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Who thought we were?
Now, next year, when they don't have Iguodala and Livingston..now maybe you've got something.
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Game 40 | Cavaliers (29-10) @ Worriers (34-6) | January 16, 2017 | 8:00 PM TNT
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Who thought we were?
Now, next year, when they don't have Iguodala and Livingston..now maybe you've got something.
Heisenberg
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No worries guys. LeBron has always been superstitious with his teams (i.e. wearing certain jerseys if they've been winning in them, etc.).
I'm sure he's just trying to get blown out by 40 by the Warriors in January again to ensure a Finals victory.
I'm sure he's just trying to get blown out by 40 by the Warriors in January again to ensure a Finals victory.
The Oi
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I stand by the same thing I said before.
I expected the Cavs to get the shit kicked out of them in this game. It means about the same thing as the Cavs winning the first game earlier this season did and the two losses the Cavs had before they won the last game.
Just about nothing.
I expected the Cavs to get the shit kicked out of them in this game. It means about the same thing as the Cavs winning the first game earlier this season did and the two losses the Cavs had before they won the last game.
Just about nothing.
bigfoot5415
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SHUT UP JIG!!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!!
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anyone going to the rant thread?
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lol, are u referring when he was screaming that Green was just "stealing the ball" when Green had a full-arm-extention across LeBron's chest on that collision?
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The Warriors are in our heads.
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The painful loss I can stomach, but what I hate about Cavs losses like this is the appearance of lack of chemistry and a complete unfamiliarity with each other.
It is one thing to lose basketball games when you are playing the right way, and doing things that proved successful in the past, but these Jekyll and Hyde Cavs games are the most brutal.
Every once in a while it rears its ugly head that LeBron and Kyrie simply go off into their own ISO mode and the ball stops moving. The two in particular often have stretches of games when they do not look to play off each other, nor set eachother up for success.
Tonight was just garbage all around. Kevin Love may have been injured, but he also looked like an outsider again. Korver did okay, but I only see a concerted effort by LeBron to get him going. Kyrie isn't even looking his way. Channing Frye also had another rough go against GSW. Aside from the Xmas game, this is a horrible match up for him, but obviously the Cavs need his shooting to ease the path through the eastern conference.
Just been a wacky road trip for the Cavs. Glad they can get home now and regroup.
It is one thing to lose basketball games when you are playing the right way, and doing things that proved successful in the past, but these Jekyll and Hyde Cavs games are the most brutal.
Every once in a while it rears its ugly head that LeBron and Kyrie simply go off into their own ISO mode and the ball stops moving. The two in particular often have stretches of games when they do not look to play off each other, nor set eachother up for success.
Tonight was just garbage all around. Kevin Love may have been injured, but he also looked like an outsider again. Korver did okay, but I only see a concerted effort by LeBron to get him going. Kyrie isn't even looking his way. Channing Frye also had another rough go against GSW. Aside from the Xmas game, this is a horrible match up for him, but obviously the Cavs need his shooting to ease the path through the eastern conference.
Just been a wacky road trip for the Cavs. Glad they can get home now and regroup.
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Couple thoughts on this one:
1. I had this chalked up to a loss a few days ago. The Cavs haven't looked like a complete rotation on this West Coast trip. They look very good at times, but shallow against better competition.
2. Korver is getting more comfortable, but he isn't fully on the same page with Kyrie and LBJ, it's so clear his talent isn't maximized yet. That can only improve.
3. I've said for a while that this Golden State team and Cavs team are within a few possessions of each other in talent. The tipping point was the Cavaliers coming out lackadaisical and lethargic, the Warriors were thinking it's Game 9 of the 2016 Finals. When the Cavs try to control the pace in Oracle, it never works.
4. In times the Cavs looked like they could dig out of that horrid opening 10 minutes, the Warriors did exactly what they do at home: Lay into the opponent with runs where you can't defend their offense. They do this all the time, but the Cavs didn't push the pace back until Shumpert woke up in the third quarter.
5. You are going to hear whining from Golden State about Draymond's open court clothesline flagrant. Get ready for it, despite the fact same fans wouldn't come out of such a big win whining. The whining is coming, but remember that all Draymond had to do was let LBJ cross him over clean. It was never necessary, and always a clothesline.
6. Frye struggled against the lobs to McGee. While McGee is jelling better and better, don't forget how easy it is to take advantage of his defense. In the future, the Cavs will be prepared to capitalize.
7. This time, the Warriors bench showed up. They didn't in Cleveland. They won't always show up on the road. The Cavaliers need to build the bench by a spot or two, and this game made it clear as day.
1. I had this chalked up to a loss a few days ago. The Cavs haven't looked like a complete rotation on this West Coast trip. They look very good at times, but shallow against better competition.
2. Korver is getting more comfortable, but he isn't fully on the same page with Kyrie and LBJ, it's so clear his talent isn't maximized yet. That can only improve.
3. I've said for a while that this Golden State team and Cavs team are within a few possessions of each other in talent. The tipping point was the Cavaliers coming out lackadaisical and lethargic, the Warriors were thinking it's Game 9 of the 2016 Finals. When the Cavs try to control the pace in Oracle, it never works.
4. In times the Cavs looked like they could dig out of that horrid opening 10 minutes, the Warriors did exactly what they do at home: Lay into the opponent with runs where you can't defend their offense. They do this all the time, but the Cavs didn't push the pace back until Shumpert woke up in the third quarter.
5. You are going to hear whining from Golden State about Draymond's open court clothesline flagrant. Get ready for it, despite the fact same fans wouldn't come out of such a big win whining. The whining is coming, but remember that all Draymond had to do was let LBJ cross him over clean. It was never necessary, and always a clothesline.
6. Frye struggled against the lobs to McGee. While McGee is jelling better and better, don't forget how easy it is to take advantage of his defense. In the future, the Cavs will be prepared to capitalize.
7. This time, the Warriors bench showed up. They didn't in Cleveland. They won't always show up on the road. The Cavaliers need to build the bench by a spot or two, and this game made it clear as day.
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Wait....wait.....
Stick with me on this one.
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, TN.
Memphis has a world renowned Blues & Jazz scene.
Utah Jazz won by 9 pts last March at Utah, and then 8 this year.
Cavs have lost by exactly 35 the last two times they have played the Warriors on MLK Day.
By my calculations, the Warriors still blew a 3-1 lead.
Illuminati confirmed.
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Serious note. 7 game road trip. 1 practice. Chalk it up. Everyone get off the ledge.