ROUND 2 GAME 3 | CAVS (1-1) @ BULLS (1-1) | MAY 8TH, 2015 | 8:00 PM ET

[Posterchild]

When was the last time any Cleveland team was in the playoffs? Let's enjoy the ride!

 

[gourimoko]

Who? I can't think of one in the last twenty years.

The Mavericks for one...

 

[Cayman13]

Guaranteed he will come out in his interview and say "I have to be better."

I must be missing something.

 

[6kiss]

The Mavericks for one...

People are underestimating how good that team was. That team was too solid.

 

[Taiter]

Rich, definitely not his fault entirely, but I am starting to get alarmed. This has gone on many, many times throughout the year. I figured it'd stop in the playoffs and it's not. Terrible shooting, constant turnovers. It's just very worrisome for me- I don't understand it and truly don't get how you can be so careless in the playoffs. It's odd.

He's not as consistently good as he has been in past years... good game, lesser game, good game, lesser game... His TOs and declining touch around the rim are concerning, but it is what it is. I've seriously wondered if he's had a right hand injury this year.

 

[godfather]

The Mavericks for one...

Wade's first team wasn't that good either. Probably the biggest underdog/surprise to win it all in the last 15 years. Shaq looked fat and slow, but still somewhat of a presence just from his sheer size, and the team was surrounded by once upon a time stars well past their prime.

This Cavs team right now is definitely still better than that Heat team.

 

[Tlyons]

LeBron's game isn't as pretty as it used to be. His first step isn't elite anymore. He used to be able to take one dribble from the three point line and dunk the ball in traffic. He has to dribble a lot more now in tighter spaces and it's showing up in his turnovers.

 

[6kiss]

He's not as consistently good as he has been in past years... good game, lesser game, good game, lesser game... His TOs and declining touch around the rim are concerning, but it is what it is. I've seriously wondered if he's had a right hand injury this year.

but the thing is, its not that hes declining, hes just playing like a lazy retard. Does he not realize this is the playoffs against a team full of ugly fags that hate our team and our city?

 

[Cayman13]

but the thing is, its not that hes declining, hes just playing like a lazy retard. Does he not realize this is the playoffs against a team full of ugly fags that hate our team and our city?

Your post made me chuckle. Can't really argue with your point. It is lazy play. We should've beat this team easily.


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[Tlyons]

If we can get a 75% kyrie the bulls are done.

Can we get that though?

 

[SVC]

I'm not sure I see the argument for putting Mozgov back in late. I mean, I understand the concept. They went small by necessity with Gasol getting injured, so why not try to exploit it instead of trying to match it. But, the problem with that is (1) Mozgov has not had a good series at all; (2) he had played a pretty bad game when he was in there; (3) Blatt likes finishing games with the rotation that can switch anything; (4) our floor spacing would have been sacrificed completely.

We lost, so any second guesses are going to be magnified now. I absolutely thought Blatt should have considered pulling Kyrie early in the fourth when it was blatantly obvious that he could barely move out there. It felt like he was kept in almost strictly to space the floor and Delly has been knocking down shots lately. I would have liked to see KI on the bench down the stretch, as much as it pains me to say it. He's just a shell of himself right now.

To me, with Kyrie hurt, we had zero spacing anyway. The only reason we were close was JR hitting highly contested 3's. Moz, despite his stone hands, is almost always on the floor when we run off a streak of multiple stops. All the most positive + rating line-ups involve him. He just changes shots with his shot blocking. They are afraid to drive on him. I thought it was clear we weren't going to win with offense, and I wanted to incentivize them trying to match given how their bigs were hurt and struggling.

 

[spydy13]

I think Blatt has to throw Marion in there for 5 mins each half to give LeBron a rest on defense.

I know he gives you nothing on offense, but he can still defend his ass off.

 

[luffyq1]

For those who are depressed and throwing in the towel. Take a deep breath and have a drink. The series is far from over.

 

[Kevin Ollie]

My deep, deep secret hope is that LeBron hitting those two late jumpers gets his shot back.
Dude is now 5-32 from three in the playoffs. 16%. Absolutely cannot win this series if LeBron can't make a jumper.

 

[redscoon]

Having a coach with no pull hurts in games like these. Who has the balls to tell LeBron that he is sabotaging us? I don't see how he can analyze his performances and think all these iso plays and jumpshots are helping the team. Post up. Cut off the ball. Protect the ball.

Nobody wants to criticize him, but he has absolutely cost us 2 games in this series with dumb play. If he is the best player on the court, we win this series. Period. The Bulls are a good, but not great team. If he comes out and gets outperformed by 3 or 4 guys, we are losing this series.

He has to step it up.