my thoughts on the cavs

[El Gato Negro]

I'll start with im not sure i really consider myself a big cavs fan but they seem to get so much hate on this board i guess i will go with them. i live in ohio so they are my home team, and the majority of the time i go to games it's at the q no matter what team im actually there to watch. love the q great arena, on to the cavs. zeller here lately has impressed me, he's looking much better this year and i don't know if he actually learned anything from bynum but i swear he stole some of his foot work before he left. love watching delly play what a steal he was, its funny people on this board as well as cavs fans rip the cavs drafting but before this last draft which i thought noel was the surest pick i was really liking the cavs hipster picks. anyways i will do my best on this board not to make cavs fans look bad and will be posting all my thoughts on them in this thread for the rest of the year. judging by the amount of posts in this section ill probably end up talking to myself lol.

[El Gato Negro]

3-2 on a tough western road trip. call me impressed.

[Meticode]

Since coming to Cleveland Deng has played better than he has with the Bulls, and he's still adjusting. He's putting up almost the same numbers, just a little bit more efficient and he's getting about 6-7 minutes LESS per game than he was with the Bulls, but still putting up 19 a game.

I really hope that Denver win was a stepping stone for them and that they can come into Cleveland rested and beat another quality team in Dallas.

[El Gato Negro]

Since coming to Cleveland Deng has played better than he has with the Bulls, and he's still adjusting. He's putting up almost the same numbers, just a little bit more efficient and he's getting about 6-7 minutes LESS per game than he was with the Bulls, but still putting up 19 a game.

I really hope that Denver win was a stepping stone for them and that they can come into Cleveland rested and beat another quality team in Dallas.
i think it's safe to say deng is the best player the cavs have ever got in a trade. can't believe grant pulled that off, really hope the start working on signing him before the season is up. ill be at the q for the dallas game which will be the first time i get to see deng in a cavs uniform live. hopefully they can push into the playoffs with this 5 game home stand.

[El Gato Negro]

no game thread so ill post here deng looks fired up go cavs.

[Fab17]

I agree. Cavs looks good after get Deng. They lost today, but I do think they can fight for the 8th spot.

Hope they can find a good trade by the deadline and keep improving.

[El Gato Negro]

was an ok game today. av played really well, dallas has some very good shooters and it showed,good road win for them. edit i wanted to wait till i watched the replay before i said horrible officiating, ill say it now those refs sucked! lol.

[El Gato Negro]

i was going to post this is the nba section but im sure no one outside of cavs fans care about varejao. against dallas 18pts 21rbs 4as 2st :bowdown:

[El Gato Negro]

I agree. Cavs looks good after get Deng. They lost today, but I do think they can fight for the 8th spot.

Hope they can find a good trade by the deadline and keep improving.
i would love to see the cavs make one more trade for another star, they have the contracts and picks to pull one off, here's hope'n.

[Fab17]

Varejao is doing great. Putting this kind of numbers in a big market team would lead him to ASG, no doubt.

But you are right. No one cares about him, not even the brazilian press, after his refusal to play for the National Team.

Still, hope the cavs can keep him.

[El Gato Negro]

watching bulls vs cavs, the cavs could learn alot from the bulls. if they would just play defense and push the ball like Chicago does they would be a 500 team. you can tell the bulls are just better coached.

[El Gato Negro]

cavs finally win a game the way they should against the bucks and some key teams lost to help them get closer to the 8th spot.

[MP.Trey]

cavs finally win a game the way they should against the bucks and some key teams lost to help them get closer to the 8th spot.
Didn't see the game but Kyrie 10 points, 10 assists with 0 turnovers in 28 minutes impressed me from looking at the box score. Nice efficiency and a real PG line. Thank God we're in the Eastern conference so we can still end up in a solid playoff position if we play well down the stretch. We play the Suns at home on Sunday, and that should be another win, Phoenix has a nice team but we're above .500 at home and they are below .500 away so we should have the advantage.

[chips93]

zeller has come along nicely this year, playing with much better toughness and energy. and that mid range jumper is gravy.

on a negative note though, this cavs team is awful at closing out on shooters, the guards bite on so many pump fakes, then other times, there is no hustle to contest shots, shits ridiculous.

[El Gato Negro]

the suns game will be a good test for the cavs ,they play the run and gun style that has hurt them in the past. i agree the defense has been bad at times it seems like one week they have good offense and bad d, then the next week it will switch. maybe before the years up the will put some games together with both.

[El Gato Negro]

wow times like this its rough watching the cavs. 6 points nothing to say about that, its amost getting to be a lost cause this year. is another trade a must or can this be fixed with the current roster?

[Meticode]

Embarrassing.

[El Gato Negro]

atleast we finally got to see bennett get some real playing time.

[Fab17]

Well...looks like the cavs are in lottery again...quite a shame.

[Al Thorton]

embarrassing is right. how many years in a row in the lottery? the only good pick, kyrie, hates you and is ready to leave. maybe home grown will take his talents back to cleveland

#unforgiven

[El Gato Negro]

embarrassing is right. how many years in a row in the lottery? the only good pick, kyrie, hates you and is ready to leave. maybe home grown will take his talents back to cleveland

#unforgiven
you clearly are not a cavs fan, Bennett was the only bad pick so far and the jury is still out. anyone judging off of one year is a moron. believe what you want about kyrie but regardless he's a cav for atleast two more years, honestly no one wants lebron back anymore than they wanted mike brown back. lastly it took the bulls 8 years to make the playoffs after Jordan left, so realistically there never was a quick fix for the cavs. ps the hawks are no better or any closer to being able to beat the heat or the pacers, what the cavs have that the hawks don't is loads of draft picks and cap space.

[El Gato Negro]

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/02/luol_deng_says_he_didnt_say_an.html the ny media seems desperate to steal the cavs players. not sure why?

[El Gato Negro]

i don't have the link but i did read somewhere that gilbert said he will be getting more involved with the team. implying that he wont let grant ruin the cap space and draft picks the cavs have stacked up trying to save his job. some good news i guess.

[El Gato Negro]

Bennett almost grabbed his first double double tonight.

[El Gato Negro]

Well cavs fans they made it to the allstar break with a chance to still make the 8th seed. it will be interesting to see if they can keep the competitive play up. also f the week off and allstar game lol.

[El Gato Negro]

Not a bad weekend for the cavs, kyrie got mvp and dion should have got mvp. now if they can just learn to play off one another.

[El Gato Negro]

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/video/2014/02/20/140220griffinmediamp4-3161788 interview with the new gm after the trade deadline. im starting to warm up to the idea of this guy being a permanent solution.

[El Gato Negro]

Two things need to happen before this team goes anywhere, brown needs fired his rotations are inexcusable and jack needs cut his play is inexcusable. Gilbert going to have to suck it up and eat those contracts.

[El Gato Negro]

Bennett down, three weeks. i like how the mods post the ny loss but nothing on Bennett getting hurt. ish where even the mods troll cavs fans lol.

[El Gato Negro]

http://msn.foxsports.com/ohio/story/lots-written-about-cavs-and-now-comes-the-tough-part-040514 this team should be better next year but we shall see, see ya at the q next year. i hope they keep the general manager.

[DukeDelonte13]

My 2013-2014 season in review thoughts:

[El Gato Negro]

[QUOTE=DukeDelonte13]My 2013-2014 season in review thoughts:

[El Gato Negro]

Two things need to happen before this team goes anywhere, brown needs fired his rotations are inexcusable and jack needs cut his play is inexcusable. Gilbert going to have to suck it up and eat those contracts.
Half way there!

[tamaraw08]

[QUOTE=DukeDelonte13]My 2013-2014 season in review thoughts:

[El Gato Negro]

i figure instead of starting a new thread i would just use this one again for thoughts on cavs games this year. the main forum is almost pointless for any cavs threads already so it will only get worse when the season starts. cant wait to see blatts offense and his weird zone to man defense :cheers:

[El Gato Negro]

Half way there!
all the way! gilbert mo money dan.

[El Gato Negro]

thoughts about the heat game, the offense looks better than it should at this point, dion has been playing dam good defense this pre season, kevin love put up 25 and i barely noticed him in the game. that is a good thing.

[El Gato Negro]

Why have bulls fans become completely obsessed with this cavs team? You even have them posting articles in the team section now :facepalm

[El Gato Negro]

Haywood out playing Hibert. lol

[El Gato Negro]

Thoughts from the overhyped bulls cavs practice. Cavs offense > bulls defense. And by the end of the regular season it will be blatt>thibbs.

[El Gato Negro]

opening night is getting close and lucky me gets to be there, cant wait to see the q like never before. heres to the most usual start to a season ever :cheers: hope everyone can make it to the q sometime this year.

[El Gato Negro]

I got negged last time I posted a coach nick video so I thought I would share the updated version http://youtu.be/w6REvYwSCpc

[El Gato Negro]

Was a good time at the q tonight for the most part other than bran didn't show up. Ish should be fun this week. Blatts rotations suck, he needs to fix that.

[El Gato Negro]

blatt 2-0 against thibbs so far if you count the most hyped bloodbath preseason game EVER!!!! lol :banana:

[El Gato Negro]

The main forum is now completely unreadable, not that we didn't know it was going to happen. Bran should of just stayed in Miami the way he's playing, this team looks strangely simular to last season with worse rotations. Wait is it even possible to have worse rotations than Mike Brown? Blatt doing his best to prove yes.

[BigTicket]

You are right, the main forum is completely unreadable at the moment, with nothing but troll posts.

Personally I think people need some more patience. It's only been 4 games, no major changes are needed, the Cavs just need some time to develop chemistry.

[El Gato Negro]

so i dont think any cavs fan ever thought this defense was going to be great,but i dont think any of us exspected it to be this bad. i still dont think we will really know what the cavs have till after the all star break but who is to blaim for the early struggles? Blatt, Lue, the players?Griff for making the roster, Gilbert for being himself???:banana: thoughts?

[El Gato Negro]

This week the cavs went from 29th to 20th in defense. A good start lets hope the trend continues.

[El Gato Negro]

Cavs climb to 16th in defensive efficiency after the win against the wizards. Not like they are going to get worse as they learn to play together. Ahead of the pelicans too so much for shot blocking making a difference.

[El Gato Negro]

Can't take watching this team anymore, watching the kids lose was one thing but this is ridiculous. Point taken bran, Blatt can't coach please come back and teach these guys how to win. I'll start paying attention again after the all star break. Does blatt even run plays anymore?

[El Gato Negro]

Mozgod, I mean my god what did they cavs do to the horncats? Thanks to Griffen for turning a Memphis pick and waiters into t-mo, shump and jr. I was a dion defender but I watch Smith getting plenty of shots in the offense and am like why the hell couldn't dion just do that? What a blessing jr has been to this team lol. Blatt or bran finally have this team going in the right direction on both ends. Finally lets hope this roster works because the cavs even with kyrie and love making less than full max next year, if they resign shump I think they are to far over the cap to use the haywood contract next year. He might get moved soon.

[El Gato Negro]

The defensive turn around the last three games, top seven. Has been helped by t-mo but has been led by kyrie. Hope it continues, can't wait to see who they add to the bench come the trade deadline.

[El Gato Negro]

For as much as people bitch about love for a third option on this team he is averaging 18/10/2 on .558 true shooting. :confusedshrug:

[El Gato Negro]

Irving is averaging 24.5 points, 5.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 steals while shooting 54 percent (65-of-119) from the field, including 54 percent (20-of-37) from three-point range during the seven-game winning streak. Playing good defense as well :applause:

[El Gato Negro]

Kevin love really showed why he is more valuable than wig to this team. His rebounds and passing skills impact the games for us more than scoring. Not to mention he has been a above average defender this year which is more than Wiggins can say. With KI and bran the last thing the team really needs is scoring which at this point is the only thing Wiggins offers.

[El Gato Negro]

Cavs with a chance to break the franchise record win streak against LA and the old coach, how fitting. In before I jinx it.

[El Gato Negro]

Once again we see loves value to the cavs, missed his rebounds, passing and floor spacing in the loss to the bulls. 7 days rest for love and some days for bran and KI too. Maybe a trade coming soon?

[Eric Cartman]

Once again we see loves value to the cavs, missed his rebounds, passing and floor spacing in the loss to the bulls. 7 days rest for love and some days for bran and KI too. Maybe a trade coming soon?

They stay put.

[El Gato Negro]

They stay put.
not buying the nelson rumors huh?

[El Gato Negro]

Cavaliers: Blatt said C Anderson Varejao, who had season-ending surgery on his torn left Achilles tendon in December, is "making great progress. He's out of the boot. He's even walking, weight-bearing, on the leg."

[El Gato Negro]

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[El Gato Negro]

Headed to the q tonight, go cavs!

[El Gato Negro]

Cleveland (36-22) has won nine straight games over Western Conference opponents, their longest since an 11-game streak over the West from Nov. 3, 2008 - Jan. 16, 2009.

The Cavs are an NBA-best 17-2 (.895) since Jan. 15. Over that stretch, the Cavs rank 1st in points per game differential (+12.3), 1st in field goal percentage (.477), 1st in three-pointers made (215), 3rd in points per game (108.3) and 5th in three-point percentage (.373). Defensively since that time, the Wine and Gold are 3rd in opp. field goal percentage (.419), 3rd in opp. three-point percentage (.318) and 8th in opp. ppg (95.9).

The Wine and Gold have won a season-high 10 straight games at Quicken Loans Arena, winning by an average of 15.2 points (108.6-93.4). It is their longest home streak since an 11-game home winning streak from Feb. 23-Apr. 6, 2010. At The Q this season, the Cavs are a perfect 17-0 when scoring at least 100 points, a perfect 11-0 when shooting .500 or better from the field, a perfect 12-0 when shooting .400 or better from behind the arc and a perfect 5-0 when dishing out at least 30 assists. Per cavs. Com

[El Gato Negro]

No team in the NBA has beaten the cavs twice this year. Let's see if the pacers can be the first. Thoughts from the game last night, cavs defense won the game, bran helped :lol

[El Gato Negro]

James is averaging 30.2 points in his last six games against Houston. His teams have gone 7-1 in his last eight matchups with the Rockets.
Kevin Love is averaging 29.5 points in his last four games in Houston and shooting 58.3 percent, including 11 for 22 from 3-point range.
Big game today go cavs! Gratz to the pacers for becoming the only team in the NBA with two wins against the cabs. Get well soon Mr4rthqrtr!

[El Gato Negro]

Officiating the last four games has been horrible. Hope that improves.

[El Gato Negro]

Funk the refs and there bullshit biased calls, that is all.

[El Gato Negro]

How fun has this season been? The Q has been electric all year and the cavs are looking like a 50 win team after a rough start. Classic blatt let's hope history repeats and we should take a moment as cavs fans to really enjoy winning basketball something we hadn't seen in four years. Last year I was going to the q alot to see other teams stars now I don't care who they are playing I'm there to see the cavs, good stuff.

[El Gato Negro]

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2015/03/jr_smith_lebron_james_clevelan.html
"I am enjoying myself more here than anywhere I've been," said Smith, 29, an 11-year pro. "I want to be here, hopefully we can have the same team next year if everything goes well."

Kevin Love ($16.7 million) and Mike Miller ($2.8 million) also have player options for next season.

Smith said he hasn't really thought about his contract situation, and he's obviously wrapped up in the fun to be had on a team that's rolling toward a No. 2 seed in the East with an eye on the Finals.

[El Gato Negro]

Love, KI, TT and delly are four wins away from punching their first playoff ticket. Got to be a good feeling for Kevin.

[El Gato Negro]

All down hill till the playoffs now cavs fans. Eight of the Cavs' final 13 games are at home, and only five are against teams above .500 (Milwaukee twice, Memphis, Chicago and Washington).

[El Gato Negro]

26-6 since Jan 15th, last big test before the playoffs vs the grizz Wednesday. Didn't see much from the rookie this year, maybe next year. http://youtu.be/qBmbAIZHeiQ

[El Gato Negro]

Love says title or no he is a cav next year https://twitter.com/PaulPabst/status/580010475104153602 sorry espn and body language experts lol.

[El Gato Negro]

:facepalm the main board, maybe it will be better this off-season :lol

[El Gato Negro]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt2XT4KjeBo best yet to come.