ECF: Cavs 4 - Hawks 0

[Green Lantern]

Harris has been on the bench for all of the playoffs...

Yeah and hasn't been used except the game with the Celtics.

 

[CLEistheCITY]

Yeah and hasn't been used except the game with the Celtics.

I'm well aware, just noting that there was no "call up." He has been on the playoff roster.

 

[natedagg]

Interesting finding from sportsbook.ag:
The number one likely exact series outcome is the Cavs in 4(+150), followed by Cavs in 5, and Cavs in 6. However, the Cavs are 2 point underdogs tonight, +115 moneyline, and o/u set at 196. So the projected score is 99-97 Hawks, yet the most likely outcome predicted is the sweep. Go figure...

 

[godfather]

Once upon a time, fans believed the Atlanta Hawks were a serious threat to us. That belief died today.

 

[Mr. Orange]

Wow. Coach Bud sounds defeated in the postgame. This is over. Close em out in the CLE fellas

 

[Rick Astley]

Bud sounds like he cried a lot in the presser.

 

[Walter White]

It's bizarre to me to blowout a team on the road in the ECF without Kyrie and Love. And it isn't like our bench is all that deep either. It's crazy.

It hasn't sunk in that we are well on our way to the Finals. And the way we got there. Blows my mind. I wish Kyrie and Kevin were healthy so bad though. We got to do our best with Kyrie at the least.

Only thing I'm worried about right now is injuries. Keep LeBron and co. healthy and get Kyrie feeling good when we win these next two. Looking forward to that Cleveland crowd in game three.

 

[tocov]

Coach Bud at the postgame presser:

 

[gijimbo]

Put this in the game thread: So... The Cavs had 1 allstar on the floor tonight, the Hawks had 4...

 

[Pioneer10]

Coach Bud at the postgame presser:

Coach Bud? I thought that was what Mike Scott looked like trying to guard Lebron

 

[Rick Astley]

VDN is spouting nonsense. You can never be more unnecessarily physical than a LeBron James team. Those who defeated him in the Finals never were.

Haywood learned it the hard way. Now he's a doghouse bitch.

 

[Zubaz Redux]

It's bizarre to me to blowout a team on the road in the ECF without Kyrie and Love. And it isn't like our bench is all that deep either. It's crazy.

It is strange, but I think what has happened is we've been forced to replace two of the better offensive players in the league (who are moderately below average at best on defense) with two dynamic defensive players. Thus we've gone from a huge offensive threat to a defensive juggernaut. Delly, shumpert, JR, lebron and TT/moz is absolutely stifling on defense. The statistics reflect that. Instead of bombing teams out of the gym we are strangling them to death. I don't know why more isn't being said about this.

 

[Kizzle]

It is strange, but I think what has happened is we've been forced to replace two of the better offensive players in the league (who are moderately below average at best on defense) with two dynamic defensive players. Thus we've gone from a huge offensive threat to a defensive juggernaut. Delly, shumpert, JR, lebron and TT/moz is absolutely stifling on defense. The statistics reflect that. Instead of bombing teams out of the gym we are strangling them to death. I don't know why more isn't being said about this.

Good way to put it

 

[MirORich]

I posted this gem in the game thread, but figured it deserves a good laugh in here as well:
Chris VivlamoreVerified account‏@CVivlamoreAJC
Kent Bazemore: "I still think we're the better team."

 

[Evgeni]

It is strange, but I think what has happened is we've been forced to replace two of the better offensive players in the league (who are moderately below average at best on defense) with two dynamic defensive players. Thus we've gone from a huge offensive threat to a defensive juggernaut. Delly, shumpert, JR, lebron and TT/moz is absolutely stifling on defense. The statistics reflect that. Instead of bombing teams out of the gym we are strangling them to death. I don't know why more isn't being said about this.

Yeah, and the current team is possibly better than the one with Irving and Love. Pretty interesting turn of events. I mean it's almost like why pay the extra 40 mil?