Game Thread | 2021-2022 Season | Play-in Game #2 | Hawks @ Cavs | April 15, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. ESPN

[PeonHaiters]

Here you go.
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Jaden Ivey here we come!! /s

 

[Kiddo]

My guy, he didn’t even make it to 15 minutes. In what world are those “big minutes”?

Compared to Loves mins they were big. Love was huge for us all season and he gets 10? What I meant was big mins in a backup role.

 

[TheLand1287]

The bottom line is that the Cavs, like the Browns, are a lottery team. Regular season is meaningless. Atlanta didn’t try until they had to this year. There isn’t any point in investing time, money, and energy until they are actually in the playoffs.

Even in the Cavs thread just can’t help yourself to take a pot shot at the Browns. You’re a very weird guy.

No point in investing time, money, and energy on a team that was +16 games or whatever above their projection. Why are you even here?

 

[DCTribefan]

Playing Rondo was a colossal failure but JBB couldn’t see it during the game and had predetermined rondo would play big mins.

What was the alternative? Goodwin wasn’t available.

 

[TheLand1287]

Big shout out and thank you to @Wham with the Right Hand for all the game day threads this year. Going to miss your write ups. Going to miss this team. Obviously this wasn’t going to end in a championship but sad to see the run end nonetheless. Was looking forward to 4+ more.

 

[Cassity14]

Compared to Loves mins they were big. Love was huge for us all season and he gets 10? What I meant was big mins in a backup role.

Do you think Rondo and Love were competing for minutes? I don’t.

I think Allen could have played a few less minutes and Love could have played more there. Lauri was one of few threats from the perimeter, so I would have kept him in.

Then you have Love and Lauri both on the floor defensively against the Hawks. Don’t love that, but I’ll concede it could have gotten a look.

Do I think that’s the difference in the ballgame? Nope.

 

[Rich]

Ok. The Cavs could have used his 25 points tonight though.

He'd have taken most of those shots directly from Markennen as he broke off the play and missed the wide open kick out.

I saw Colin Sexton for three season go get points. It led to the worst team in basketball over those 3 seasons.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

No one should be surprised by this, JB has been outcoached all season long when it’s come to adjustments. Zero adjustments on either end. The way our defense was going to get blitzed either way, Love should have gotten a lot more minutes for his offensive ability. Not going to a Stevens to see if he could offer a spark is terrible. Cedi gets 21 mins Tuesday and none tonight… like make up your damn mind. Watching LeVert struggle as the primary ball handler, he should have pivoted on that immediately. He’s just a bad X’s and O’s coach and he gets exposed over and over

I think the evidence is that JBB is just not that smart, and he’s not going to get much better with experience, because he’s not a quick learner. If exposure to NBA basketball was all it took to make a good coach, JBB would be Red Auerbach. But that’s not all it takes. Sooner or later, we will have to find the coach who wins playoff series. But I think it will take a failure next year for Koby and Dan to make a move. Let’s say, about the same kind of season, no real progress.

 

[benchplayer]

Why don't we ever attack Trae young? the key to dealing with him is to make him defend. The hawks did what we should have done, which is to identify the weak link on defense, in this case Lauri, and attack him. You can't let Trae come down and hit threes then hide on the other end.

 

[Green Lantern]

After reading some of these posts and hearing on the radio they imploded in the second half, maybe its a good thing I only saw the 1st half.

 

[DCTribefan]

Thanks to all the game day posters who kept this board lively and fun to read; yes even the hot takes. See you guys next season, hopefully.

 

[benchplayer]

I think the evidence is that JBB is just not that smart, and he’s not going to get much better with experience, because he’s not a quick learner. If exposure to NBA basketball was all it took to make a good coach, JBB would be Red Auerbach. But that’s not all it takes. Sooner or later, we will have to find the coach who wins playoff series. But I think it will take a failure next year for Koby and Dan to make a move. Let’s say, about the same kind of season, no real progress.

IMO, its like he has no feel for the flow of the game. Slow adjustments, Bad substitutions, terrible offense.

 

[DingleDong]

4th quarter is even depressing now that the Box score splits are out.

Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Apr 15, 2022 Box Scores

Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Apr 15, 2022 player box scores including video and shot charts

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Markkanen and Mobley 5 points, Allen 1 point, Levert 2 points and Garland 4.
Okoro played 4min 40s and didn't get single shot
Rondo 2min 33s and no shots.
Levert played 10min and got off 2 shots, points came from free throws.
Allen 9min 4s and no shots at all.

Looking at the usage Allen was at 6.9% so they didn't involve Allen almost at all, because he didn't rebound either. As funny as it sounds, I think at this point JBB should have actually played Garland,Levert,Okoro, Mobley and Markkanen lineup. That's the small ball lineup that has been played couple times.

 

[buzzdog]

Trash

I could play hard. I’m trash.

You're trashing one of the few Cavs players who showed up with playoff level intensity and one of the few who stepped up to the challenge... makes me think you don't know much about basketball.

 

[backstreet hooper]

I wish he entrusted Mobley more offensively.

Mobley, ESPECIALLY after Capela went out, could have put up triple double tonight. He had 5 assists and 18 points and only took 12 shots. He had like the 4th or 5th most "touches" on the team.

We have a dominant superstar to play off of. Thats the good news.

Garland is a perfect offensive partner for him. Better news.

Allen is a great frontcourt partner for him. Even better news.

Markannen is a great roster fit around all 3 of them too.

That's what I thought too after Capela didn't return. I thought we would get Mobley and Allen more involved and have Markk out there as much as possible. Anyway, we missed shots at crucial moments in the game and the Hawks made them. ... All in all, a great season for the Cavs. Injuries spoiled their chance to get to the playoffs. Looking forward to seeing Sexton and Wade on board next season. It's more fun to follow a young, talented team than an old talented team. A young team gets better, an old team heads the opposite direction.