Recap: Cavs 84, Raptors 80
2012-04-06
The Cavs won. That’s a bad thing.
–Woof. This game was not fun to watch. The notion that the Kentucky Wildcats could beat either of these teams is ridiculous, but the notion that both these teams could defeat my ability to like basketball is valid. I don’t know how two teams that play bad defense also manage to score in the low 80s, but that’s the kind of magic that happens when the Raps and Cavs get together.
–Donald Sloan: still a starting point guard. Winning starting point guard. Enduring champion. Thanksgiving dinner trump card holder. D-League John Stockton. He was 2-for-8 from the field with 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
–Antawn Jamison played himself right onto the 2012-13 LA Clippers. He was the best player on the floor, scoring 24 points on 50% shooting. His defense was Jamisonian, but he was guarding Andrea Bargnani, who couldn’t be bothered to shoot anything inside of 15 feet despite being very, very tall.
–A man named Lester Hudson is still on this team. He scored 21 points and was maybe the second best Cavalier tonight. Are the rest of you experiencing this whole Lester Hudson thing or am I hallucinating? Please confirm that he’s a real person with a social security number and family members. Else, I’ll assume he’s just a fever dream and perhaps consult my friendly neighborhood pharmacist.
–Byron Scott got tossed late in the first half. He was incensed; I’m not sure with whom, exactly. Sources say he was screaming expletives at Andrea Bargnani. (Those sources are me and my friend.) For the sake of having something to talk about: I’m actually kind of proud of B-Scott. The Cavs are a banged up team that’s playing for lottery balls at this point in the season; it’s comforting to know that, despite accepting his fate, he completely hates it. It’s almost over Byron. Starting this summer, Kyrie Irving, TT, Andy Varejao, Draft Pick X, and Free Agent Y saddle up for that eight seed. It’s almost winning time.
The Cavs host the Nets on Sunday. Until then, friends.
Gettin’ some hate out there Colin. I don’t know it you read these but keep up the good work. Most of us know with Kyrie out and the Cavs in full tank mode, all there is left is to enjoy a few jokes. Hang in there
At least everyone is finally on the same page about tanking! C’mon guys, that took way too long.
Also, considering Jamison is not in the long term plan for the Cavs, why has he not been waived? I don’t want him throwing up shots and winning us the random game we should not win. Cavs are a shit team and Jamison muddles that up with his occasional veteran competency.
A better argument would be to see who would win: the lineup the Cavs have rolled out the last few days or the 26 game losing streak lineup.
I really think last year’s team would win, maybe by double digits.
Picturing Donald Sloan and Alan Anderson (of the Raptors) in a parody of the “There can only be one” commercials from the playoffs a few years ago.
C’mon people, give it a rest. Did you watch this abortion of a basketball game? I’m surprised Colin was able to even wring this much out of it, as there was almost nothing to take away from it. This game featured multiple D-Leaguers, stretches of abominable shooting, and was incredibly difficult to watch. Colin deserves props for even sticking through this one. If you want a rote recap, read the AP writeup. This is a summary that focuses on the important points of the game – and honestly, the most noteworthy thing about this game was Byron Scott getting tossed.… Read more »
Slightly off topic, but to procrastinate studying for exams, I ran through the ESPN NBA lottery mock draft simulator 50 times. I ended up with 23 out of those 50 we end up with a “favorable” outcome (Davis, MKG, or Beal). The other 27 were “unfavorable” (Drummond or Barnes). I include Barnes in the unfavorable category personally, but acknowledge that there can be debate over it. I also got the #1 overall about 6-7 times.
If you’re singling out content that’s everywhere, a run of the mill recap of the game is at the top of the list. Go to the PD or ESPN and you’ll have all the box scores and bland breakdowns you desire. Do you Colin, I almost always dig your approach.
These recaps suck. Period. I said the same thing for the last game re-cap. Oh and since Colin clearly doesn’t read the comments, he clearly missed the props I gave to Hudson for hIs play in the last game and then last night, he essentially wins the game for the Cavs with clutch FT shooting.
Honestly, sarcasm is like air on the interwebs; it’s everywhere. Let’s try something else, eh?
I’m loving these recaps. Colin has been throwing 90 mph heaters for months now. Keep it up.
I like the sarcastic recaps. If you want real journalism go read the official recaps at cleveland.com/cavs! Or the editorialized recaps at waiting for next year.
Keep it up Colin. Much like you, the snark is the only thing that keeps me sane during the last few meaningless weeks of the season.
Hmmm, Toronto actually might roll out a decent playoff team next year if JV and Draft Pick X turn out well.
Yeah I’m sick of these recaps too, so I’d like my subscription fee to Cavs: The Blog refunded, thank you very much.
Signed,
– A disgruntled customer
Ben says:
April 6, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Anyone else getting tired of the sarcastic game recaps? I’m ready for a real journalists take….
Yeah it’s getting old, fast!
My comment that got eaten, said that Toronto played guys on 10 day contracts for 78 minutes, and all three were guards. Hudson was aggressive and kept attacking.
I just had a comment eaten by the monster. Hudson also had 7 assists and only 1 turnover. The competition in this game was weak, but maybe Lester can prove worth a roster spot for next season, as a combo guard / Kyrie’s backup.
I meant d-leaguers above. Toronto gave 78 minutes to players on d-league contracts.
Hudson looked decent, however the level of competition needs taken into account. 3 of Toronto’s 4 guards were the aforementioned d-leaguers and Andrea Bargnani and Aaron Gray don’t exactly strike fear in the hearts of ball handlers attacking the lane.
Hudson just kept shooting and attacking. It was kind of a “quiet” 23 points. I knew he was active on offense and then at the end, when shooting free throws, the announcers were talking about his 21st point.
Toronto is pretty much on par with the Cavs now. Calderon was out (and definitely not faking it) with a very black eye. Jerryd Bayless is out with a torn oblique muscle. James Johnson was benched and apologized for a non-disclosed “internal matter”.
Basically the Raptors started 2 leaguers last night and had another play significant minutes off the bench.
The Cavs won. That’s a bad thing…..and it has nothing to do with magic, this aint’ Harry Potter, It was Toronto banking the Cavs D-leaguers wanting to prove themselves, and by letting it happen, it gains Toronto a key loss and a schedule advantage over the Cavs. Toronto wants to be in the top 4 or 5 in the lotto, and they don’t want the Cavs there. Toronto knows OKC, IND, PHI, BOS, ATL, ATL & MIA are all losable games for them, and that’s exactly what they plan to do, LOSE. Eight times in a row.
That was a complete scumbag move by Toronto, toyed with the Cavs for 3 quarters then let them win it ON PURPOSE. Toronto is gambling they can end the season with at least one less win than the Cavs by betting that Charlotte and Washington will NOT let the Cavs lose, that would put the Cavs at 21 wins, and Detroit and NJ might not let the Cavs lose either, which would be 23 wins…Toronto only has Detroit and NJ that they might not be able to lose to. But they know their schedule is easier to control…This will prove… Read more »
Hey, since now seems like a great time to go off-topic, I’d like to hear peoples’ takes on corporate sponsorship of the Cavs’ jerseys (and maybe hear it discussed in the next podcast?). Here are some that I whipped up off of the Wikipedia Cavs page designs: http://imgur.com/2wgXN After hashing them out, they didn’t make my eyes bleed quite as much as I was picturing when I heard this idea might be making the leap from Europe, but I’m interested in what other people think. All of these are Cleveland-area businesses, seems like the local sponsors would be more likely… Read more »
Agree with both of those comments. It would be nice to get some real journalism about the games. I am stationed in California right now and can’t watch barely any Cavs games unless I stream them. I’d like to really know the effectiveness of Hudson, he had a great game statistically and I know about nothing about him. The sarcasm is nice too, the only real way to stay sane as a Cleveland sports fan … maybe a healthy dose of both?
I know the feeling, Ben, but when it comes down to it these games are so pointless that the only thing worth analyzing is how they affect our place in the lottery race
Anyone else getting tired of the sarcastic game recaps? I’m ready for a real journalists take.