Game 64 3/6/15: Cleveland at Atlanta

[Cayman13]

Can't wait for this game. Need to GTFO of work, grab some food and settle in. Go Cavs.


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[blazenmp]

Someone obviously didn't pick up on your sarcastic first paragraph that was explained in the second paragraph.

Nope, thought I hit funny... Was on a mobile.

 

[CavsHomer]

YES. i've noticed this every Atlanta game! I really feel for the fans.

What fans?

 

[CavsHomer]

wheres james johnson?

In Toronto.

 

[Cratylus]

Also, the PA announcers call for an Atlanta 3 pointer sounds like the Goofy yodel

At least it's better than the Orlando PA announcer's 3-pointer call which sounds like an excited "Johnny cab" robot driver from the original Total Recall movie.

 

[CavsHomer]

Good (& funny) stuff from the Hawks board:

They beat Golden State last week and if they beat us all you gonna hear from the sports media is the fact the they beat the best two teams in the league within the last two weeks and that they are frontrunner. They will make no mention of their losses just that they beat Golden State and the Hawks. I for one don't want to hear that crap.

We should rest our starters tomorrow night. That would show em!

It's what they do. Looking for any kind of validation from a Cavs win is pointless. I simply want them to win to cap off "Nique Week". What a win MIGHT DO though, is kind of ease the thought that their new defensive pieces aren't what they're cracked up to be.

It's really just going to come down to whether or not Cleveland will actually defend us tommorrow. I don't really see how seeing that Kyrie and Love are their worst defenders

LeBron loves to pull that crap. It's almost a statement...like, "I don't have anything to prove to you." Seems like every time MIA came to ATL, LeBron sat. Watch him pull it again KNOWING that we're looking to silence the doubters.

Good thing it doesn't matter what he does, because we're coming for them come the playoffs.

I agree with this. They are inexperienced, yet cocky. A Cleveland win tonight will just inflate their heads more and it could benefit us in the long run. Let them get a big head and we will pop that balloon come playoff time.

With that said, I hope we stomp them fools tonight!

So in the end:

 

[Mdog1]

This helps to explain why Love can't seem to hit a big shot in crunch time this year. Anyone else notice this? He's been playing great, but more often than not, it seems like when he gets an opportunity to hit a big shot late in the game, he can't seem to break through.

The problem with Love is, he isn't being put in a position to succeed late in the game.

This isn't a knock on them, but I feel KI and LeBron particularly get into hero mode late in the game, and they end up only passing when they need to.

KL is a great player, both outside, and inside, but on a LeBron team his outside game is what is utilized more so LeBron can get to the rim easier. This is fine, but KL getting some touches near the rim is also needed. He is a beast down there, throw the entry pass, and he will get you the bucket.

It would also help if Love played more in the fourth. I secretly believe Blatt is just trying to rest these guys a lot, and give the bench guys some meaningful minutes (mainly TT). He knows it is a long season, and he knows a lot of our guys have injury histories, and he wants to be healthy going into the playoffs, and then he can ride the talent if need be.

The thing I really love about Blatt, is that he goes with what is working, which is great imo. He needs to learn when to pull the rug on those lines though. If they go on a 15-2 run, and then the other team gets 2 baskets in a row, it's time to go back to the regular rotation, but that is something he will learn I think.

 

[Anglefan]

Please don't post stuff from other fan sites. If I wanted to read that, I'd go read it. Everybody's team is the best and the other teams are not good. It's pointless to read. If you're visiting other teams' sites to hear objective analysis about how great we are, you're going to be sorely disappointed

 

[jlegg21]

Please don't post stuff from other fan sites. If I wanted to read that, I'd go read it. Everybody's team is the best and the other teams are not good. It's pointless to read. If you're visiting other teams' sites to hear objective analysis about how great we are, you're going to be sorely disappointed

Agree completely and I could care less what Hawk fan thinks.

I'm fired up for tonight. As big as a regular season game can get. Let's get this one.

 

[Otsego Mar]

You couldn't care less (actually I believe you could).

Hawks fans have every right to be cocky right now - they haven't been relative since the 80's.

I love hearing things from other fans' sites because I don't read anything but this site from a fan perspective.

 

[And1]

You couldn't care less (actually I believe you could).

Hawks fans have every right to be cocky right now - they haven't been relative since the 80's.

I love hearing things from other fans' sites because I don't read anything but this site from a fan perspective.

I like to hear their BS ... Makes it all the better when we stomp them

 

[All4One1ForAll]

Both teams healthy. Both teams rested. This is it boys! They gotta show the Hawks that they're the best damn team in the East. We've been coming out of games lacksadaisical (but then turning it around in the second quarter) lately and we can't do that against against a team like the Hawks. Should be a good one.

 

[Andrew]

I hope Cleveland doesn't go 3 crazy tonight unless that's what the defense is giving them. They might think the only win against the Hawks was when they went 3 crazy so there is a correlation.

I got a feeling, whether or not a win or a loss, we will see a motivated squad out there similar to their hustle against GS

 

[Kizzle]

Anybody have reliable stream for tonight?

 

[CavsHomer]

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