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Game Thread | 2021-22 Season | Game #5 | Cavs @ Clippers | Oct. 27, 2021

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Now I could easily be wrong about this but I also think the Clippers are in for a rough, rough season if Kawhi doesn't come back soon.

I don't think the talent level on that team is that high and they quite honestly just got extremely, out of this world hot against Utah that sorta made them look better than they are.


AFter Paul George, how many of those dudes tonight would make our starting 5?

I say zero.
Would rather listen to John Michael on commentary all year than have to watch a backcourt of Reggie Jackson and Eric Bledsoe. Those poor Clippers fans, may their suffering be swift.
 
I dunno last season when he was engaged for that first 20 games Drummond looked like a top 10 defense player.


I think we are better suited to withstand some injuries this year. I'll say that.


But the 3 point shooting just has to get better.

I want this team to finish 3rd in the division. I don't think that's asking too much considering the talent level on Indiana and Detroit.

Drummond may have soured us all on believing in consistent interior defense. But I don't think you can compare him to Allen and Mobley. (Not sure if you meant both.) They're at such different places in their careers. They'll both be inconsistent at times, but their trajectories are still heading up. Drummond was trying to get back to/maintain his ceiling in an aging body.

I agree the 3pt shooting has to get better, and that the D can't cover for everything. But it's a small sample size so far, and I expect Rubio, Garland, and Markkenen to get into form. A consistent 3pt threat on the wing would make a huge difference, agreed.

I'd be shocked if we don't wind up ahead of Indiana and Detroit.
 
Hell of a win and defensive performance. Shots will start falling on offense, but winning when you aren't shooting well and keeping a lead because of good defense is a big deal.
Proud of these young guys (and Kevin:chuckle:).
Exactly. People are worried about bad O yet we won on the road with crappy shooting and turnovers.

The BEST thing about tonight’s game was the Clippers were unable to convert turnovers to points because our guys got their asses back and stopped any breaks. Collin did one HELL of a job playing free safety. Mobley isn’t just altering shots - he’s altering offenses, and his defensive disruption is more contagious than measles.
 
That’s cool, let’s see a bunch of posts about how the team isn’t that good and everything that can possibly be worried about. Fun group.

When the offense is as awful as it was and we still win convincingly, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing. That’s a game you usually lose when you shoot like that. We didn’t lose this one. Obviously the shooting is not really this fucking bad, relax.
 
I thought we were going to start like 0-7 but man beating atl,Denver,clippers that’s unexpected. Off to the lakers who just blew a 26 point lead in okc lol
 
I wonder if the NBA will cave and bring back the Harden-Young Rule because of outcomes like this (Cavs weren't the only one). The league wants as many teams like Golden Piss as possible, I'm fine if we get a bit more "dead ball" if teams are creative about it.

they fucking better not bring back that rule. Harden‘s FTs have dropped from 10+ per game with the Rockets to 3 per game now, he’s going from one of the most “efficient” players in the league based on playing with a five foot cushion from terrified defenders to the least efficient now (efg% an awful 43%) and the Nets have a losing record. I’m loving it, he’s being exposed
 
Gotta say, even though we're inevitably gonna hit some rough patches, the high level defense we've played in our wins is sustainable and although tonight was ugly, we have seen a semblance of a real life offense more often than not.

I'm absolutely ready to take my 34 win season prediction and revise that shit higher. It's not like our schedule has been a cakewalk so far and yet our wins have not felt like a fluke. Hopefully we stay healthy this year.
I hope you are right and you may well be right. Some developmental arcs, both individual and team, can move faster than expected.

That said:

-The first 8-10 games of the year and the last 8-10 games of the year is where bad/lesser teams often sneak in a lot of wins against superior teams. There's a variety of reasons for this but you see it every year.

-Injuries our a part of the NBA and we certainly had our share last year but let's examine our three wins so far:
ATL: missing Gallinari, Lou Will, and Okongwu(albeit not a huge deal but still last years lotto pick)
DEN: missing Jamal Murray
LAC: missing Kawhi, Marcus Morris, and Serge Ibaka


Again, a win is a win, and I am super excited about all three. ESPECIALLY these last two coming on the road.

Perhaps this year, if our injuries are minimal and far lesser than last year, we will exceed that high 20's/low 30's win total, I just think it's more likely we don't than we do.

Totally ready to be dead wrong and love every second of it
 
Somewhere Mike Fratello is smiling... Like it's 95/96 again... Okoro is Phills, Garland is Terrell Brandon, Kevin Love is Danny Ferry, Lauri Markkanen is Thunder Dan, Dylan Windler is Harold Miner, and Tacko Fall is John Amaechi. Only one without a comp is Mobley, and really, that's what Fratello was missing. Give Mobley some Geri curl and he would be the sum of Chris Mills and Michael Cages production.
 
Not sure why Stevens over Windler. Don’t get it.

Anyways, Good game!

Mobley with a quiet double double. Played great defense. Couldn’t get his shot to fall. Got fouled a lot.

Garland the aimless dribbler set the deck tonight. Scored some too. He need to shoot more. Not sure why he’s scared to pull the trigger. Shoot that bitch.

Sexton played great offensively. Scored a bunch. Snatched some rebounds. Stole some passes.

Guards need to cut the turnovers. Way too many. Together they have 15! With not many assist dished.

Bring on the Lakers!

Stevens is an elite defender. He came in to guard George, and honestly it works. If only Stevens could hit a 3.
 
Stevens is an elite defender. He came in to guard George, and honestly it works. If only Stevens could hit a 3.
First it was Nwaba, now it's Stevens. The Cavs have an odd affinity for one dimensional wings
 
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