Game 56 | Cavs @ Raptors | February 21, 2014 7:00 PM ET

[Rich]

At this point I'm just waiting for the kick to the nuts. I've been scouring the web looking for another report from Brazilian media that tells us VArejao will be out the year, while the team continues to tell everyone it's just a minor injury for the next week. That'll be the icing on the cake.

 

[shoes22]

Andddd Charlotte won. Great.

At least the pistons are beating the Hawks...I guess?

No I guess. Charlotte has figured how to win...they're gonna move up a few seeds by the time the season is over. We have a better chance catching the teams ahead of them, as crazy as that sounds.

 

[godfather]

I feel like Mike Brown gives us a 10 point handicap every time we step on the floor.

 

[jimmers]

that's funny and he still has some baby fat - the entire team needs to muscle up in the off season

 

[Rainman]

If they win Sunday and Tuesday, all is forgotten

 

[Plaxicofan7]

i think ATL is the team we need to beat for the 8 seed. so lets hope DET wins.

 

[Marcus]

I dunno what to tell you boys, but Spencer Hawes is on the team now. You should have expected Bennett's minutes to go down.

I understand that, and even expected that, but to give someone who is shooting a high percentage that limited an amount of minutes when your team is struggling to score in the first place is a failure on the part of the coach.

No reason why Bennett should have been out there 15 minutes. No reason Jack should have been out there 40+.

Hurry back, Dion.

 

[Cavsfan1985]

I dunno what to tell you boys, but Spencer Hawes is on the team now. You should have expected Bennett's minutes to go down.

How do you figure? If Andy's healthy he would not have played any more then before.

 

[DUKEland]

Considering the state of our rotation, if you told me Kyrie shoots 3-16 and Jack plays like Jack, I would have thought we lose this by 20. I can't be too mad about this one, but if they come out flat against the Wizards, I'll be pretty pissed.

 

[Pioneer10]

I dunno what to tell you boys, but Spencer Hawes is on the team now. You should have expected Bennett's minutes to go down.

Av is still hurt though. Mike Brown is baffling particularly when out of his comfort zone (I.e. injuries)

 

[Rich]

How do you figure? If Andy's healthy he would not have played any more then before.

When (if at this point) Andy gets healthy Bennett will be lucky to see 10 minutes a game. You're gonna see big line-ups with HAwes at the 5 and Varejao at the 4.

This is a consequence of that move. It's inevitable and totally foreseeable.

 

[Cavsfan1985]

When (if at this point) Andy gets healthy Bennett will be lucky to see 10 minutes a game. You're gonna see big line-ups with HAwes at the 5 and Varejao at the 4.

This is a consequence of that move. It's inevitable and totally foreseeable.

While I am not going to disagree. It still has no effect on tonight's game and the mins he got. Personally I see Zeller being the one to lose mins when Andy is back.

 

[Derek]

When (if at this point) Andy gets healthy Bennett will be lucky to see 10 minutes a game. You're gonna see big line-ups with HAwes at the 5 and Varejao at the 4.

This is a consequence of that move. It's inevitable and totally foreseeable.

That doesn't mean that it's the right move, and it certainly doesn't mean we can't complain about it.

 

[Marcus]

When (if at this point) Andy gets healthy Bennett will be lucky to see 10 minutes a game. You're gonna see big line-ups with HAwes at the 5 and Varejao at the 4.

This is a consequence of that move. It's inevitable and totally foreseeable.

If only the Cavs had a coach who knew when to go big, when to go small, and how to use his players effectively...

Ah, well.

Really not terribly upset by this loss. Cavs are still hot, they were missing three huge pieces of their team tonight and still kept it close. I can live with this loss.

When they come back to Cleveland, however, they need to take care of business. Get another win streak going.

 

[supermario21]

Zeller is going to be the one to lose minutes. Heck despite the addition of Hawes it felt like Bennett was out there just as much if not more than he was against the Magic.