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Game Thread 2020-21 Season | Game #29 | Cavs @ Warriors | February 15, 2021

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Curry had 36 points in 30 minutes. He could have scored 60 if he needed to. Green set a career high in assists, pretty much all of which came from the elbow. He's not going to shoot from there and Allen was sloughing off, but there were still lots of opportunities for Green to pass to an open teammate either popping out from a screen or cutting to the hoop off a back pick. The fact that this was Green's 723rd career game and he never had this many assists tells you how bad the Cavs' defense was. The other Warriors just kept setting off-the-ball screens for each other and getting open for Green's passes and the Cavs were almost defenseless.

On the play that led to the Sexton-Allen argument Green had the ball at the elbow guarded by Allen. Curry simply set an inside pick on Allen, who looked like he didn't realize Curry was there until Green started his move. Green went around Curry as Allen got hung up on Curry's screen and Sexton just stuck to Curry, ignoring Green, who waltzed down the lane for an uncontested power slam.

It appeared to me like Sexton 1) didn't call out the pick to Allen, and 2) was so intently focused on Curry that he was oblivious to defending the play. The way Curry was shooting I can understand that Collin was locked on to him and mainly concerned with not letting him get the ball. He may have been surprised that Curry actually set a pick on a center because he rarely does that. But it looked like Sexton was so focused on his individual matchup with Curry that he had tunnel vision and left Allen hanging out to dry, which explains why Allen was so upset.

Like I said, the Cavs have one game in the next five days and that's assuming San Antonio gets some guys back by Weds. The Cavs have a lot to do this week. The good thing is they know they won't have Drummond so they can focus on the rotation they will be using.

This is exactly what happened. Jarrett Allen was demonstrating to Sexton that he needs to switch OR speak up before Draymond Green had a waltz through the lane. There were 3 plays right before the half where Sexton was oblivious to what he was supposed to be doing with the other 4 players on the court wearing the same jersey as him.
 
The Cavs are the most easily defended team in the NBA. Clog the paint when Sexton or Garland
drive and forget about any other Cav standing outside the 3 point line. Every other team in the
league would salivate to have defenders backing away from the arc by several feet, daring their
man to shoot. Cavs players hesitate when they see the opening, not only not shooting the 3 but
giving the defense plenty of time to defend the paint, either from a drive or a pass toward the
basket. Then when they do shoot threes, it looks like they must belong to the Bricklayers union.


It is an absolutely moronic style of play in the current NBA.

My blood pressure won't allow me to rant about the defense.

The team has nothing on Humpty Dumpty. The pieces just don't
fit together.

Something is very wrong.

Again.
 
@SpinDavies
JA: “Tensions are going to get high (in games). I’m normally not a person to start yelling but I was just frustrated with everything & Collin happened to be there & we just started yelling..there’s not one second I wouldn’t fight for that guy..we would go to war for each other.”

Bickerstaff: "They just had a conversation & I'm fine with it. A situation occurred on the floor & they needed to resolve it...came back into the locker room & it was over with. I don't think it was that big of a deal. If you never have conflict, you never have resolution." #Cavs
 
one thing on the Warriors side I found hilarious is Braymond complaining on every foul, especially the 4th. That guy is so much the inverse of Harden and Trae Young, LOL
 
On the Allen-Sexton tiff, Warrior announcers declared the Cavs " Team Turmoil, right before our eyes."

Video clip in a Fedor story.
 
Allen on the Cavs defense;

“I have to be better, our guards have to be better,” Allen said. “Backdoor cuts, you could see it tonight, Draymond (Green) picked us apart in terms of backdoor cuts. Every other team just keeps on backdoor and cutting us. Just mental lapses on the defensive end. Sometimes we’ll forget the coverage. Sometimes we’ll do something that we didn’t agree on in the pre-practice before.”
 
Allen summing up the road trip:

“We still have a long way to go. I learned that we need to lock in more during the games. After we beat Brooklyn, we kind of let up a little bit,” Allen said. “And now that we’ve been on this road trip, and lost every single game on this road trip, hopefully that can be a wake-up call for all of us.”
 
Allen is my current face of the franchise.

He's showing leadership in that quote @kidduck just posted that warms my heart. Taking accountability while also holding Collin accountable is what leadership is all about.

I love this kid
 
I never gave JBB any praise. I always thought he was terrible and thought the Cavs should’ve searched again since John B flopped.

Kenny Atkinson is one.

What has JBB shown to warrant keeping his job? What’s his offensive philosophy? It’s weird how fans try to blame the players when the coach is coaching them to do whatever it is they’re doing. But go off.
I doubt JBB is coaching Sexton to play out of control or not talk on defense. Or saying to the team “Hey guys don’t rotate over and let Draymond swoop down the middle for an uncontested layup” or coaching them to give probably best shooter in the history of the game (Curry) a 2-3 foot cushion on a three point shot. So if that’s what he is coaching then yeah he needs to be gone! Two things the coach can’t coach...DESIRE AND EFFORT....right now these players are lacking in both departments!
 
I doubt JBB is coaching Sexton to play out of control or not talk on defense. Or saying to the team “Hey guys don’t rotate over and Draymond swoop down the middle for an uncontested layup” or coaching them to give probably best shooter in the history of the game (Curry) a 2-3 foot cushion on a three point shot. So if that’s what he is coaching then yeah he needs to be gone! Two things the coach can’t coach...DESIRE AND EFFORT....right now these players are lacking in both departments!
You haven’t answered any of my questions. You just quote people and speak random bullshit. Please spare me.
 
You haven’t answered any of my questions. You just quote people and speak random bullshit. Please spare me.
First off there’s a reason Kenny A is still unemployed. Second as far as his offensive philosophy it’s clear by watching it he likes a high post game with the guards running cuts off the big man. Problem is when the cuts aren’t there and Allen passes out of position there is no one who can shoot the open three with consistency as his next pass is out to the three point line! Watch the game! Not just the ball going into the basket!
 
We need to do whatever it takes to keep Allen. I don't like how it's trending. Sexton should fucking behave. I'll trade him before I part with Allen.

Fucking hell, this team is freefalling.

That was nothing. It's people showing some emotion. Its ok
 
Why isn’t the coach telling them to pick up the pace? Isn’t the Cavs last in the league in pace? If everything is on the players. JBB is not needed here. They can continue to coach themselves.

I'm gonna do what you do to people.

Are YOU watching the game???

Because as soon as the ball touches Sexton's hands, he's running. As soon is it touches Cedi's hands, he's running.

As soon as it touches Garland's hands...he's walking.

Now what do you think suppose is going on there...
 
Exum was really good for this team. I understand the trade. But he sort of was a glue guy for the team. Unfortunately he gets injured alot. But I think he's the kind of guy if the coach asked him to do something. He would do that.
 

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