Live Thread: Cavs @ 76ers
2023-11-21Good evening CtB!
The Cavs have made their way to the banks of the Delaware River to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a massive, nationally televised matchup between two playoff teams from last season. The Sixers have never looked better as Coach Nick Nurse has unlocked a higher level of play from Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Perhaps it was as easy as flushing the Golden Turd down the toilet, and donating the Minivan to charity? Who can say. On the other hand, the Cavs can validate their performance against the world champs with a victory tonight, but they will have to do it without Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro, Ty Jerome, and probably Caris LeVert. Can Craig Porter, Jr. keep the gravy train rolling??? Stay tuned…
Yours truly would be remiss to not mention that Embiid has totally owned Jarrett Allen every single time they match up… if Jarrett Allen can somehow do what he did to Nikola Jokić to Embiid, then that would go a long way in helping the Cavs steal victory from the jaws of defeat.
5-MAN LINEUP RANKINGS:
There has been some laughable talk about how the Cavs would be better without Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert, yet somehow four out of the top five 5-man lineups the Cavs have used this season (minimum 12 minutes) have Spida and Chef Caris in them, and they’re dominating the competition. Caris and Spida haters will have to continue to seethe and cope until further notice.
TOWER CITY AND SPIDALAND AGENDAS VINDICATED
Early returns on bringing back Tower City and Spidaland are favorable. Spidaland’s defense sucks but it doesn’t matter because they cannot be stopped on offense. Tower City doesn’t defend the three point line all that well, but it doesn’t matter because opposing teams can’t score in the paint and can’t stop JA and Mobley from finishing at the rim at an elite rate. All that really needs to be figured out at this point is what these guys can do against real championship contenders… so #staytuned
Tip off is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live and nationally on TNT, Go Cavs!
No Mitchell, Okoro, or Jerome tonight. LeVert is questionable, and Wade is doubtful (sprained ankle).
yikes!
is this amount of injuries typical?
Thoughts… Strus is worth every penny. Dude does so much more than hit threes. He’s got that Delly dog in him — can run the offense, sneaky good playmaker, all grit and heart. My favorite new Cav. Craig Porter, Jr — what a find. Never seen composure like that in a rookie — never mind an undrafted one. JB is an idiot if he doesn’t get Koby to convert his two-way contract to a full one and give him Ty Jerome’s spot in the rotation as backup PG. Agree with others that Ty is still valuable, but I haven’t seen… Read more »
Oh, and one more thing. TRISTAN! Had completely consigned him to the glue factory and was not happy about using the last roster spot for a nostalgia/locker room guy. Couldn’t be happier to be so completely wrong.
yeah, old guys still have some good days, especially if they don’t have to do it too often.
Yep.
also love CPJ, but I recall TJ dominating the Cavs in a game last year where the Dubs only played the bench.
if you think the Cavs are better without DM, I am going to bet you voted “yes” on issue 2.
HAVE TO STICK WITH CPJ ——ICE / WADE IS SITUATIONAL OR WHOEVER IS PLAYING GOOD
RAOUL YEP ANDRE WITH LEBRON WOULD HAVE BEEN A FORCE ——- THE MRS NOMAD CAUGHT ME 😴 RECENTLY— MY QUICK REPLY—— “ BEING A TROPHY 🏆 HUSBAND IS EXHAUSTING “ —— SHE GAVE HER USUAL “ ROLL OF THE EYES IN DESPISE “ 👍🤪🍺
the good life is two naps a day.
So whats the rotation once everyone is fully healthy?
DG/CPJ or Ty Jerome?
Donovan/LeVert
Strus/Ice or Wade?
Mobley/Niang
Allen/TT as needed?
CPJ or Ty? that ship has sailed.
Ice or Wade? Situational. Ice, Wade, and LeVert can play a lot of positions
Ty had a fab preseason and is a good shooter. Can’t have too many playmakers. We could roll out an effective four guard bench unit (CPJ, Ty, Vert, Okoro, Allen/Mobley) or a great huge bench unit (Ty, Okoro/Vert Wade, Niang, Mobley)
good point.
mutliple ball handlers will allow DM to concentrate on scoring.
YES GOOD COMPARISON—-CPJ TO ANDRE MILLER —- ANDRE / BIGGER—- CPJ / MORE ATHLETIC—— BUT SIMILAR GAME
Anrde was a FA in LeBron’s rookie year.
If he had come to the Cavs, he would have been with LeBron, Boozer, and Z, which would have made a deep run every year. Recall that the Cavs had NO decent guards at the time.
He choose Denver over Cleveland, hitching his wagon to Carmelo! Very bad decision!
FELL ASLEEP 😴——( IT S WHAT OLD PEOPLE DO )🤪——WOW WHAT A GAME——- DAMN I JUST REALIZED THERE IS NO REPLAY——-NEED MORE BEER 🍺 PLEASE ON MY RICE CRISPIES—“ SNAP -CRACKLE-BURP 👍🤪
when you going to learn about naps?
I was told Donovan Mitchell wasn’t worth trading for…
I watched for a while after the Cavs game.
The Jazz ARE BAD! They don’t look like an NBA team.
I feel bad for LM.
One of the reasons I wasn’t too pressed about the Mitchell trade was that the pick swaps are really unlikely to convey. Don’t think a team with Lauri as the best player is a playoff team
About the obvious offensive goal tend by Embiid on Maxey’s last shot: did they not bother to call that because the 76’ers batted the ball out of bounds? Or were they going to screw the Cavs if the tip went in? Could that have been challanged?
I was worried Allen touched it and they were gonna count the basket.
me too, at first. but the replays clearly showed it to be Embiid.
Yep. Sigh of relief on the replay.
I think they were gonna screw us just like they did when they didn’t call goal-tending on Mobley’s and-1 earlier in the game.
A new best ein of the year, methinks.
Miami tomorrow is gonna be a bear. Hopefully Spida or Caris or Ice can make it back.
We only have 8 playable guys at the moment, and that is counting TT. We may need some Merrill or Elder Brobley minutes.
you counting Sam the Man?
Nope.
DG, Strus, Wade, Mobes, JA, CPJ, Niang, TT.
Merrill is 9th. He’ll have to play tomorrow because those first 5 guys are gonna be gassed tomorrow. Hopefully the home crowd carries us.
how about a career launching game for CPJ?
EXTEND JB
(he’s almost .500 for his career as a coach! Take that Dave Joerger)