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Game Thread | 2021-22 Season | Game #9 | Trailblazers @ Cavs | Nov. 3, 2021

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If we are competitive, do we trade Rubio at the deadline? And do we still try to break up SexLand? SexLand still isn’t really sustainable, right?
Do you mean competitive to get the 8th seed, or competitive to get to the Finals?

If we're making a run for the 7th or 8th seed, I would definitely trade Rubio if it means improving the Cavs in the coming years. And, yeah, they should be looking for opportunities to trade Sexton or Garland if they can get equal value and a better fit.
 
What a game. Damn near the whole team was good. It was great to see Windler and Cedi hit those 3s. Mobley coming through in the clutch. Sexland was killing it. On a roster that was missing key players. Hats off to the Cavs.
 
Do you mean competitive to get the 8th seed, or competitive to get to the Finals?

If we're making a run for the 7th or 8th seed, I would definitely trade Rubio if it means improving the Cavs in the coming years. And, yeah, they should be looking for opportunities to trade Sexton or Garland if they can get equal value and a better fit.
I see almost no way they trade Rubio with what he’s meant to this team and with how badly they want to make the playoffs. I’d trade one of SexLand, but realize that Koby is unlikely to find a deal to his liking.
 
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Do you mean competitive to get the 8th seed, or competitive to get to the Finals?

If we're making a run for the 7th or 8th seed, I would definitely trade Rubio if it means improving the Cavs in the coming years. And, yeah, they should be looking for opportunities to trade Sexton or Garland if they can get equal value and a better fit.
What do you think it would cost to extend Rubio? He is one of those players who can probably maintain his current level of play into his mid 30s, because his game is based on savvy and experience, not athleticism (like John Stockton). No one we would we get in a trade for Rubio would be better than him now, and we don't need more prospects. We are young enough now.

I'd like to see us keep this young team (DG, Sexton, Mark', Allen, Mobley, Okoro, Windler, Rubio, and even KLove) and see them grow together. Rubio is a big part of that, not just as a mentor, but because he is still really good. We do need an athletic wing, but other than that, I think all we need is experience, which we are rapidly getting. We have enough talent to win a couple of playoff series next season.
 
They did everything they could to screw it up at the end, but held on thanks to some great defense on the last possession by Allen. Two turnovers by the Cavs on inbound passes and they gave up a three-point play on a layup by the point guard. They tried hard to blow it but Allen bailed them out.

The Cavs were 15-for-30 on 3's as Garland and Cedi were hot. Cedi is up to 50% from deep on the season! Sexton had 21 points on only 13 shots and did a great job of breaking down the defense. Garland had 19 points and 10 assists but was abused defensively. I'm hoping that 5-for-6 on 3's is the start of something big for him.

The last time these teams squared off it was also in Cleveland and the Blazers won 141-105, so this game shows how much progress the Cavs have made since May.

The defense was solid, holding the Blazers to 104 points on 44.4% from the field. Lillard and McCollum combined to go 17-for-48. Gotta love that. The Cavs gave up 10 offensive rebounds according to the box score but it sure looked like a lot more.

With three forwards out Dylan Windler stepped in and scored 13 points and added three assists in 21 minutes. Cedi had 12 points on seven shots. But the Cavs need to cut down on the turnovers - they had 17 to the Blazers 9. Between the turnovers and the offensive rebounds the Blazers took 90 shots to only 74 for the Cavs, so it's amazing the Cavs won.

This was a frustrating game because every time the Cavs got out to a 9-10 point lead and had a chance to separate the Blazers reeled them in. At one point in the 4th quarter the Blazers got hot and went on a 13-3 run but the Cavs broke the run before the Blazers could take the lead. Then they hung on. Allen was amazing the whole game with 24 points, 17 boards, and the huge stop against Lillard on the final possession.
I think in time you see the Cavs learn to close it out early. "Learning to win" is something all young teams go through. We are winning despite trying to give it back every game we played this year. Even in all of our losses, we could have won. Memphis got it down to 1, had a lead vs the Hornets, same with Lakers & PHX.

We learn to clean up our games and you'll see this team hit another gear that will upset some of the best teams in the league.

We play harder, for the most part smarter & we do the little things. If you do all of that, you can cover up glaring weaknesses. Oh and we defense the hell out of anyone despite the small back court.
 
I can see why Dame is struggling...

He looks like he's going through the motions and his shot selection is just super lazy. The Blazers has a whole let their guards take really bad shots
 
I think in time you see the Cavs learn to close it out early. "Learning to win" is something all young teams go through. We are winning despite trying to give it back every game we played this year. Even in all of our losses, we could have won. Memphis got it down to 1, had a lead vs the Hornets, same with Lakers & PHX.

We learn to clean up our games and you'll see this team hit another gear that will upset some of the best teams in the league.

We play harder, for the most part smarter & we do the little things. If you do all of that, you can cover up glaring weaknesses. Oh and we defense the hell out of anyone despite the small back court.

Totally agree. Lots of mistakes. Their defense has given them a margin for error.

If they can cut down on some of these mistakes, they will bury some of these teams.
 
Couldn’t watch the game, but the box score makes it look like we would have blown them out had we taken care of the ball.
 
If nothing else, this team is exciting to watch. Plus, they are very young. Will be great to watch them grow.
 
Too much complaining about our coach tonight and not enough consideration given to the fact that missing three of our top 8 players we beat yet another playoff team.
It's nuts. Most pundits took one look at our schedule and said we'd be lucky to go 5-15 after the first 20 games. We're 5-4. Non-Cavs fans were laughing at the idea of starting three 7 footers. They're not laughing now.

But yeah, let's fire the coach.
 
It's nuts. Most pundits took one look at our schedule and said we'd be lucky to go 5-15 after the first 20 games. We're 5-4. Non-Cavs fans were laughing at the idea of starting three 7 footers. They're not laughing now.

But yeah, let's fire the coach.
His inbound plays suck scrotum.
 

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