Game Thread | Game #12 | Cavs @ Warriors | Nov. 11, 2022

[KilgoreTrout]

Bringing Garland back in to blow third game put Jose Mesa back in my mind, and that’s a painful memory

 

[Jscc]

The defending champs aren’t that good because they had an early season regular season losing streak,

Comedy hour continues.

(we should have won. Yes we screwed some things up that have been early sea trends on this road trip)

They look like they're going the way of the Lakers did after the bubble title.

 

[MirORich]

DG seems to not create any separation. He can’t beat anyone off the bounce. His jumpshot seems to disappear into thin air as well. Even if we have Wade instead of Levert, that will not help as Darius cannot create.

Last year he was able to breakdown defenses with the same type of a lineup with 3 non shooters.

He’ll probably stay like this the rest of this year and the rest of his career.

So the Garland youve seen the past 4-5 games is what you get for the rest of his time here And thus we‘ll be playing like this all season too.

I guess we’re just screwed, right guys?

 

[CavzAddict]

I probably wouldn't be so pissed at Garland if his body language wasn't so bad. He looked like he didn't wanna be out there at all. Hardly engaged with the team on the court, slouching shoulders, looked zoned out in the face, ect. I hope somebody pulls him to the side and tells him to get his shit together. He's not helping himself or others carrying on like that.

 

[MirORich]

They look like they're going the way of the Lakers did after the bubble title.

Based on what? You glancing at the standings and watching a few of their first twelve games?

Must be right

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Uh.. he plays entirely too much regardless of the number of minutes. He's an absolute liability....you really couldn't take what I said in spirit...lol, ok." hE dOeSnT pLaY 29 MiNs a gAmE"... he's completely unplayable

Any minute > 0 is too many for Okoro.

He’s not an NBA player. Let’s stop pretending.

 

[Futuredome]

I probably wouldn't be so pissed at Garland if his body language wasn't so bad. He looked like he didn't wanna be out there at all. Hardly engaged with the team on the court, slouching shoulders, looked zoned out in the face, ect. I hope somebody pulls him to the side and tells him to get his shit together. He's not helping himself or others carrying on like that.

I would probably have bad body language with those crap sets......

 

[MirORich]

I mean you're just oblivious to how the game has evolved then if you don't see how much spacing matters now.

That’s a whole lot of assumption your making based on my correct response of laughing at the notion of trading Mobley over Allen.

Yeah. I have no idea about this whole spacing thing. Please illuminate

 

[Typhoon]

Pisses me off that Detroit can beat these lemonheads but the Cavs can't!! FUCK DRAYMOND GREEN. FUCK STEPH CURRY. FUCK KLAY THOMPSON.

Detroit players play like they have something to prove. The Cavs played urgent when Donovan was the number one option but now they play more like Garland. Ie. lackadaisical.

 

[Pierre Pan]

Great interview with Donovan; dude’s a complete stud who finished with 29, 10 and 9 and he takes responsibility for the loss. Without him , we lose by 20.

 

[RchfldCavRaised]

When Levert hit that 4 point play, to put us up 93-87, I went and checked the BetMGM and they had Cavs at -135 and -125 to win on the money line. I felt good enough about Levert, Mitchell and Okoro potentially closing the game out that I placed 2 bets on Cavs and Kings moneyline for $300 each.

$600 total would return $1800

They were in the driver seat. Easy money.

When Donovan Mitchell hit the Technical after the Draymond delay of game/layup, I checked again and we were now underdogs to win at +109

Not a problem, thought Rch. JBB has learned and Okoro isnt a liability right now. He'll probably even put Love in for one of JA or Mobley to close this out at the FT line when the Warriors start fouling. DG can sit and watch/rest and get ready for a easy late afternoon game in Minny on Sunday. Fuck it, put another $300 on the plus money this time. $300 would return $1200 this time.

Now a total of $900 would return $3000

My brothers, I kid you not, as soon as I saw Garland was coming in after that timeout after the Mitchell freethrow... I tried EVERYTHING in my power to just cash out. I would have even taken 3/4 of my wager a mere few minutes later.

I KNEW Levert and Garland would not score for the rest of the game

And with that $1k loss of a night, I'm going downstairs to crack open this 18 year single barrell bourbon that I planned to save until my family got here for Thanksgiving.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

DG seems to not create any separation. He can’t beat anyone off the bounce. His jumpshot seems to disappear into thin air as well. Even if we have Wade instead of Levert, that will not help as Darius cannot create.

Last year he was able to breakdown defenses with the same type of a lineup with 3 non shooters.

Over/under on how many games it’s going to take Garkand to figure it out?

It’s not THAT common for a supposedly star player to come back and kill the team 3 games straight. That’s a bad look.

 

[benchplayer]

Detroit players play like they have something to prove. The Cavs played urgent when Donovan was the number one option but now they play more like Garland. Ie. lackadaisical.

detroit is currently 3-10. We'll be fine lol

 

[KilgoreTrout]

Great interview with Donovan; dude’s a complete stud who finished with 29, 10 and 9 and he takes responsibility for the loss. Without him , we lose by 20.

I’ll ride with Don. Easy guy to like.

Garland- Fall in line.

 

[Dr. Claw]

Still don't understand why JA is backing people out from the 3 PT line. I feel like that makes more sense with Kevin Love.