Celtics vs Cavs GT

[Shade8780]

Tip-off in 30 minutes.

[Clutch]

I'll watch just because it's an afternoon game. I rarely get to see NBA basketball in a normal time.

Go Cavs I guess.

[Shade8780]

Why do the Cavs have such a bad record compared to what it should be?

[MP.Trey]

Does anyone have a link with the Cleveland broadcast team? Will rep. I've only been able to find the Celtics broadcasters and I cannot stand them. Running with the game on mute right now.

[MP.Trey]

Why do the Cavs have such a bad record compared to what it should be?
We're young, almost none of the players on the court have played any extended time together other than this season. We're absolutely dreadful on the road and our offense is so stagnant that it's hard to stay in games on the road. One of the main guys we've been feeding on offense and wanting to run our offense through when he's on the floor, is apparently having internal problems and doesn't know if he even wants to play basketball right now. Kyrie's fourth quarters have been atrocious, last year he single handedly won us numerous games in the fourth quarter all by himself and was practically mistake free but this year he gets tunnel vision in the fourth and overdribbles and gets the offense out of rhythm just to dribble around and jack a contested shot. And last but not least, Mike Brown. I was one who defended Brown quite a bit, but his offensive schemes are weak, and he doesn't seem to be giving these players the proper motivation.

That being said, we still have a long season ahead of us. We look pretty good at home, and had a couple strong games mixed in with a couple weak games lately. Disappointing start, but the potential to move forward is there.

[Shade8780]

Does anyone have a link with the Cleveland broadcast team? Will rep. I've only been able to find the Celtics broadcasters and I cannot stand them. Running with the game on mute right now.
:lol

ill try and find one.

[Shade8780]

muhfukkin green

[Shade8780]

We're young, almost none of the players on the court have played any extended time together other than this season. We're absolutely dreadful on the road and our offense is so stagnant that it's hard to stay in games on the road. One of the main guys we've been feeding on offense and wanting to run our offense through when he's on the floor, is apparently having internal problems and doesn't know if he even wants to play basketball right now. Kyrie's fourth quarters have been atrocious, last year he single handedly won us numerous games in the fourth quarter all by himself and was practically mistake free but this year he gets tunnel vision in the fourth and overdribbles and gets the offense out of rhythm just to dribble around and jack a contested shot. And last but not least, Mike Brown. I was one who defended Brown quite a bit, but his offensive schemes are weak, and he doesn't seem to be giving these players the proper motivation.

That being said, we still have a long season ahead of us. We look pretty good at home, and had a couple strong games mixed in with a couple weak games lately. Disappointing start, but the potential to move forward is there.
oh, thanks.

[ballup]

What? This early?

[PizzamanIRL]

I predict a great game for Bennett.

Meaning 8/5

[MP.Trey]

oh, thanks.
Good news is we're only 1.5 games out of the playoffs. The joys of being in the East.

Jeff Green is the perfect SF I'd want for the Cavs. Very impressed with his game. :applause:

[Shade8780]

that was a goaltend?

[MP.Trey]

I predict a great game for Bennett.

Meaning 8/5
Could be a blessing in disguise, this whole Bynum situation.. if it can help Bennett get some more PT and develop a little.

[ProfessorMurder]

Jeff Green is the perfect SF I'd want for the Cavs. Very impressed with his game. :applause:

Take him.

[Shade8780]

give that ref a manual :lol

[Shade8780]

Take him.
y u say dis prof?

[Shade8780]

lol bennett.

[PizzamanIRL]

Come on Bennett ffs

[Kevin_Garnett_5]

Take him.
And start Gerald Wallace at SF? I'd rather keep him unless we can get another quality wing in his place.

[Derka]

I guess Wallace/Sully/Kelly is one of our...big lineups? Coach is still mixing and matching out there...kinda dig it.

Love seeing Sully get out and run the floor, too. Need to run through him with Bennett guarding him right now.

[Clutch]

Bennett is so bad :roll: :roll: :roll:

How was this guy a #1 pick ???

[Shade8780]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ99BuhCqug

that reaction :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Shade8780]

why cant we give sully the ball every possession?

[Shade8780]

We're 8th in the conference right now. If the Knicks, Cavs and/or Brooklyn improve, we'll be in the lottery :banana: Nice since we were 4th in the conference earlier this season.

[Derka]

lol, to be a rookie...

He absolutely walked, but there's no way Pierce, Wade or anyone else gets called for a travel on that :oldlol:

[Derka]

We're 8th in the conference right now. If the Knicks, Cavs and/or Brooklyn improve, we'll be in the lottery :banana: Nice since we were 4th in the conference earlier this season.

January is going to be brutal for us.

[chosen_one6]

Who's the old white dude on the Celtics broadcast?

Varejao just made a bucket and then he says, "Mexicans are good and fat too."

:lol

[Shade8780]

January is going to be brutal for us.
Yeah, we are playing a lot of good teams :banana:

[Shade8780]

Who's the old white dude on the Celtics broadcast?

Varejao just made a bucket and then he says, "Mexicans are good and fat too."

:lol
Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman.

[Clutch]

lol, to be a rookie...

He absolutely walked, but there's no way Pierce, Wade or anyone else gets called for a travel on that :oldlol:
Don't be a homer. That was so obvious that you could see from an airplane that he traveled. Everyone would be called for that.

[Derka]

Don't be a homer. That was so obvious that you could see from an airplane that he traveled. Everyone would be called for that.

...did you not read the post? I said he absolutely traveled.

And if you think everyone gets called for that, you're not paying attention.

[ballup]

Game of pull up jumpers

[PizzamanIRL]

I like when the crowd are making such little noise you can hear the players on the court.

[chosen_one6]

Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman.

Whichever one is the big time homer. The color commentator.

[ProfessorMurder]

y u say dis prof?

I don't think he's anything more than a 4th option on championship team. Too inconsistent, not enough killer attitude... Bad footwork.

[Clutch]

...did you not read the post? I said he absolutely traveled.

And if you think everyone gets called for that, you're not paying attention.
Sometimes the refs miss calls but way more often than not that would be called a travel.

[Derka]

Whichever one is the big time homer. The color commentator.

That's Tommy. He can be truly unbearable...and what's more, he knows it and consciously plays it up. Its his shtick at this point.

[ProfessorMurder]

Is Rondo bringing the headband back? I hope so.

[Derka]

Is Rondo bringing the headband back? I hope so.

Him, Pierce and Posey all rocking the headband out there was a good thing.

[DMAVS41]

Is Bennet just awful? I have seen such limited minutes from him, but when I have seen him...he doesn't look at all like a NBA player.

[Shade8780]

Is Rondo bringing the headband back? I hope so.
Headband Rondo >>>

[Inferno]

Cavs just need to get blown out one game so they can pop Bennett in and play him for 20+ minutes once.

[ProfessorMurder]

Him, Pierce and Posey all rocking the headband out there was a good thing.

Agreed.

[Shade8780]

I don't think he's anything more than a 4th option on championship team. Too inconsistent, not enough killer attitude... Bad footwork.
I dont think he's a big part of our future either and I wouldnt mind that much if he's traded, but the Cavs won't get us anything but Varejao or Asik in a three-team trade. We can get Asik for Lee, Bass and Crawford if we want him. Green and Asik could then get us something bigger in the future in a trade.

[PizzamanIRL]

Is Bennet just awful? I have seen such limited minutes from him, but when I have seen him...he doesn't look at all like a NBA player.

Well it seems he can't shoot for shit and that's all people see is his FGA

[Derka]

Game of pull up jumpers

I'm growing accustomed to the C's pulling up in transition when the D sags down to the basket. Crawford and Bradley seem to be $$ on it, but I dunno...I'd still rather see a layup.

[Shade8780]

Hibbert on Sully...

He's just gotta keep working. He could be like the Kevin Love of the East. It's his second year. He got a back problem last year so it's gonna be a long process, but he could be a pretty good player in this league.
Kevin Love on Sully...
[quote=Kevin Love]He can shoot the ball, he has a soft touch, he

[ProfessorMurder]

82% of Crawford's points are unassisted? :roll:

[MP.Trey]

Might as well just put Varejao at point.

[Clutch]

82% of Crawford's points are unassisted? :roll:
Making Melo and Kobe proud :lol

[BlackWhiteGreen]

82% of Crawford's points are unassisted? :roll:

Team are keying in on him now, and you can tell. But then I'd prefer them to be keying on him than anyone else

[Clutch]

Sullinger elbows Varejao and Varejao should be called for a foul ? :oldlol:

Homers isn't a word strong enough to describe these Celtics announcers.

[ProfessorMurder]

Making Melo and Kobe proud :lol

:lol They said he was second in the league in % of unassisted shots. I missed the first player if they said it.

[Clutch]

:lol They said he was second in the league in % of unassisted shots. I missed the first player if they said it.
I think they said it was Bledsoe.

[Shade8780]

So Horford is out for the Hawks now, Lopez is out for Brooklyn who have already sucked, and we get one of those teams's picks along with our pick? Nice.

[Shade8780]

Crawford :lol :bowdown:

[Derka]

Ugh...gotta finish that, Avery!

[BlackWhiteGreen]

So Horford is out for the Hawks now, Lopez is out for Brooklyn who have already sucked, and we get one of those teams's picks along with our pick? Nice.

The Hawks will probably still be in the playoffs though. No reason for them to tank unless they think Brooklyn will turn it around though

[Derka]

lol, Jarrett Jack thuggin' it against a rookie :oldlol:

[ProfessorMurder]

lol, Jarrett Jack thuggin' it against a rookie :oldlol:

I wanted to do that to Olynyk too, Jack is on my fantasy team.

[ballup]

Crawford is just that good at creating his own shot

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Doing our best to tank this game

[Derka]

Bennett with the .gif material.

PS - if we don't lock this game down now, Kyrie is going to take it over.

[ballup]

Terrible call indeed tommy, lee was already in the air

[Shade8780]

bennett lmao

[MP.Trey]

Bennett with the .gif material.

PS - if we don't lock this game down now, Kyrie is going to take it over.
Yeah. That was bad. :lol

[MP.Trey]

Kyrie tho

[Shade8780]

irving's heating up big time.

[ballup]

Bradley vs Irving

[Derka]

Wow, Avery. Kyrie's not gonna play D, so keep moving boy!

[ballup]

For some reason, Crawford thinks the 3 point line is a good 10 feet from the real 3 point line

[Derka]

I was at the Garden the last time Kyrie singlehandedly won it for the Cavs on a game-winning layup. He can singularly just...absorb all momentum in the building and just not miss. Incredible.

[ballup]

Crawford :roll:

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Crawford :roll:

This :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

Keep them off the 3pt line!

[MP.Trey]

4 point game. We don't really deserve to win this game but it's within reach!

[Shade8780]

Crawford tries to get on Sportscenter but fails. Meanwhile, Jack hits two threes and now it's a four-point game....

[Clutch]

Celtics choking hard but they will probably win.

[MP.Trey]

What was that call? Kyrie just bounced the ball, no one touched it?

[ballup]

Weirdest series of bad plays

[Derka]

Dude was in absolutely no position to make that call. They'd better review it.

Avery almost gave them a legit two points doe. Gotta keep your damn cool out there in a tough spot, boys.

[Clutch]

I don't think that was goaltending.

[ballup]

What was that call? Kyrie just bounced the ball, no one touched it?
You mean the travel call on Waiters?

[Shade8780]

Why do they take so long to review plays in the NBA?

[Shade8780]

That wasnt a goaltend!!!! WTF?!

[K Xerxes]

WHAT A TERRIBLE CALL.

:lol

[MP.Trey]

You mean the travel call on Waiters?
My bad, my stream's not the best quality. It was basically a jump pass though, he jumped in the air for a shot, then bounced the ball off the ground to get out of it, and no one touched the ball after he bounced it. Would have been a travel if he touched the ball again after that but he didn't. Oh well, it's trivial anyways.

[Derka]

Okay, that's literally a case of "We screwed that up and we're not gonna overturn ourselves because f*ck you guys"

[ballup]

Seriously? Do they review only the worst angled camera shots?

[ballup]

My bad, my stream's not the best quality. It was basically a jump pass though, he jumped in the air for a shot, then bounced the ball off the ground to get out of it, and no one touched the ball after he bounced it. Would have been a travel if he touched the ball again after that but he didn't. Oh well, it's trivial anyways.
Ill review it, but pretty sure he touched it

[Derka]

Stupid foul, Crawford. Put him at the line because you can't keep up.

[Johnny Jones]

Bass :roll: :facepalm

[PizzamanIRL]

Bennett still in at the end of a close game. Give him a bit of confidence.

[Crafty]

Bennett has 5 points and rebounds.

[MP.Trey]

Bennett still in at the end of a close game. Give him a bit of confidence.
That's what I said. Big minutes and now we got a chance to win. :applause:

[Derka]

No seriously, two 24-second violations in a row.

[Shade8780]

Oh no. Dont let Kyrie score here.

[Johnny Jones]

yikes

[Clutch]

Irving is going to try to win/tie it but he'll miss.

[Shade8780]

Bennett has 5 points and rebounds.
GOAT Bennett performance :bowdown:

[ballup]

Ill review it, but pretty sure he touched it
Nvm, he didn't. I think thats a double dribble call

[MP.Trey]

Not fouling right away. :facepalm

[ballup]

Bass stepped up.

[PizzamanIRL]

Did he just say ''.....to take on Austin Rivers and the New Orleans Pelicans''

[Shade8780]

lol waiters.

shit, avery missed.

[Derka]

Nice play by Bass. Cavs still have a chance to tie this.

[Johnny Jones]

You draw up a play for Dion fkn Waiters when you have Kyrie? What the fk

[PizzamanIRL]

Bennett game tying 3 come on!!!

[ballup]

Celtics just need to stop any 3

[MP.Trey]

Played Double OT two nights ago. Maybe OT tonight?

[Crafty]

Clark ...

[Derka]

It goes in the Win column, but we didn't win this so much as we survived.

[MP.Trey]

Wow, that was ugly. 2-13 on the road.

Good game Celtics fans.

[Fudge]

Are the Cavs retarded? Serious question.

[Shade8780]

should've won it by 15 or more, but ill take it.

[RidonKs]

that was some of the dumbest late game execution from both teams i've ever seen.

bass has no idea there's five seconds on the shotclock
varajao has no idea there's ten seconds left in the game
clark has no idea there's one and a half seconds left in the game

there was one other but i forget lol

[ProfessorMurder]

Bass seems a lot tougher this year... But still prone to poor decisions.

[chosen_one6]

that was some of the dumbest late game execution from both teams i've ever seen.

bass has no idea there's five seconds on the shotclock
varajao has no idea there's ten seconds left in the game
clark has no idea there's one and a half seconds left in the game

there was one other but i forget lol

Having Dion Waiters try to drive to the basket on a PF when Kyrie was on fire the entire 4th. Mike Brown is such an idiot.

[PizzamanIRL]

Bennett finished +9, leading all players on both teams :bowdown:

[RedBlackAttack]

You draw up a play for Dion fkn Waiters when you have Kyrie? What the fk
Kyrie was coming off of a staggered screen and the play was supposed to go to him.

However, Waiters had Bass on an island. I have no problem with him driving to the basket in that situation, despite the pretty poor shooting game he was having.

Btw, Dion has been good this season... really good.


Having Dion Waiters try to drive to the basket on a PF when Kyrie was on fire the entire 4th. Mike Brown is such an idiot.

The play was CLEARLY drawn up for Kyrie to receive the ball coming off of those screens. What the hell are you guys watching?

And, why the hate for Dion, who was having a pretty damn good quarter himself?

[Meticode]

I didn't watch the game or care for it to be honest. I was expecting a loss and that's what we got. I've been sick recently and haven't given a shit about what the Cavs have done the last week. And frankly, that's all they've done the last week is nothing. They've lost all their games. Including the Jeff Teague shit-on-us-thon.


Having Dion Waiters try to drive to the basket on a PF when Kyrie was on fire the entire 4th. Mike Brown is such an idiot.
:oldlol: While I agree with Brown, the play wasn't for Waiters, the play was drawn up for Kyrie and Irving came off a staggered screen. Nothing to be done in that situation but take Bass to the hoop on the island.

[ballup]

I don't see how that last play wasn't a good idea on the Cavs end. An atheltic 2 should blow by a 4 easily. If anything, Bass should be praised for his defense.

[RedBlackAttack]

I don't see how that last play wasn't a good idea on the Cavs end. An atheltic 2 should blow by a 4 easily. If anything, Bass should be praised for his defense.
Anyone with half a brain understands what happened on the play. And, you're right.

Waiters made the right decision to drive and Bass made a nice defensive play. I thought it was a foul at first, but on the replay, it looked like Waiters may have initiated the body contact.

Just a couple plays before, Dion had waltzed right past his man for an easy layup. He had scored something like 9 points in the 4th quarter to help bring us back.

I'll take that matchup 10 times out of 10. It just didn't work out this time. The game wasn't lost on the last play, it was lost in the first three quarters when the Cavs were sleepwalking and the Cs were beating them into near submission.