Cavs @ Pacers 7pm ET. (Lue rests James, lets see how the Cavs do!)

[scuzzy]

Wobble d wobble

[smoovegittar]

In before J.R. goes for 30 -

[Uncle Drew]

Kyrie for 50.

[scuzzy]

In before J.R. goes for 30 -

JR's ank doe

[lilteapot]

Cavs are gonna lose.

[scuzzy]

Cavs are gonna lose.

You think? :lol

[moongaze]

No lebron? Yaaaaay

[BigKAT]

Kyrie will either go for 50, or the Cavs lose.
Seems like there's no inbetween.

[moongaze]

Kyrie will either go for 50, or the Cavs lose.
Seems like there's no inbetween.

There can be. Ride love and Kyrie. Love has been great this year and has had explosive quarters scoring only to not get ma y touches the rest of the game. He can get guys in foul trouble, the team closer to the bonus and open up the floor. Frye , jr and shumpert is good production. It doesn't have to be Kyrie for 50 if the players execute.

[Dray n Klay]

This game will determine what Kyrie is capable off.



Is he special, or just a lottery-bound player blessed to play with LeKing ? :confusedshrug:

[JohnMax]

I've already pointed out earlier that Lebron mostly takes game off on the road and or against quality teams often on the second night of a b2b aka games that the cavs have a much lower chance of winning regardless of whether or not lebron is playing. no surprise lenarrative chose to rest on the road on the second night of a b2b [...] so yeah of course the Cavs record is going to be worse without LeBron than it would be over the course of a long duration of time because of selection bias. LeBron doesn't sit against crap teams. why doesn't he sit against crap teams? well who else is he going to pad his stats against? link (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=171042541&p=1434686681&viewfull=1#post1434686681)

[Hey Yo]

Interested in seeing if Kyrie will try to distribute and score equally or ISO most of the game.

Guess it'll depend if they're playing catch up throughout the night

[Hey Yo]

Cavs with a early time out.....James haters rootin for the Cavs tonight....:oldlol:

[moongaze]

Nice of lbj to bail on his teammates knowing jr is out also.

[RedBlackAttack]

Actually the Cavs are down two starters (LBJ and JR). This game was going to be tough as it was. Back-to-back on the road after a really nice win at home?

Yeah, probably a loss.

[scuzzy]

Actually the Cavs are down two starters (LBJ and JR). This game was going to be tough as it was. Back-to-back on the road after a really nice win at home?

Yeah, probably a loss.


no excuses

[Uncle Drew]

no excuses
Jet from this thread, ******.

[Dray n Klay]

Jet from this thread, ******.


Are you mad?

[Uncle Drew]

Are you mad?
Are you an imbecile?

[Da Real Lambo]

Lebron's posse letting him down right now :roll:

[RedBlackAttack]

So...

This Felder-Shumpert-McRae-Frye-Birdman lineup is not working out too well. Imagine that.


EDIT: Just subbed in DeAndre Liggins. lol

[scuzzy]

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[Dray n Klay]

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:roll: :roll:

[RedBlackAttack]

No energy. Sleepwalking.

[moongaze]

Scuzzy: in a dark basement somewhere jerking off to pictures of lebron

[RedBlackAttack]

Kyrie is getting into the paint at will. Signs of life.

One thing ... he gets zero calls. If you took defensive 3-second and technical free throws out of Kyrie's statistics, I wonder how many FTs per game he has? 1-2, maximum.

[scuzzy]

Cavs 8 turnovers to Pacers 3


Cavs with 0 three pointers (no spoon feeds from LBJ)


Cavs with 0 fast break points (no floor general) vs Pacers 10

[RedBlackAttack]

Cavs 8 turnovers to Pacers 3


Cavs with 0 three pointers (no spoon feeds from LBJ)


Cavs with 0 fast break points (no floor general) vs Pacers 10
Are you trying to convince us that LeBron is good at basketball? If so, duly noted.

[moongaze]

Kyrie and love are the only cavs with more than 2 points. Looks like the rest of the players bailed like lebum

[RedBlackAttack]

McRae is really hurting us out there. I like the energy, but it is all for naught if you can't put the ball in the basket.

[SpaceJam]

This just in, team missing 1 all star, does not play as well as they would with said all star

Who would have thought

[RedBlackAttack]

Really like the way the Cavs are battling while being undermanned. If we can stay close for three quarters, we give ourselves a chance of Kyrie completely taking over late. I doubt they'll have the legs to do it, though, coming off the back-to-back.

[RedBlackAttack]

This just in, team missing 1 all star, does not play as well as they would with said all star

Who would have thought
I'd argue JR is among the best starting SGs in the East, too. Cavs having to go deep into the rotation.

[RedBlackAttack]

This just in... KLove got up 15 shots in the first half. :eek:

Like the aggressiveness.

[scuzzy]

Are you trying to convince us that LeBron is good at basketball? If so, duly noted.



Hey man were all fighting the same side :confusedshrug:



I just not a fedora wearing hipster from Lakewood who was rocking thin fitted Delly jerseys last year thinkin i'm uber cool stanning an unpopular player



Lets just state the facts as they lay, right?


Here's the boldest one: Cavs have only TWO players that have more than 2 points


Kyrie, Love - 17, 14 everyone else TWO, 2 points, 2


That's how atrocious the ball movement is without Lebron. The amount of attention he attracts and spacing created for others.

Gotta get over 2010 man.

[RedBlackAttack]

Hey man were all fighting the same side :confusedshrug:



I just not a fedora wearing hipster from Lakewood who was rocking thin fitted Delly jerseys last year thinkin i'm uber cool stanning an unpopular player



Lets just state the facts as they lay, right?


Here's the boldest one: Cavs have only TWO players that have more than 2 points


Kyrie, Love - 17, 14 everyone else TWO, 2 points


That's how atrocious the ball movement is without Lebron. The amount of attention he attracts and spacing created for others.

Gotta get over 2010 man.
Liggins has 4, for the record.


And, that says a lot. When DeAndre Liggins is your 3rd leading scorer, that's a problem. There is a reason LeBron is resting (and JR too, for that matter). Playing road B2Bs are hard. So, they have a short rotation and they're playing on tired legs anyway.

I don't need to explain this to you, though, right? You know all of this. You're just being annoying for the sake of being annoying.

[CTbasketball92]

Man lol Liggins and Kay Felder are ... unspectacular.

[RedBlackAttack]

Man lol Liggins and Kay Felder are ... unspectacular.
I actually like what I've seen out of Liggins defensively. But, yeah... offensively, it's a grind.

[CTbasketball92]

I actually like what I've seen out of Liggins defensively. But, yeah... offensively, it's a grind.

On the positive side: Kyrie isn't looking so bad getting the ball around in the last game and a half, and it looks like he's playing defense. I think that will raise his game-to-game floor quite a bit. Also, Kevin Love has looked like a new man this year, and I love.

[moongaze]

Where's Kyrie?

[RedBlackAttack]

I just want to make sure I heard this correctly...

Did they just say Teague lives in his parent's basement?

[Fire Colangelo]

I just want to make sure I heard this correctly...

Did they just say Teague lives in his parent's basement?

Maybe he posts on here.

[RedBlackAttack]

Maybe he posts on here.
:oldlol:

They said he bought his parents a house and he currently is living in the basement.

[RedBlackAttack]

CONFIRMED:


Jeff Teague is living in his parents' basement this season after trade to hometown Pacers (http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17063437/jeff-teague-living-parents-basement-season-trade-hometown-pacers)

[Fire Colangelo]

:oldlol:

They said he bought his parents a house and he currently is living in the basement.

That's pretty cool of him.

I'm sure his basement is probably more legit than our houses/apartments though :oldlol:

[RedBlackAttack]

That's pretty cool of him.

I'm sure his basement is probably more legit than our houses/apartments though :oldlol:
I have no doubt. And Teague seems like a good guy.

But hilarious that the Cavs broadcasting put him on front street like that.

[Fire Colangelo]

I have no doubt. And Teague seems like a good guy.

But hilarious that the Cavs broadcasting put him on front street like that.

:oldlol: :oldlol:

I'm not watching the game, but why did they bring it up? Did they just have nothing to talk about or something?

"Jeff Teague drives and takes a 17 footer, btw he lives in his parent's basement"

rofl

[RedBlackAttack]

1. The Cavs are getting absolutely no calls. Kyrie continues getting zero respect from the officials and there was another phantom call on a missed dunk by the Pacers.

2. This lineup the Cavs have out there to end the 3rd is not good. Felder-McRae-Liggins-Frye-Tristan

Gross

[aj1987]

:oldlol: :oldlol:

I'm not watching the game, but why did they bring it up? Did they just have nothing to talk about or something?

"Jeff Teague drives and takes a 17 footer, btw he lives in his parent's basement"

rofl
The Cavs announcers are flat out terrible.

[RedBlackAttack]

:oldlol: :oldlol:

I'm not watching the game, but why did they bring it up? Did they just have nothing to talk about or something?

"Jeff Teague drives and takes a 17 footer, btw he lives in his parent's basement"

rofl
Pretty much, yeah. :oldlol:

There was absolutely no context given. It was, "Teague -- who lives in his parent's basement -- heads to the line."

[RedBlackAttack]

Felder showing me something here.

[scuzzy]

Lue def threw the game mid 3rd


Hes just experimenting now

[Meticode]

Frye is an after-thought when he's not getting the ball from LeBron with those great passes. I bet at least HALF of Frye's made-threes are off LeBron assists. I wouldn't be surprised if it was third-quarters honestly.

[Meticode]

Irving checking in with around half the 4th quarter left. Only down by 4 after the mid-range fade-away.

[Meticode]

Cavs are fighting for it. I give them that.

[Meticode]

Love and Frye on the floor at the same time. I'd give it to Miles Turner every single time.

[RedBlackAttack]

Hard to complain about this one. They fought and I love what the bench did in the first half of the 4th quarter. They just don't look like they have a lot left and the Pacers are tough to beat at home.

[RedBlackAttack]

Frye is an after-thought when he's not getting the ball from LeBron with those great passes. I bet at least HALF of Frye's made-threes are off LeBron assists. I wouldn't be surprised if it was third-quarters honestly.
He's missed a few wide-open looks that he normally buries though. I agree with your point ... he and LeBron are a perfect fit and they play off each other incredibly well. But, Frye is off tonight. Not exactly a shock after being so huge last night.

[RedBlackAttack]

Tell you what... Liggins just played great defense on PG3. He has given George some fits tonight. I like Liggins a lot better than McRae, personally.

[Meticode]

Game is slowing getting away from the Cavs. No structure on offense at all.

[RedBlackAttack]

Game is slowing getting away from the Cavs. No structure on offense at all.
Dead legs.

Frye had a wide-open look from three off the behind the back pass from Irving. Flat, miss. The next possession, Irving comes off a screen right into his sweet spot at the top of the key. Flat, miss.

Just don't have a ton left. I don't have any complaints though. This game was closer than I thought it was going to be.

EDIT: Even flat on free throws.

[Trollsmasher]

got a good bet on the Pacers after the info on LeBron sitting came out

ez money, the team is a trash without him

[RedBlackAttack]

got a good bet on the Pacers after the info on LeBron sitting came out

ez money, the team is a trash without him
I doubt that since it was taken off the board in Vegas. You must have some dumb bookies.

[Keno]

cavs are lottery team without lebron lmao, ****ing pathetic.

[Lebron23]

cavs are lottery team without lebron lmao, ****ing pathetic.


I hope he stop sitting out as early as this season. Anyway Cavs are going to win their next game.

LeBron's impact is not only about scoring. Some posters will never understand it. He's their best overall player.

[Lebronxrings]

cavs are lottery team without lebron lmao, ****ing pathetic.
this team is a solid 9th-10th seed without bron. Similar to that 13-14 season before they got him

[moongaze]

cavs are lottery team without lebron lmao, ****ing pathetic.

Looks like lebron chooses these games wisely to continue this notion. The second night of s back to back , on the road without jr, also. . Phil Jackson is right that lebron is entitled

[CTbasketball92]

this team is a solid 9th-10th seed without bron. Similar to that 13-14 season before they got him

LeBron just fills so many holes with his all around play, but he needs the ball, so his teams always get one-dimensional role players. When he leaves the game, the teams will usually be in somewhat bad shape in some areas. In this case, Cavs' missed Jr's defense, a quality back up PG and Dunleavy's shooting. Watching Liggins and McGrae try to do anything offensively was dreadful, and Iman went back to his poor shooting ways, going 1-6.

Love what I've seen from Love though. So engaged on both ends of the floor and rebounding and trying his best to score. Imagine what will happen if his 3ball starts dropping again (it should). Kyrie was solid tonight and has been solid all year IMO, and I think he'll hit another gear in effiency since he's three ball's been a little off for most of the month. They need to get a backup PG and hope Iman can be a decent shooter this year, though.

Note: Felder had some nice buckets and I could imagine him being a nice 8 points off the bench later this year.

[JebronLames]

:djparty