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Bruh your sarcasm is getting to be a bit much. But thanks.
All’s fair in love and hating on JBB.
Bruh your sarcasm is getting to be a bit much. But thanks.
Who says it's going to be Boston?I'd rather progress as far in the playoffs as possible, and that means home court for as long as you can keep it. Preferring to face Boston on the road in the second round seems to be settling for the idea that we win one series then get bounced.
I wanted to see them win and perhaps lock up the second spot. But now seeing the Bucks lost...really irritating. Could have won the Central..Broadcast said in the first half the plan was for starters to play limited minutes..
That combined with the rest the starters received in sitting out of the game the message was simple: Hope for the best, and get out healthy..
With that being said, losing with how things turned out hurts more since Cavs could have gotten the Indy/Orlando matchup they wanted but also a division title and avoiding Boston in 2nd round to boot..
I think they’ll be a tough out. Indy, however, would’ve been nice.I think they are just happy to be there this year.
Orlando is a shit road team, not the greatest offense, and probably both team are equal as far as coaching goes.
I love our chances.
Still wear and tear.They won't play for a week lmfao
Totally disagree. Division title is essentially worthless. Kind of like drinking non alcoholic beer. You couldn't know that NY was going to win what with the game being played after the the Cavs game started. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20 but I'd rather be certain that Cavs wouldn't face 76ers in the first round. We couldn't beat them WITHOUT Embiid. What makes you think we could with him playing? I'd rather take our chances with Boston in the 2nd round.Broadcast said in the first half the plan was for starters to play limited minutes..
That combined with the rest the starters received in sitting out of the game the message was simple: Hope for the best, and get out healthy..
With that being said, losing with how things turned out hurts more since Cavs could have gotten the Indy/Orlando matchup they wanted but also a division title and avoiding Boston in 2nd round to boot..
It'll def be ugly but I have Cavs in 6 right now.I think they’ll be a tough out. Indy, however, would’ve been nice.
THIS THIS THISStill wear and tear.
Totally disagree. Division title is essentially worthless. Kind of like drinking non alcoholic beer. You couldn't know that NY was going to win what with the game being played after the the Cavs game started. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20 but I'd rather be certain that Cavs wouldn't face 76ers in the first round. We couldn't beat them WITHOUT Embiid. What makes you think we could with him playing? I'd rather take our chances with Boston in the 2nd round.
Here's the real issue..no team in the EC is a juggernaut, but a few are really potent teams to face. The Cavs outside of that run they had in the first half of the season have been way too inconsistent and flighty..they play horrible against teams they should hammer but then play respectable against teams on and over their level ...if they aren't blowing leads toward the end of the game.Who says it's going to be Boston?
I don't fear Boston as a juggernaut in the playoffs. They realistically will have to play Philly or Miami. Who knows if they even get out of that series.
Cavs were already without Merrill, Mitchell, LeVert, Garland, Wade and Jerome, and CPJ went down in the first quarter.. That left eight rostered players and three two-way guys so some guys (JA, Strus, Okoro, Mobley) kinda have to play some minutes given who is in/out..Eh, I don't think there's any cognitive dissonance in both
I know we might disagree about the intentionality of throwing the match, but here's my case: there was plenty of chance for JA, Evan, Max, Isaac to get injured in their minutes through the game, including the 4th quarter. That was not injury prevention. The lineup for the last 5 minutes accomplished its goal.
- being disappointed in an embarrassing first-round loss and
- being disappointed in the team throwing a game to triangulate for optimal first-round match-up which (arguably) positions us poorly for the second round.
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And apologies for the long post, but to continue the point on dissonance: I actually think there's quite a bit of continuity between being disappointed in last year's first-round loss and being disappointed in this afternoon's choices.
Both are characterized by short-sighted, fear-driven decision making.
- In the CLE-NYK series case, one example is all the hedging we did with Jarrett towards towards Brunson. Great, you contained him pretty darn well. But that was a short-sighted move that contributed to our decimation on the boards, when you could have just trusted a great defender in Okoro. (Caris also did well on Brunson, IIRC.)
- Today, the Cavs went for certainty and safety. You got the Magic, congrats. But the Knicks, who were trailing earlier, went out and finished off the win. We might've been the 3rd seed, with the chance to redeem ourselves against NYK in the second round, rather than heading for the Celtics who seem like a buzzsaw.
Maybe this is just after-the-fact rationalizing some gut sense that you shouldn't ever throw a match. If I'm being irrational, I'm glad I've done it in the game thread. But ultimately yes, I think both those outcomes are bad and point to the Cavs brass being insecure, timid fools. And that doesn't bode well for what I hoped would grow into a championship team!
That's fine. I'll take Thibs over that clown you have for a coach all day every day.Still wear and tear.
Totally disagree. Division title is essentially worthless. Kind of like drinking non alcoholic beer. You couldn't know that NY was going to win what with the game being played after the the Cavs game started. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20 but I'd rather be certain that Cavs wouldn't face 76ers in the first round. We couldn't beat them WITHOUT Embiid. What makes you think we could with him playing? I'd rather take our chances with Boston in the 2nd round.
I don't disagree with any of this, I actually agree with it all..Still wear and tear.
Totally disagree. Division title is essentially worthless. Kind of like drinking non alcoholic beer. You couldn't know that NY was going to win what with the game being played after the the Cavs game started. Hindsight, of course, is 20/20 but I'd rather be certain that Cavs wouldn't face 76ers in the first round. We couldn't beat them WITHOUT Embiid. What makes you think we could with him playing? I'd rather take our chances with Boston in the 2nd round.
Realistically the Sixers are a top 3 seed when healthy. Mind you they added a top 3pt shooter in the league at the deadline.
You absolutely avoid them if this is the way you can go about doing it.