Game 13 | Cavs @ Pelicans | November 22nd 2013 | 8:00 PM EST

[Birdy89]

Rich-

Was it you who was warning us about Mike Brown and his rotations when he was hired? I can't remember who it was on the board, but someone was screaming for all to hear about this being a major concern when they decided to bring him back.

I have just never seen anything like this. There really does seem to be no rhyme or reason as to who or what the line-ups are at a given time. Not too mention long periods of time (usually TT) where guys who should be on the floor aren't.

 

[Los216]

TT played 23 min.......

Those who are crying for Kyrie to pass the ball down the stretch...to who?? Earl Clark??

Why are we playing 10+ players every game?

 

[Real Deal]

All I can do is laugh. I didn't want the Cavs to bring back Brown, I knew it was our deathwish for this young team, you have Dion, TT, and Bynum rotting flesh when the game matters. You have a 1st overall pick who they was so sure on rotting flesh. I can't take it no more because i disagree with what Cavs brass did. Its hard to watch another game. I was waiting for this game all day because of Delly's energy to finish the game vs Washington. I was more amped up when he was announced starter. I sat and watched a 4th quarter tank job because of Mike Brown's rotations. 4:40 up by 12, put your best players in the game. No, he doesn't. Between this piece of shit coach and hero ball from Kryie, it's getting tiring, depressing, disappointing, and unacceptable.

So laughing all the way to the lottery show it is. Tired of getting myself worked up after these games, tonight was a sure win. Sure win. Rotations blew it. We had fresh guys available for the stretch run, and they weren't used until it was over. I hate Mike Brown, I hate that man.

 

[SteelSmack]

In the words of my 10 y/o son, "H-h-how did we lose?!"

 

[Prime 1978]

lol

You laugh but u must not get the premise. It's one thing to lose by 20 cause u played awful all game. However losing a game you controlled for 43:30 when you've played probably your best all around game of the season hurts psychologically when you are already struggling. Laugh all u want but this one hurts!

 

[Rich]

I knew this would come up. He was clearly fouled numerous times going to the basket. The one where Davis clearly clips his elbows, chance to the tie the game. That's two shots. We shot 53% and they shot 40% from the field. We lost the game. But they shot 33 free throws to our low number of just 16!

No one tell me officiating played no part. We didn't play great down the stretch, but Kyrie did what you need to do in a tight game, attack that basket. The fact the refs decide to swallow the whistles for us, but not for them, is mind boggling.

Officiating played a part.

And Kyrie's selfishness played a bigger part. You get a lead by moving the ball the entire game, and suddenly he just up and decides that passing the ball is for suckers and he's going to shoot it every single time. That's terrible basketball. You've been leading the charge that he should not be expected to be LeBron James or Kevin Durant, SO THEN WHY DOES HE KEEP GOING 1 ON 5 TO END GAMES?

You're right, he's no LeBron. So he had better wake the hell up, realize that, and stop playing the final 5 minutes like he thinks he is.

 

[Rich]

Outrebounded by 11, should have found a way to play TT more than 23 minutes. He was struggling guarding the perimeter, so I understand why his minutes were short, but their 2nd chance points killed us.

Who exactly was he struggling to guard on the perimeter? Anderson hit every single one of his 3s with Clark in the game.

 

[NtG]

Kyrie wasn't fouled, he took bad shots while trying to play hero ball, get over it.

 

[wuck]

The ball moved very well at various points of the game tonight. That didn't happen over the last 5 minutes.

The Cavs got complacent with the lead. The transition defense remained absolutely horrible down the stretch. Kyrie tried to take over and the offense became predictable.

I don't think it was one player, the refs, or the coach alone. It wasn't one thing. Other than ugly.

 

[chrisrich91]

TT played 23 min.......

Those who are crying for Kyrie to pass the ball down the stretch...to who?? Earl Clark??

Why are we playing 10+ players every game?

TO WHOEVER IS OPEN. This is not a hard concept. He has 3 guys on him when he drives to the hoop. Make the fucking pass.

BLAH BLAH insert some irrelevant criticism of Mike Brown BLAH

 

[wuck]

Who exactly was he struggling to guard on the perimeter? Anderson hit every single one of his 3s with Clark in the game.

That's not true. He hit one with Tristan running at him late at the end of the first half.

 

[RyanStackAttack]

If this team plays like it played tonight, they'll make the playoffs.

 

[SteelSmack]

TO WHOEVER IS OPEN. This is not a hard concept. He has 3 guys on him when he drives to the hoop. Make the fucking pass.

BLAH BLAH insert some irrelevant criticism of Mike Brown BLAH

It's not like Earl Clark made 3 of 5 threes tonight. Yeah, definitely don't pass it to him, drive into 5 guys instead.

 

[Rich]

I love the "well who can pass to" argument. The entire game. THE ENTIRE GAME we led because of ball movement. Because of guys finding open guys and said open guys making buckets. Apparently, though, Kyrie is allowed to believe that in the last 5 minutes no one else will ever make a shot and therefore, he shouldn't pass them the ball. Worked the whole game. So don't give me this "no one to pass to" bs.

 

[I LOVE YOU ABBY]

Gotta give some credit to the Pelicans here. Once we got up big in the fourth, they didn't quit. They played to win, while we played not to lose.

Still a pretty entertaining game, saw a lot of good things in the loss.