Live Thread: Jazz @ Cavs (and a mini-Trifecta?)
2024-12-23Good evening CtB!
The Cavs welcome the Utah Jazz to the windy banks of the Cuyahoga River for the final game of a 3-in-4 days homestand before heading out West to ring in 2025. This is a classic trap for the good guys, where heavy legs and a terrible opponent may lull the team into playing down to their competition. Also, for former Cavs Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton this game is their one meaningful game of the season. Luckily, Utah sports the worst defensive rating in the NBA, third worst net rating, are a terrible passing team with the worst turnover rate in the NBA. This should be a game where the Cavs can put up 130 and force Utah to keep up, which they shouldn’t. The singular stat that will determine this game is the rebounding battle: Utah is one of the best rebounding teams in the NBA, while the Cavs are decidedly below average. If the Cavs don’t hustle, they could be in trouble.
Cavs bury Philly 126-99 (or, Philly cheesesteaks for everyone!)
The Philadelphia 76ers made the game interesting for about the first quarter before collapsing like a house of cards as the Cavs curbstomped this pathetic squad 126-99. It’s extremely satisfying to send away these losers home disgraced, they tried to take cheap shots during the Cavalanche, but the Cavs are above that kind of bum behavior. Night night Philly, have fun climbing out the basement of the East FRAUDS!
CARIS LEVERT FOREVER
In probably my favorite agenda, Caris LeVert continues to clown on the haters with an insane year that should be rewarded with a Sixth man award if NBA writers were actually competent at their jobs. So far this season, the Cavs are an unbelievable +21.3 points per 100 possessions with LeVert on the floor. LET CARIS COOK!
Abacus Update
LT up
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writers do better when they read CtB:
https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/news/analyst-exposes-major-problem-cleveland-cavaliers
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great depth!
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Feliz Navidad
Merry Christmas, everyone!
same
76’ers up 14 on BeanTown with 7 min to go.
Pulled it out, but not without some drama. Thank you for the gift 76ers!
yup, two close ones: Beaners lose, Knicks win. it would be so sad if the Celts fall further down in the standings!
BUTLER HAS TOLD HEAT HIS INTENTIONS——— TO BE TRADED——- PREFER s SUNS / WARRIORS/ MAVS / ROCKETS————- ROCKET s PROBABLY HAVE BEST ASSET s TO AQUIRE HIM ———REALLY DONT WANT TO MORTGAGE THE FUTURE FOR 35 YEAR OLD ———- MY OPINION
some “experts” are proposing things like the Cavs trading most of their bench plus a couple #1’s for Butler.
Totally insane — I don’t understand why any team would give up a big haul for 2/3 of a season with Butler. He will be a FA at the end of the year, is showing major signs of aging out, wants to be paid a fortune, etc.
Butler does a lot of fun stuff as a cutter and passer and would be fabulous in our offense and would perhaps quiet down the “we need a wing” brigade.
I just don’t think we could offer enough.
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same to you in a couple hours!
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Watched this one on delay.
1. Thant you KA for going to JT early. Sure, a bit out of necessity but bigger than most available alternatives and size needed. And KA, he contributed (by usefully interacting w EM)!
2. Utah is huge. Did LM go from Tower City to Tabernacle City? Gotta make those guys run.
3. Celtics, Warriors, and Lakers all lose. Trap games for them?
I ain’t buying the “trap game” concept. Pros should know that every game counts, and can go either way.
The upside value of our bench is what most championship teams have. They aren’t gonna go on to make billions on th open market separately…but together…this bench is lightning in a bottle right now. If OKC could trade their full bench for ours…I bet they pull the trigger.
Jaylen Tyson might make Koby like another 50 million bucks. If Okoro comes back and still is a reliable 3 pt shooter he might get a lifetime contract
If Okoro is 40% from 3, much less the pushing 50% right now, you never let him get away with that D.
The wing platoon of Okoro, Wade, Vert and Strus has been really interesting.
This felt like a schedule loss if it were last year. This year…we were inevitable. Cannot contain my excitement for Mobley’s offensive development. We could win a title this year with some luck and we are still 2 seasons away from him being maybe the most impactful 2 way player in the league
yup, I always said the selling point to Donovan was that this could be a dynasty if he sticks around… he wins two rings here he’s the best Cav ever IMO
Hard to say outside of emotional annoyance with LeBron that anyone eclipses him, but honestly two rings would be for Cleveland like a binge drinking session compared to our history. Comparable to the Red Sox ending the curse and the Patriots winning six and Boston winning with rondo and crew. Obviously not as wide as that dominance that city experienced, but you’re talking about two titles in the next five or six years? Cleveland has never experienced anything close to that.
exactly, which is IMO a point in Spida’s favor but he’s gotta accomplish it first obviously LMFAO
YOU HAD BETTER BE ABLE TO REBOUND IN THE PLAYOFFS——-/ HARD TO BE CRITICAL OF A 26–4 TEAM—— BUT. “ KA – KA “ NEED TO GET US A LEGIT BACK UP POST ———“ MORE THOR “ ?? ———— WEST COAST TRIP MIGHT EXPOSE “ SOME WARTS “
if warts are there, it is good to get them exposed.
Bring on the sunlight.
Thor is not a great rebounder. And getting a 3rd C is a tough sell here, because the #3 C gets no rotation minutes (TT, Jones). Allen & Mobley get all the minutes.
So you are left with vet cheerleader types (TT) or youngsters. Udeally, the 3rd big could shoot. Thor has that capability. But he is also a beanpole, he won’t help vs bulkier C’s that JA & Mobley struggle with..
The rest of the team has to board better. Not a strength of DG or Ice.
Wade and Strus are decent: a decent third big will cost something so my gut is that we let it ride
something Ice should step up on!
I think you see what you can get in Thor and Tyson minutes, then maybe you hope someone shakes loose at deadline. The buyout market at C is so grim.
Brobley stinks but he might actually be the best backup 4 on the FA market!
Got it finally. Will Hardy reminds me of Pacey from Dawson’s Creek.
Put some respect on Joshua Jackson’s name.
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LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO CANNOT BE STOPPED
Sexton, Clarkson, and Big Finnish have 77.
What is wrong with Wade?
tweaked his knee last game
I vote for limiting Wade’s minutes in the regular season. Better chance of having him in the playoffs.
He banged it apparently – knee on knee. Can’t manage to that really, it’s a contact sport and he doesn’t play that much tbh.
Might be the worst Cavs win of the season. I’ll take it.
Yep.
Jazz wanted this one.
Eh… They wanted to get close and lose.
and they did a good job of that!
Lol. Sexton back doored by Niang
That’ll do it!