breweries, wineries, and family farms to eat and drink at…. think there’s even some winery tours where they drive you around on a bus.
Glad to hear there’s more exposure coming to Cavs The Podcast. It’s been published at a consistently high quality for a long time now, and deserves a larger audience. Congrats guys!!
Thank you Simmo!!!
I don’t know how many games the Cavs will win next year (but I bet it’s more than last year), but I’m pumped to watch the crappy Cavs summer league games. Does anyone know if they will be carried on Fox Sports Ohio?
IDK, if you have the espn app they’ll definitely be on there
I think they show them on League Pass during a free period.
They’ve done this previously, hopefully the case again.
NBATV shows most summer league games eventually. I have it via SlingTV. That channel seems more common that Bally/FSO.
GSW had a great draft in a vacuum, but those guys don’t help their title chances… they need to parlay them into a real star vet. Klay coming back and being good will actually determine if they’re even a playoff team much less a title contender.
Agree with you on Bulls, Magic Cavs though…
the warriors put themselves in a position to have “a great draft in a vacuum”.. smart wins.. dumb loses.. it is a cruel fact, but it is a fact nonetheless.. the cavs are a dumb organization in a small market.. never a good combo (especially with a city that has profound problems.. which is why i am putting distance between it and me)..
yeah, sorry to be clear, I’m mainly criticizing the Ringer’s claim that Kuminga and Moody means GSW is “back to being title contenders”… that’s dumb LMFAOOO
The Ringer is often silly. Kuminga (almost surely) and Moody (probably) are not gonna help them a ton this year.
Still, Steph, Klay, & Dray were on their way to beating the Raptors in the Finals. Iggy & Liv helped a ton, too.
Klay hasn’t played in two years I think? And Curry just had one of the greatest offensive years in NBA history, and they didn’t even make the playoffs.
They’re gonna need Steph, Klay, and Draymond to play at historic levels to overcome guys like Wiseman starting.
the 1986 draft was pretty good for a dumb organization.
so, you need to go back 35 yrs to make your point, with a single draft ? i rest my case.. the cavs FO ride on the short bus to work.. because they are special..
Excited to listen to this episode — hope the new affiliation works out well for you guys!
heck yeah Charlie appreciate it!!!
Congrats on your FA signing. So what are we talking? Vet min? Taxpayer MLE? MLE? Better?
Congrats, guys, you deserve it.
LMFAOOOOOOO thanks Jason!!!
uh we got the max!!! LMFAOOOOOOO told cavsdan to loosen the purse strings!
It’s mainly about increasing the audience.
Thank you!