Game Thread | Game #49 | Cavs @ Knicks | Jan. 24, 2023

[Lil Z]

JB mismanaged the shit out of another winnable game. Why are we even playing Love if he doesn't even want to shoot any more?

A number of missed opportunities but Mitchell was the most disappointing at the end. Running into double teams three times in a row, blew our chance.

I don't think he either trusts his teammates...or at the very least, the play that JBB drew up

 

[DCTribefan]

This team stopped being fun about a month ago (and last 20 games of last year). Play in here we come!!! And LOL at the dumbasses saying this is a top 4 team in the east lololololol

Go root for the Pistons.

 

[CavzAddict]

Taking that shot is the right play. No time to think in that moment and it was a decent look/matchup.

He hardly ever makes those though. He saw Levert and didn't even bother.

 

[redscoon]

Play-in tourney isn’t a total loss. If Bickerstaff flops out of another one of those, it will be extremely hard to give him another season and I’m already at the point that I do not want him around these young guys very much longer.

The pieces don’t fit together all that well, but JB is going essentially a half season of .500 ball. That’s not good enough.

 

[MattyIce8]

We were up 8 and cruising in the 3rd quarter. Love comes in and we finish the 3rd quarter down 5. LOLOLOLOL

 

[dice1717]

The Rockets must be licking their chops. I will have to look at their depth chart to see which no name G leaguer will light it up for 35 and shoot 60% from 3

 

[BiGZD]

Disappointing, as is every loss. We've had 4 or 5 games we should have won and didn't.

I have 11 of the top of my head. The first being that Clippers game where they up 13 and fucked around and found out and compounded that losing to the sorry ass Kings. With DM going down for long period of time we are going be in a rough patch for awhile.

 

[LandofClevesMan]

Just came here to say that Love is not an NBA caliber player anymore. The fact he gets any minutes at all is mind boggling.

 

[Lil Z]

I really hope the FO doesn't believe that we need to stand pat at this deadline. Cedi, Caris and Love can go...I hope Altman isnt a mental midget

 

[Dr No]

they need to "Drummond" Kevin Love. and ship LeVert. Mavericks want to do that deal? SA want to do that deal?
12 points from the bench.
Starters did what they were supposed to do. Including Okoro.
The bench, man....
nothing else to say about this horseshit. Hopefully Donovan isn't hurt.

Don’t know what we are doing playing Love & Rubio 12 & 13 minutes while Cedi & Wade get 3 & 4

 

[amil99]

That’s the thing. They lost a lot of games that could have easily been wins. They’ve lost a lot of games a good coach would have won. It will affect seeding. It will affect HCA. And they might not even make the top-6. But this is all good, if it gets JBB fired. What must eventually be done, should be done immediately. It’s like it was with Joe Woods. The longer you let it go on, the more games get blown…

The bad part is he won’t get fired. He’s Koby Altmans boy and just got a dumb ass premature extension for no reason last year. I don’t know how involved Dan Gilbert is anymore but if this was the Danny G of 10 years ago he would take matters into his own hands and fire this idiot. JBB is a tank commander coach who should be coaching a team of idiots like this years Rockets. But instead he is the head of a snake of a team that most coaches would be salivating at coaching and had real aspirations to be an up and coming team. But he’s way under qualified and an idiot to boot. “Play harder” is his go to play and he does no coachin 95% of the game just stands there with his folded arms scowling and yelling at refs.

 

[doctrsnoop]

I was wrong when I said I was done with Okoro. I hope I'm wrong that I'm done with JBB.

 

[CavsKermit]

This one is mostly on Mitchell and a little bit on the officials. You can't reward foul baiting all game and then call the game the way it's supposed to be called the last two minutes.

But as I said before, Mitchell's decision making looks very different than when his shots aren't falling and he's defended well.

 

[dice1717]

I don’t live in Ohio anymore. Do any of the local sportscasters ever question JB or call him on his bullshit “plays”? Or is it still like the national perception that it’s a “young, up and coming” team? Just curious

 

[Deezus]

Wow an Dovovan is hurt looks like the hammy groin I remember when LeBron reinjured his he was out for 8 weeks. Huge losing streak inbound. Honestly the play in is a very real thing. Terrible coaching