Your Cavs Game Superstitions

christb said:

When the Cavs are losing and nothing seems to be going right, I immediately turn off the game, go to my computer and do something else, but I keep the gamecast on, so I can check every once in awhile. Most of the time they play better when this happens. I started this tradition during the 07 ECF. Specifically when bron torched the palace.

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Exactly what I usually do. Especially when we are at a deficit at the end of the 3rd.

I do what this girl does with her hands, only instead of between every letter, between every shot.

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Just kidding :chuckles:


I do a couple of weird things. I keep the volume at 18. Used to dabble with it at 23 and 25, but the odd numbers proved hazardous. For some reason 18 is where the magic is. If things take a turn for the worse, I drop it to 16.

I also have a basketball at my sides that I'll dribble a little or just palm while I watch, but if we start doing bad, I kick that shit as far away as possible. Aside from that, my biggest ritual is probably yelling expletives at the screen. The Cavaliers are an amazing 52-13 this season when I do that.

kookoo said:

Exactly what I usually do. Especially when we are at a deficit at the end of the 3rd.

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Funny, I turn on the gamecast when I'm home and things are going bad. Actually I turn on the box score with a 30 second update, which is better than the other option such as play-by-play updates or 60 second update or the pop up gamecast. It is generally lucky.

D-westfan said:

K, gonna listen to "the offspring" and "the postal service" from now on in late 4th Q and OT, it seems to work

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still working =)

Dont know if you can call this a superstition but when Z first came back I would say a prayer that his foot wouldnt shatter. I sometimes forget to do it over the last couple of years since he is rock solid.

Bringing this one back.

I sense a tough one coming tomorrow and the games are only going to get tougher from here. Clearly we need to do all we can to affect the outcomes. :chuckles:

My superstitions listed below:

I listen to "Summer Madness" by Kool and the Gang before the game. It's the chill as hell song that's playing during the LeBron's pool commercial. The one where athlete LeBron trains in the pool and business LeBron dives in.

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I find that my listening relaxes the players during playoff games and really seems to help Mo to play under control. :chuckles:

CBBI and I discovered this strategy a few years back and it's very effective.

I also have a Banner Supply Cleveland Cavaliers vintage wine-colored t-shirt. I can't find a pic of it anywhere online, so it's either rare or I'm not searching in the right place. In any case, I'll usually start out with that and move to a LeBron jersey or a Mo Williams shirt if one or the other appears to be struggling.

I will use the "turn off the tv" mode only sparingly. It worked for the Clippers game last year and almost worked for the Celts game this year. I'll only turn it back on for the final 2 minutes if they claw their way back.

I have another strategy that many are aware of that should not be spoken aloud as it may decrease it's effectiveness.

Good call on bringing this back... especially with tomorrow night's game.

Thursday TNT vs. the Bulls is sooo f'n frustrating because i have tried all of my superstitions and they all seem not to work.

Tried:
seating changes
venue changes
not watching
watching every other quarter

need some advice to figure this one out:chuckles:

Depends where my dogs are located. If we're winning they stay where they are, but if we're losing they either come inside, or go outside.

Poor things.

I've amended my wearing of Cavs apparel a bit. I have to wear at least one (noticed I wasn't when we were losing on Monday, so I quickly found my Bron jersey and shoved that sucker on), but I can't wear even numbers. This means I tend to wear just one piece, but when I feel like busting out a Cavs shirt under my jersey, I will throw on my Cavs gym shorts or wear one of my two Cavs' shoes.

Also, if the Cavs' are just playing horribly or blowing a huge lead, I mute the TV. I keep the game on, but I don't focus on it as much. Usually when I do this and look back, I see us making a comeback or dominating again. Not always, but the odds are in favor of this technique.

Also, drink. It's been ages since I've watched a game (not counting those at the Q) without scotch or beer.

Backstage said:

Also, if the Cavs' are just playing horribly or blowing a huge lead, I mute the TV. I keep the game on, but I don't focus on it as much. Usually when I do this and look back, I see us making a comeback or dominating again. Not always, but the odds are in favor of this technique.

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YES. I forgot about this one.

I was thinking about starting a thread like this; should have realized their was probably an old one. Good call Jiggi.

I live in Colorado and get off work at 5:30, so I almost never get a chance to watch games live. However, unlike the guy on the first page, I DO believe my impact can time travel. :chuckles:

If I think LeBron needs to carry us, I'll put on his jersey. If I think it will take more of a team effort, I'll wear the hoodie. I always keep my Witness T-shirt displayed; the one I got at that first Pistons series. And I always, ALWAYS, drink beer out of my Cavaliers pilsener glass.

Oh, and for the last 5 years, I have had almost the same little injuries LeBron has had. It's actually kinda eerie. If I have a bad sprained ankle, he has missed games in some time in the next couple weeks. Right now, I'm 100%.

If the Cavs are losing, I tend to drink more and talk less. Not really a superstition, just a bad habit. If the Cavs are having a poor shooting night, my friends and I like to reference ex-Cavaliers players and remark on how "___________ could have made that shot."

Awakening the spectre of Larry Hughes gives a swift kick in the ass to this team.:chuckles:

1) Must be wearing an ilthy shirt
2) Must be either standing up, or sitting in a kitchen chair during the game, for some reason I can't stand to sit on my couch and I swear we lose if I am sitting on the couch

This goes back to the days when my dad was coaching, but I absolutely cannot watch the game with other people. I don't like to talk during the game because I'm way too focused on what is actually going on, and I've found that people tend to find this to be very rude. When I would watch my dad's games, I could only ever watch them with my mom and brother (and even then, it was tough) because they were the only ones who truly understood what it was like.

That's the same kind of mentality I have when I watch the Cavs, and I've given up on trying to change it. I get very upset with people that say they're fans, then don't really care about the outcome (my roommate is an example of this. He's from Cleveland and claims to be a Cavs "fan," but he doesn't know shit about them. The other day he asked me, "So, you think LeBron will be MVP?" I somehow suppressed the urge to punch him in the face. And that actually leads me to another pet peeve of mine. I hate having to explain how I became a fan of the Cavs even though I'm not from Cleveland. Meanwhile, my roommate, who doesn't know shit about the Cavs, tells people he's from Cleveland, and he's assumed to be a Cavs fan. Just really bothers me, but that's a different thread altogether).


Anyway, as for in game superstitions... I gave up the majority of them when my dad stopped coaching. Although, earlier this year I would wear my Cavs hat in games that I thought they would need something extra to win (LA and ORL wins earlier this year involved the hat), but I stopped that when they lost to Milwaukee without LeBron. I wore my Cavs jersey for game 1 of the Magic series, and lets just say that jersey will not be worn during a game... ever again.

Jigo_oi said:

I also have a Banner Supply Cleveland Cavaliers vintage wine-colored t-shirt. I can't find a pic of it anywhere online, so it's either rare or I'm not searching in the right place. In any case, I'll usually start out with that and move to a LeBron jersey or a Mo Williams shirt if one or the other appears to be struggling.

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I believe I have that same shirt you are describing - I'll take a pic when I get home. And that shirt is money. It hasn't failed me in a game I've attended over the last two years. If I had to guess I'd say I'm maybe around 10-for-10 with that shirt. My Mo jersey is also pretty reliable.

Speaking of shirts, I take full blame for the loss in the Orlando series. At halftime of Game 1 I went over to the team shop and got a blue "One Goal" t-shirt. Ever since then, that shirt has brought nothing but bad things. I didn't wear it at all this season until the Easter Sunday game vs. the Celtics and that was easily the worst we've looked in months. And yes, I did take it off at some point in the 2nd half and the Cavs nearly stormed back to win that one. I will likely burn that shirt right before the ECF... I may even take a video and post it in this thread just for extra karma.