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2014-2015 Cleveland Cavaliers Season Thread

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May 11, 2015 7:42 AM
sleeper;1728126 wrote: Cavs are winning it all this year anyway.
No they're not. They will be lucky to get out of this round.
May 11, 2015 7:42am
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May 11, 2015 8:14 AM
BR1986FB;1728132 wrote:No they're not. They will be lucky to get out of this round.
Debbie Downer
May 11, 2015 8:14am
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May 11, 2015 8:16 AM
Can you imagine if Marion and Miller's tanks weren't completely dry? Those guys were supposed to be decent veteran FA signings and can't even get on the court.
May 11, 2015 8:16am
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May 11, 2015 8:21 AM
Also, It's on Blatt that he about cost the team the game, but I can see how he slipped. 10 seconds ago he had 3 timeouts. Turns out the team had to turn inbounding the ball into rocket science.
May 11, 2015 8:21am
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May 11, 2015 8:43 AM
Pick6;1728136 wrote:Also, It's on Blatt that he about cost the team the game, but I can see how he slipped. 10 seconds ago he had 3 timeouts. Turns out the team had to turn inbounding the ball into rocket science.
And the play they ran to inbound the ball was the same play they had drawn up after the 2nd timeout. Throw it up to lebron


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BR1986FB

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May 11, 2015 8:48 AM
SportsAndLady;1728133 wrote:Debbie Downer
Sorry, dude. I want nothing more than to see them break this championship dry spell but it's almost like all of those people who say "God hates Cleveland" have some merit.

This team was set up nicely to get to the ECF, if not the NBA Finals, and then Love goes down. Then Shump's groin. Then KI's foot and now LBJ has a bit of a leg issue. They are a better team, when healthy, than Chicago but this is going to be very rough. Never try to use injuries as an excuse but they have a monumental "hill" to climb.

What sucks most, to me, is that the team I feared them facing in the finals (Spurs) is done and the Cavs very unlikely won't get to that point.
May 11, 2015 8:48am
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May 11, 2015 8:49 AM
BR1986FB;1728132 wrote:No they're not. They will be lucky to get out of this round.
Uhh, what? Home court and Lebron. Pretty sure we're still the favorite. At least for this series.
May 11, 2015 8:49am
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BR1986FB

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May 11, 2015 9:05 AM
Rotinaj;1728142 wrote:Uhh, what? Home court and Lebron. Pretty sure we're still the favorite. At least for this series.
They probably are the favorite. I just have an uneasy feeling that they will lose home court advantage tomorrow night.
May 11, 2015 9:05am
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May 11, 2015 9:28 AM
BR1986FB;1728141 wrote:Sorry, dude. I want nothing more than to see them break this championship dry spell but it's almost like all of those people who say "God hates Cleveland" have some merit.

This team was set up nicely to get to the ECF, if not the NBA Finals, and then Love goes down. Then Shump's groin. Then KI's foot and now LBJ has a bit of a leg issue. They are a better team, when healthy, than Chicago but this is going to be very rough. Never try to use injuries as an excuse but they have a monumental "hill" to climb.

What sucks most, to me, is that the team I feared them facing in the finals (Spurs) is done and the Cavs very unlikely won't get to that point.
Never like to use injuries as an excuse, but here are 4 examples of injuries as an excuse. BRSPN strikes again.
May 11, 2015 9:28am
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May 11, 2015 9:29 AM
Not to mention that Washington is up 2-1 against Atlanta WITHOUT JOHN WALL. If Washington goes on to win the series, I really like our chances against them with Wall likely out for the season with 5 fractures in his hand. Oh, by the way, Golden State is down 2-1 as well. Not saying they can't snap off 3 in a row pretty easily, but Memphis has locked Golden State up pretty well thus far. I think the scariest team at this point is the Clippers, who lambasted Houston yesterday. CP3 and Blake are one of the scariest (when healthy) combos in the league, and they've got a veteran coach who has won it before. I was worried about Houston coming into the series, but now the Clippers are looking like the biggest threat.
May 11, 2015 9:29am
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May 11, 2015 9:39 AM
Every single (with the exception of maybe 1 or 2) NBA championship has been impacted by injuries to a contender either in the playoffs or towards the end of the regular season. No team should be bitching about injuries in the NBA Playoffs (looking at you BR)
May 11, 2015 9:39am
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May 11, 2015 10:47 AM
lhslep134;1728148 wrote:Every single (with the exception of maybe 1 or 2) NBA championship has been impacted by injuries to a contender either in the playoffs or towards the end of the regular season. No team should be bitching about injuries in the NBA Playoffs (looking at you BR)
Tried to rep you for the signature but I must spread it around. Sorry.

It's month seven of the season. Every team is banged up. Gasol, Paul, and Wall have all missed time this round.
May 11, 2015 10:47am
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May 11, 2015 11:02 AM
Pick6;1728136 wrote:Also, It's on Blatt that he about cost the team the game, but I can see how he slipped. 10 seconds ago he had 3 timeouts. Turns out the team had to turn inbounding the ball into rocket science.
Why call any of the timeouts to begin with? The Cavs weren't in any danger of turning the ball over. All the first timeout did was allow the Bulls to set their defense.
May 11, 2015 11:02am
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May 11, 2015 11:03 AM
BR1986FB;1728144 wrote:They probably are the favorite. I just have an uneasy feeling that they will lose home court advantage tomorrow night.
It's been a rough series with the suspensions, the injuries, etc. But we have Lebron James, who despite having his worst series since Spurs '07, is still the best player on the planet. We're fine. I expect to win this series in 6 games but if it goes to 7, does anyone really expect the Bulls to win game 7, in Cleveland, against Lebron James? No.
May 11, 2015 11:03am
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May 11, 2015 11:05 AM
sleeper;1728157 wrote:It's been a rough series with the suspensions, the injuries, etc. But we have Lebron James, who despite having his worst series since Spurs '07, is still the best player on the planet. We're fine. I expect to win this series in 6 games but if it goes to 7, does anyone really expect the Bulls to win game 7, in Cleveland, against Lebron James? No.
Is your name Stephan A. Smith? lol
May 11, 2015 11:05am
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May 11, 2015 11:09 AM
sleeper;1728157 wrote:It's been a rough series with the suspensions, the injuries, etc. But we have Lebron James, who despite having his worst series since Spurs '07, is still the best player on the planet. We're fine. I expect to win this series in 6 games but if it goes to 7, does anyone really expect the Bulls to win game 7, in Cleveland, against Lebron James? No.
Not after yesterday.

Yesterday was Chicago's chance to really put the heat on. They didn't. Offense just took a dump in the 4th quarter.
May 11, 2015 11:09am
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May 11, 2015 11:11 AM
Azubuike24;1728160 wrote:Not after yesterday.

Yesterday was Chicago's chance to really put the heat on. They didn't. Offense just took a dump in the 4th quarter.
I think the Cavs are playing awful; yet still have the series tied 2-2 with home court advantage intact. Series is over.
May 11, 2015 11:11am
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May 11, 2015 11:34 AM
Yesterday's game might have been close to the worst game I've ever watched. Glad its over with.

Looking forward to Tues. Q is about to be crazy. Already got my tickets for the game. I doubt it, but I hope Kyrie's foot improves some. Really need him to be anything other than a decoy if we want a chance to win a 'ship.
May 11, 2015 11:34am
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May 11, 2015 11:54 AM
Agreed. I thought it was funny in LeBron's presser afterwards that he said NBA fans should be pleased because it's "good basketball." I was like, are you serious? I don't want to watch two NBA teams combine to shoot 37%. If I wanted to do that, I'd buy season tickets for the 76ers instead. Brought the lulz.
May 11, 2015 11:54am
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May 11, 2015 12:05 PM
I think we need to get JR back in the starting lineup. Shumpert is a great defender, but not having JR on the floor to start these games puts us in a hole early. Let's get the lineup out there that got us to this point (minus Love), and see how that impacts us early on.
May 11, 2015 12:05pm
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May 11, 2015 12:13 PM
Pick6;1728167 wrote:Yesterday's game might have been close to the worst game I've ever watched. Glad its over with.

Looking forward to Tues. Q is about to be crazy. Already got my tickets for the game. I doubt it, but I hope Kyrie's foot improves some. Really need him to be anything other than a decoy if we want a chance to win a 'ship.
You apparently were fortunate enough to not watch the Clippers-Rockets game later in the night. What has been seen cannot be unseen...
May 11, 2015 12:13pm
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May 11, 2015 1:30 PM
Very odd: Before LBJ hit that last shot all the higher seeds we behind in the series.
May 11, 2015 1:30pm
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May 11, 2015 3:12 PM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1728170 wrote:I think we need to get JR back in the starting lineup. Shumpert is a great defender, but not having JR on the floor to start these games puts us in a hole early. Let's get the lineup out there that got us to this point (minus Love), and see how that impacts us early on.
I agree. JR has not played nearly enough minutes. Hre has been incredible these 2 games.
May 11, 2015 3:12pm
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May 11, 2015 3:15 PM
The piling on of Blatt continues with both Bud Shaw's article this morning and Jeff Phelps on the Fan. Yeah he should have been t'd up but it's not one shot plus Bulls position as these 2 guys claim. In The NBA, the offending team keeps possession.
May 11, 2015 3:15pm
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May 11, 2015 3:29 PM
Al Bundy;1728156 wrote:Why call any of the timeouts to begin with? The Cavs weren't in any danger of turning the ball over. All the first timeout did was allow the Bulls to set their defense.
They had to call both time outs because everyone stood around with their thumbs up their asses. It was horrible. The inbounds pass needed to be set up for Irving, the best free throw shooter on the team. He was nowhere near the play.
May 11, 2015 3:29pm