Game 38: Cleveland Cavaliers (19-18) @ Sacramento Kings (16-21) | Jan. 11th, 2015

[JSS2306]

Kyrie played like crap, but don't lose perspective man. He's not going to be playing the role he is right now with LeBron back. You can't judge this team as a whole, without the best player in the game.

I'm not saying there shouldn't be concern, there should be. But you still got to see how things go with the best player in the game, healthy, playing, before you go knee-jerk reaction.

Look, to hell with LeBron coming back. LeBron can't guard for Kyrie, he can't run an offense for Kyrie when he gets breathers, he can't be there to hold his hand and tell him the X's and O's. When Kyrie isn't making pretty layups and shots, he looks lost and unsure of anything going on around him.

Kyrie needs to man up because we can't have an undersized 2 guard in a point guards body running around giving up points and forcing shit on the other end in a playoff series.

This is a max contract guy and he ain't playing like it.

 

[Rainman]

Haywood protects the rim and gets rebounds. Seems like mozgov without the marginal offense he provides.

Maybe could have given him minutes instead of sending picks away

Until he blows his back out

 

[Rainman]

Mo might be a better team player. He has played well it seems on every team no matter the role. Portland. LAC. Minnesota, Utah, etc.

He's so good nobody wants him lol

 

[Real Deal]

Can we have a Cavs Therapy thread

 

[Walter White]

Can we have a Cavs Therapy thread

That's what the Let it All Out thread is for I'm guessing.

 

[spydy13]

Are Kyrie and Love paper champion stat stuffers?

It's more that these guys have never led a team to shit. Just because you have two of them doesn't mean that they know how to win.

As bad as this stretch has been, I'm still reserving judgement until Shump and LeBron are healthy and we've had time to gel.

 

[Homestar]

I agree.

But they said the same thing about Bosh, who had no trouble immediately transitioning from stat stuffer on bad teams to title winner.

 

[Snarly]

It's more that these guys have never led a team to shit. Just because you have two of them doesn't mean that they know how to win.

As bad as this stretch has been, I'm still reserving judgement until Shump and LeBron are healthy and we've had time to gel.

As Max said off the ledge. The team not winning is one thing and when all is set we will see a difference. What we are seeing is a guy trying to be a leader and winner and failing big time in Kyrie. When your new center has to try to pump up his team there are issues and they better get fixed. Someone needs to tell these players that it is not okay to just give up. Again I am with you and know this can be fixed with Shump, Bron, and Moz the defense should be a lot better. But Kyrie you have to give in.

 

[Sebastian]

Saw a movie. Just saw the score.

Balls. Just balls.

 

[Andrew]

Remind me again? Isn't the game of basketball, or sports in general, about competition? Foreign concept right now it seems.


Disappointed, I am.

 

[Benedict_Boozer]

Good thing is we still have our own pick this year...

Funny thing is - no we don't. Pretty sure Chicago has the right to swap picks. Adds insult to injury.

 

[CavsHomer]

Funny thing is - no we don't. Pretty sure Chicago has the right to swap picks. Adds insult to injury.

And sad thing is - you're right. Forgot about it.

 

[wuck]

Funny thing is - no we don't. Pretty sure Chicago has the right to swap picks.

Only if the Cavs avoid the lottery.

Too soon?

 

[Big Finish]

Good thing is we still have our own pick this year...

Unfortunately Chicago has the right to swap with us. Yeah.

edit: Beat.

 

[Kyrieville]

Only if the Cavs avoid the lottery.

Too soon?

If were were to win the lottery, LeBron would trade it for an overrated stat-padder again.