Live Thread: Pacers @ Cavs
2025-04-13Good afternoon CtB!
The Cavs welcome Central Division rival Indiana Pacers to the thawing banks of the Cuyahoga River to wrap up the 2024-25 NBA regular season and begin their playoff journey. For the Cavs, it’s been a historic ride this year and expectations are sky high in The Land that the good guys are on the precipice of a post-LeBron dynasty for the rest of the decade. But first, a classic divisional rivalry to get the competitive juices flowing.
Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00PM Eastern time and will be broadcasted live on Fanduel Sports Network, Go Cavs!
INJURY REPORT: Cavs are loading managing their top nine rotation, Pacers are load managing their starting lineup.
Coach Bud fired. Ishbia has got to be in the running for the worst owner this season.
Griff out in Nawlins
Griffin fired by the Pels.
One thing that rankled yesterday was listening to Pacers commentators talk about how Kenny did ‘good’ job with the Cavs but by implication they were more impressed by JB’s work with the Pistons. I’m sorry, but the Piston’s improvement is mostly them just not trying to lose and all those high draft picks finally starting to figure out the NBA game. Meanwhile, Kenny has engendered a major improvement from Evan Mobley, gotten a huge offensive improvement from the 2-big lineup, and managed a deep bench to minimize injuries. It feels like it probably has happened, but has any coach won… Read more »
The Piston also put competent NBA players around Cade, this season. They had zero shooting last year so were easy to defend against.
Yeah, with due respect to what JB accomplished, for me it’s not even a close call. It’s much easier to lift a team from bad to “pretty good” than from good to elite. And he did it initially with the same roster JB’d been working with the prior couple seasons; then, he coached the team through a seamless midseason transition after the big trade. Didn’t they win their first 14 games with Deandre?
TT had 20 rebounds yesterday. Nice!
THINK KA SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A BACKUP POST— BUYOUT— OVER “ OKE – DOKE “. JUST MY OPINION—— CHURMA SHOWED ME ZERO!!
Cannot wait to watch Detroit stalk down New York. JB was a horrendous playoff coach here…I hope he learned something. Cuz new york is vulnerable and I want way more money to flow to Detroit than through the effing knickerbockers.
Just finished watching replay. Obviously there are no plans to play TT in the playoffs unless something goes terribly wrong.
Tough on CPJ down the stretch without a second ball handler. Do wish they could have run some plays and passed a little more in crunch time and the first OT.
Jaylen looked great and I’m exited for his future as a Cav.
The Cavs won’t find out who their opponent is until Friday. Would the first round start Saturday?
Sunday is the 8 vs. 1
WOW —-YOU DONT GET ANY MORE PURE / RAW EMOTIONS THAN JUST DISPLAYED BY RORY AT THE MASTERS—— GOOSEBUMPS JUST WATCHING—- SO HAPPY FOR HIM!!!!!
Isaiah Mobley to bad luck team:
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2025/04/sixers-sign-isaiah-mobley.html
FTS PLAYERS GRADES CPJ / F ………. BATES / D- ——- SORRY I DONT AGREE WITH THOSE GRADES 👎
WOULD ALMOST LIKE NYQUIL OR BATES ON PLAYOFF ROSTER MORE SO THAN OKE – DOKE ——- NYQUIL SHOULD BE ON CAVS ROSTER NEXT YEAR—- MAKE TT HIS PERSONAL COACH!!
If we are healthy and don’t make the Conference Finals, I think there will be changes. Be it big ones (breaking up DG/DM or Mobley/Allen) or smaller ones (Wade, Okoro, Merrill, etc.). Okeke is a club option.
Our FA’s are Jerome (Early Bird), Merrill (Full Bird), Green, and TT (Early Bird). Plus Bates/Travers. Wade & CPJ are not fully guaranteed.
I would not jettison any of my signed guys, save maybe Okeke. That gives me 10. DG, Spida, Strus, Mobes, JA; Okoro, Hunter, Wade, Tyson, and CPJ.
I move heaven & earth to try & bring Jerome back. But it could be tough. Merrill should be easier with full Bird & less cost. I also bring Tomlin in to the full 15. That gives me 13.
PG: DG, CPJ
Combo G: Spida, Jerome
SG/SF: Strus, Okoro, Merrill, Tyson
SF/PF: Hunter, Wade
PF/PF-C: Mobley, Tomlin
C: Allen
In my best case scenario, we have 2 spots left. One if them has to be a playable C. TT would come back, but I’d want an upgrade. Can’t count on JA playing 82 again.
Then Okeke or someone else for #15. I do not think Bates/Travers are ready. But I’d be fine with another 2 way year for each.
If we lose Jerome, or get bounced early, then more significant moves will happen.
Well, we yaked it away with late TOs & missed FTs in the 4th & OT.
But it was fun.
GREAT GAME—- TYSON IS READY —— LFG !!!!!
TYSON IS DEFINITELY READY !!!!
VALIENT EFFORT GO CAVS
Fun game. Cavs ran out of gas
Emoni says ” not so fast”
Eh this game is over. Nice choke job!
They’re exhausted.
Tyson absolutely fouled. Refs wanna go home
Nice bucket Tyson.
None of these guys, for the Cavs, will play in the playoffs.
This game is absolutely stupid
bet the fans in the gym are having a blast
Run
a
Play.
Come tf on, guys
Who’s up for double ot?
That call was shit
JAYLON FUCKING TYSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!