2023-24 Season | Game #23 | Cavs @ Magic | Dec. 11, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.

[nime]

Did any of you really think Porter would play tonight?
JBB used to do the same crap with Cedi after a good game.

At this pace, Porter Jr will be guarding the other teams best player and playing 30-35 mins a game in the playoffs

 

[wuck]

That’s the article for the paper tomorrow

but it absolutely, definitely won't be the article in the paper tomorrow.

 

[redscoon]

Strus, Allen, Niang and Okoro were absolutely awful tonight. Only Garland and Thompson acted like they were trying to win.

That was about as bad a collective offensive performance as you will see in the modern NBA.

Definitely gave one away tonight.

 

[Tlyons]

Mitchell, who was probably exhausted thought Banchero would go flying by or jump into him for an and 1.

He didn't.

Don't overthink it.

 

[nime]

Strus, Allen, Niang and Okoro were absolutely awful tonight. Only Garland and Thompson acted like they were trying to win.

That was about as bad a collective offensive performance as you will see in the modern NBA.

Definitely gave one away tonight.

He left a key player on the bench maybe

 

[cabs]

Fedor will wait until Okoro scores 10pts on 4-6 shooting and then write about how critical he is

 

[foucault87]

Outside of that stretch at the end of the third, I thought we were actually manufacturing good looks. Okoro and Wade both had some really nice looks. Sometimes the ball goes in, sometimes it doesnt. Of course, according to some on this board Okoro shouldnt be out there at all, but those are the same posters that seem to hatewatch the Cavs so, not much to do about incorrect opinions

 

[nolookpass]

JB just called this a heck of a basketball game. I don’t know what he was watching with his arms crossed on the sideline, but this was one freaking ugly game

 

[nime]

Porter Jr last game 23 mins, 8 pts, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block

Niang, Okoro, and Merrill tonight 65 minutes, 7 pts, 1 assist, 11 rebounds, 0 steals, 0 blocks

Simple moves that he can’t make

We can give a hand to the play Sam Merrill crew who wanted him in first. Provides nothing but shooting. Terrible defender. Porter Jr should absolutely be getting any and all of his minutes. Merrill should only play when Porter Jr or Garland are on the floor.

 

[Jscc]

Outside of that stretch at the end of the third, I thought we were actually manufacturing good looks. Okoro and Wade both had some really nice looks. Sometimes the ball goes in, sometimes it doesnt. Of course, according to some on this board Okoro shouldnt be out there at all, but those are the same posters that seem to hatewatch the Cavs so, not much to do about incorrect opinions

Watch the defense on Okoro. They definitely bet that it wouldn't go in.

 

[foucault87]

Watch the defense on Okoro. They definitely bet that it wouldn't go in.

We did the same with Suggs to be fair

 

[CavsKermit]

Need 3pts, I'm going to insert Okoro instead of Merrill

Honestly, the only thing that really frustrated me about tonight was Merrill getting run and his teammates not passing to him enough. If a guy is a one trick pony, you have to help him do his trick.

Orlando is crazy deep in the front court with Isaac back. They've got three rotation bigs who could start on a lot of teams. Both Banchero and Wagner have great size at their positions. You have to shoot over that, especially with Mobley out.

 

[avs2000]

Porter Jr last game 23 mins, 8 pts, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and a block

Niang, Okoro, and Merrill tonight 65 minutes, 7 pts, 1 assist, 11 rebounds, 0 steals, 0 blocks

Simple moves that he can’t make

We can give a hand to the play Sam Merrill crew who wanted him in first. Provides nothing but shooting. Terrible defender. Porter Jr should absolutely be getting any and all of his minutes. Merrill should only play when Porter Jr or Garland are on the floor.

I like Merrill but your right Unexplainable what JBB is doing with porter

 

[Comeback kid]

Okoro, Strus, and Niang were 1-23 on field goal attempts and 10 free throw attempts with 7 points between them. Wasn’t sure that was even possible. And we were still right there at the end.

 

[CavsKermit]

You can't challenge a non call, I also don't know if it was a super obvious foul

It was a super obvious foul. It doesn't get more obvious. He got all arm. No ball. Fundamentally altered the shot. It will be on the two minute report.