Live Thread: Cavs @ Mavs
2025-01-03Good evening CtB!
Welcome to 2025 as the Cavs are on the banks of the Trinity River as they take on the lame duck Luka-less and now Kyrie-less Mavericks in a classic trap game before ending the road trip. The Cavs are rampaging through the NBA and now it’s starting to make people upset. People are accusing the Cavs of having an easy schedule and not facing full-strength contenders as is the case tonight. Hopefully the Cavs have some choice bulletin board material as it gets hard to win so much all the time.
Tip off is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Fanduel Sports Network, Go Cavs!
THANKS RAOUL !!!! MY “ WOODSTOCK “ DAYS WILL BE RESURRECTED!!! 👍🍺
off topic: the movie “A Complete Unknown” is great. don’t be annoyed by some minor bending of history to fit a four year story into one movie. the feeling of the late 60’s and of Bob Dylan is totally on the money. music in featured, and Chalamet spent years mastering Dylan’s vocal, guitar, and harmonica style — and nails it.
even my non-music-fan GF loved it. you will wish it was longer!
Have you seen the Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis”? I watch it every year on New Year’s Day. One of my favorites. Mostly loosely based on Van Ronk I believe. Bob makes an appearance at the end.
agree it is a fun movie. a lot of folkies and van Ronk fans think it was much more unflattering than the reality.
RAOUL THANKS FOR THE CORRECTION—- HORNETS ON SUNDAY— NOT MONDAY———- TOO MUCH……. “ MORE BEER 🍺 PLEASE “ LATELY AND “ THE “ MRS NOMAD ——— NO COMPLAINTS ON EITHER ONE 👍🤪👿👺
Bulls beat Knicks!
I still don’t understand why Minny made the trade with new york. What was their thought process?
Ownership cutting costs while trying to execute the sale of the franchise.
Ant doing his best early MJ impersonation…43 points on 23 shots and yet his team is down 20 to the pistons at the end of 3
THANK s CLF ( ABOUT POWELL ). WHEN HEALTHY I LIKED HIS GAME COMING OFF THE BENCH———TAKE CARE OF HORNET s EARLY MONDAY—REST STARTERS —— GET READY FOR OKC —SHOULD BE HELLUVA GAME!!
real early, like Sunday at 6
Just saw this interview with Evan with Malika Andrews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byWp9CR6R-0
…
that’s got to be it!
Listening to the Athletic pod. They claim the Cavs have the best half court offense and transition offense. And that their half court offense is the best in NBA history.
4 inside the top 16.
Interesting. No one else w more than 2.
deep team!
Dan Devine with a pretty good analysis:
https://sports.yahoo.com/believe-it-or-not-the-cavaliers-are-one-of-the-most-dominant-teams-weve-ever-seen-185147769.html
AM I MISSING SOMETHING ABOUT POWELL —— MIGHT HAVE SPOKEN TOO SOON ABOUT BRINGING HIM BACK
old, undersized, and lost all his athletic ability shredding his knees.
Four game road trip went OK.
Four games in eight days homestand coming up:
Sunday: Hornets
Wednesday: Thunder !!
Thursday: Raptors
Sunday: Pacers
glad we have two days to prep for the OKT
KNICKS STARTERS ALL WITH OVER 40 MINUTES/—— “ RUN THEM INTO THE GROUND THIBS 👍👍👍
Yep, and OG is injury prone.
He’s the perfect man for the role. JB the understudy.
When’s the next pod?
Rumors of a Sunday night date…
“ MORE THOR “ VERY EFFICIENT WHEN HE PLAYS—- LIKE TO SEE MORE THAN 4 MINUTES AND WITH SOME STARTER s
agree. I would like to find some minutes with the regulars for Thor and Tyson so they are better prepared if the day comes when we need them
Amen. Even just two minutes, say at end of 3rd qtr
Agreed, thought CPJ, Tyson should’ve gotten 1st half minutes last night soon as we went up big, but obviously just nit pick.
SCOTCH 2,—— WAS THINKING THE SAME ABOUT POWELL——- “ BRING HIM HOME “
Mobes with 33 points and a +32 rating on the night. We kept saying this team’s ceiling is how much of his potential Evan reaches. I know Dallas was depleted but mostly at guard. Evan was absolutely unstoppable.
Furthermore…Garland has turned himself into Chris Paul with lower usage. His assists are not just frequent but frequently nasty.
Strus, in the mean time, has proven he is the secret weapon Kenny was expecting to have. 7 assists tonight. Freaking 7 in only 24 mins and isn’t a pg.
I just want to Second That Emotion on DG. For the season, DG has 224 assists and 77 TOs, and assist to TO ratio of 2.9. Almost at the magical 3/1 ratio for point guard excellence. His previous years? 1.52, 2.00, 2.35, 2.70, and 2.12 last year. Last 5 games? 46 dimes and 8 TOs. 5.75/1. That is inching towards Point Gawd territory.
When a team this offensively efficienct doesn’t turn the ball over, it’s death. With DG at nearly 6/1 A/TO, we might as well ride a pale horse.
For gits and shiggles on Ass/TO ratio, NBA rank: Wade (1st), Okoro (8th), Strus (9th), Merrill (25th), Jerome (32nd), Garland (38th), LeVert (39th). 7 Cavs in the top 40.
Amongst guys who average 4+ assists, 56 guys: Haliburton and Tyus Jones are at 4.9, CP3 at 4.81, VanVleet at 3.96, Mike Conley & Dosunmu at 3.63, Brunson at 3.2, Jokic at 2.94 and then DG at 2.91.
Guys averaging more dimes with better assist/TO ratios? Jokic, Haliburton, Paul, & Brunson.
Your digging does not go unappreciated Jason. Great stuff!
Won 13 of the last 14 , 30-4 overall
30-4
Phew. Feeling better.
I actually love this. Trust these guys
Same
same. and no one played even 30 minutes
Wait a freaking minute…has Dwight Powell lost his mins to lively? Can we trade for him??
Please God no.
Explain how he is worse than TT as a backup big?
He’s wack. You can find seven feet of shit without paying for it in a trade.
We need 8 mins max from a better big than TT. I still don’t understand how Powell could be worse?
Garbage time gang looking like they’re ahead by 30 instead of 10.
Exactly.
Double digit win streak at stake.
This is excruciating.
Meanwhile, back in metropolis…
no one on the Cavs played even 30
KA declares garbage time. Premature?
Think the two head coaches communicated
By about a minute I think.
Can Jerome remind himself he isn’t elite for 35 feet?
Clock running out
Fair point.
JA myyyyy gawd!!!
The gorilla chest-beat just kills me
He’s just so gd underrated.
not by me
Evan Mobley has decided. You cannot stop him. He may get at least one triple double this year. That oop was picture perfect
“He is beginning to believe”.
I got that reference…
I know this was a bit facetious…or maybe not. But that’s literally the reference I have made since his nasty 33 pt outburst against Boston in the playoffs last year. He no longer limits himself. JB was a black cloud over him.
Allen! Fuck yes!
Amazing sequence for JA
It sure was.
I REPEAT. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!
Don’t love that shot by garland. Made the next one though.
MOBLEY TAKEOVER YET AGAIN
Caris is on turbo RN
Need a CAVALANCHE to close this out!
Gotta lock in on D again, do not let this get closer…
Mavs with the fight. LFG
Good TO by Kenny. Back within 12.
Omg Caris.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!
What a shot by LeVert!
Caris > MJ
I agree Go Cavs
HOLY FUCKING SHIT CARIS LEVERT
Another terrible call.
WHAT A FLOATER SPIDA
Great pass Wade. Klieber sucks.
Foot off the gas to end the 3rd.
Where was Sam?
Ankle injury
Boo!!!
That’s a bad call. But it’s not a challenge you’re gonna win