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[Jasonbay44]

Did anyone hear Tyronn Lue's reasoning for not playing Korver more last night?

 

https://cavaliersnation.com/2018/05/23/tyronn-lues-absurd-reasoning-for-not-playing-kyle-korver-more-minutes-in-game-5/

 

Is this guy really this stupid?

[mvp 78]

Did anyone hear Tyronn Lue's reasoning for not playing Korver more last night?

 

https://cavaliersnation.com/2018/05/23/tyronn-lues-absurd-reasoning-for-not-playing-kyle-korver-more-minutes-in-game-5/

 

Is this guy really this stupid?

 

Lue has always been an idiot. I'm still surprised his a coach.

[mvp 78]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cleveland_Cavaliers_head_coaches

 

Cavs have always cornered the market on bad coaches. How do you have the best player alive and not win multiple championships?

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Bad management too. From 2004-2010 they did a f***ing awful job running the team. They bombed every single draft pick they had and made a series of ill-advised trades that failed to net them either draft picks or players that moved the needle. They could have had LeBron's Scottie Pippen - look at the amount of good players that changed hands during the mid-late 2000s - but they never had anything to trade. f***ing J.J. Hickson was being thrown around in 2009-10 as the *centerpiece* of last minute trade packages to try and get LeBron a #2 and entice him to stick around. How sad is that.

[Spudboy]

It's too bad that Cleveland never found Lebron a Scottie Pippen. He would have never left for Miami and he'd have more rings.

 

That does not apply to the past couple of years, though.

 

He has had Kevin Love beside him.

[mvp 78]

That does not apply to the past couple of years, though.

 

He has had Kevin Love beside him.

 

Kevin Love is no Scottie Pippen.

[Spudboy]

Kevin Love is no Scottie Pippen.

 

Okay if you say so big guy.

[Jasonbay44]

In this series, and in the playoffs as a whole, Love is shooting 39% from the field, with mediocre defense. He hasn't been very good. He had some great games against Toronto, but overall hasn't been good. Lebron is only guy who consistently shows up. Love/Korver have had either good or s*** games.. and rest of the team just sucks.

[Jasonbay44]

Lebron, without Love tonight due to a concussion just literally put Cleveland on his back to force a game 7. Man is he good.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Brad Stevens and Marcus Morris single-handedly cost us the game. Morris with his usual brain dead heroball ********, while Brad didn't lift a finger to stop the bleeding in the 2nd quarter, get on their case about not boxing out the defensive glass, or make any adjustments to get Horford some daylight on offense or hide Rozier from LeBron the other bigs on defense. He spent the entire game picking his ass on the sideline. Coach of the year my nutsack.

[Emp9]

Lebron, without Love tonight due to a concussion just literally put Cleveland on his back to force a game 7. Man is he good.

 

Tatum stayed in the game after that collision. Maybe he shouldn’t have? He didn’t seem like himself.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Tatum always starts out tentative. For the game he had 15 points on a solid percentage. He did fine. He isn't a star yet, regardless of the billing ESPN gave him in their intro.

[Emp9]

Brad Stevens and Marcus Morris single-handedly cost us the game. Morris with his usual brain dead heroball ********, while Brad didn't lift a finger to stop the bleeding in the 2nd quarter, get on their case about not boxing out the defensive glass, or make any adjustments to get Horford some daylight on offense or hide Rozier from LeBron the other bigs on defense. He spent the entire game picking his ass on the sideline. Coach of the year my nutsack.

 

I miss Theis.

[Emp9]

Tatum always starts out tentative. For the game he had 15 points on a solid percentage. He did fine. He isn't a star yet, regardless of the billing ESPN gave him in their intro.

 

Oh yeah, Tatums a rookie so I’m really not that impressed with James shooting 3’s on Tatums head. When James tracks down Rozier to matchup against I’m not that impressed by that either. Horfords no match defending James one on one, notice he doesn’t post down low... like ... ever. C’s made it competitive though. Got it to 7 pts a bunch of times, lost by ten. They probably should have let Rozier shoot even more than he did, he was the hot hand all night. I feel good about C’s home court advantage. I’d be surprised if Stevens doesn’t have them prepared. James can score 80, I still think the Celtics pull out a victory Sunday. Which is pretty crazy all & all.

[Emp9]

Kevin Love is no Scottie Pippen.

 

Agreed. It’s not even close. Kevin Love just happens to be the 2nd best player on the Cavs.

[Emp9]

 

Just avoid getting blown out in Cleveland. Make them play LeBron 36+ minutes.

 

They did that atleast. And James had 46 mins plus

[Jasonbay44]

Agreed. It’s not even close. Kevin Love just happens to be the 2nd best player on the Cavs.

 

Which isn't saying much.. I'm literally not even sure who their 3rd best player is.. I guess 37 year old Kyle Korver?

[Emp9]

Which isn't saying much.. I'm literally not even sure who their 3rd best player is.. I guess 37 year old Kyle Korver?

 

Probably? Lol

 

It’s their own fault really. They traded away Two better players they got from the C’s because why? They may have wanted the ball more?

[Jasonbay44]

Probably? Lol

 

It’s their own fault really. They traded away Two better players they got from the C’s because why? They may have wanted the ball more?

 

IT was a locker room cancer who wanted a ridiculous payday that the Cavs weren't going to pay and was awful on the court this season when he did play, and wasn't trying on defense. They've actually been better since they got rid of him.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

The refs claim another one! The Rockets could not attack the basket in the second because the Warriors kept beating the s*** out of them when they went to the hoop and not getting called. The officiating crew literally took that option away from them in a calculated move. Houston has to settle for outside shots, they don't go, the refs apply the reverse treatment on the other end, and before you know it the Warriors are up 25.

 

This is the dream scenario for the NBA. When their refs' actions are the first push down the hill toward the game becoming a blowout. Then it can't be traced back to them at all!

[Bellhorn04]

Klay Thompson is the Warriors MVP the last 2 games.

[Thunder]

Let's go people. Game 7. No Love. Finish the deal. But, Celtics are going to have to win at least 1 road game to win the championship.

[Emp9]

IT was a locker room cancer who wanted a ridiculous payday that the Cavs weren't going to pay and was awful on the court this season when he did play, and wasn't trying on defense. They've actually been better since they got rid of him.

 

Well, I was just speaking talent wise. I’d personally rather have IT, Crowder, Rose than what they have now. I mean, I’d definitely have more faith in them. By track record alone. Whether IT was a cancer or not, I’d just point out that he wasn’t a cancer in Boston. He wasn’t a cancer in LA either. A typically outspoken Crowder voiced his opinion that James was just trying to pad his stats, he must be a cancer too? Meh... not sure I buy the whole everyone is at fault but James theory.

 

What do you think about tonights’s game 7? Any predictions? Home court seems to be the most important factor in this series. I hope that remains true for tonight.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

I'm not overly optimistic about tonight. Love has been empty numbers for much of this series and him being out means Nance will get more playing time, and Nance is a much better defender than Love and does not need the ball to have an impact. Cleveland's due for one of their role players to have one of those random 20-25 point games on the road. Probably going to be J.R. Smith or George Hill. An outing like that from one of them plus Nance's defensive intensity would cover Love's production and then some.

 

The Celtics players are all talking about the TD Garden atmosphere in a game seven, I'm worried about them coming out flat because they think home court will do all the work for them. Anyone else remember 2009? They entered game seven against Orlando thinking the Garden itself would win the game for them and that Orlando's young team had no chance in that kind of atmosphere. What happened? They got their s*** handed to them. I'm worried about Brad pulling a Grady Little and not making adjustments to flaws in our game plan. He sat on his hands in game six and did nothing to address the Cavs constantly pulling Rozier onto LeBron and other bigger men and then feasting. If Morris comes out firing 0-5 from the field, sit his ass down. I'd say the same for Rozier if we weren't so thin at guard. This is not the time for faith or loyalty, Morris can and will shoot the other team right back into a ball game if you give him a sliver of a chance, then he'll shoot them into a healthy lead while crying to the refs to make it seem like it's not his fault. He did it in game six, he's done it in previous playoff games, he did it plenty of times in the regular season. He can't help himself. Play Ojeleye.

Edited May 27, 2018 by Jacoby_Ellsbury

[Jasonbay44]

This has been an absurdly ugly game, with a lot of people struggling, but man are Lebron and Tatum putting on a show.

[Jasonbay44]

And Lebron just decided to take over and end this game.. The legend of his greatness continues.

[moonslav59]

I'm not a Celtics fan at all, but they played their hearts out.

 

Come back healthy next year and the east is yours.

[moonslav59]

And Lebron just decided to take over and end this game.. The legend of his greatness continues.

 

He's setting himself up for one more finals loss.

[Emp9]

Too many missed shots. C’s look great for next season though with Kyrie, Hayward and Theis coming back. Very productive season.

[Jasonbay44]

He's setting himself up for one more finals loss.

 

Not a knock on him. The Warriors are an historically good team, and Lebron's team is horrible. He won tonight with his 2nd best player being JEFF GREEN...