2023-24 Season | Game #44 | Clippers @ Cavs | Jan. 29, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.

[mAo_mAo]

We had a 3 big rotation of Allen/Mobley/Wade. That really needs to be expanded for us to be healthy going into the playoffs. We can't be running playoff rotations the second Mobley has the ability to step on the court. Great win, loved the effort and heart. Scary moments and common themes for some frustrating offense. But Allen proves he can hang and bang.

Isn’t Niang a big too? So it is actually a 4 man rotation.

 

[Lee]

Tonight was a night for physicality and experience. Wasn’t the matchup for Sam or CPJ but that’s ok, we’ll need them for other games. Let’s have Sam go for 40 against the Pistons.

Absolute masterclass rotation by JBB. Seems like we always had fresh players on the floor. “Too many players that deserve minutes” — every coach’s wet dream. Mobley against bums is brutal even though he was rusty.

Mobley in 21 mins went for 11 pts and 9 rebs. JBB dare I say played the mins perfect too, Mobley got 100% of the backup center mins. Gives me hope on rotations in the future.

Also when he saw Sam was a bad matchup he actually adjusted and didnt use Merrill in the 2nd half. What happened to JBB that i knew?

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[Benway]

Who's the hottest team in the NBA now?

 

[Dr No]

Of all the games to not be able to watch. But what a gigantic win. We may be more legit than most of us thought (me included)

 

[Lee]

We had a 3 big rotation of Allen/Mobley/Wade. That really needs to be expanded for us to be healthy going into the playoffs. We can't be running playoff rotations the second Mobley has the ability to step on the court. Great win, loved the effort and heart. Scary moments and common themes for some frustrating offense. But Allen proves he can hang and bang.

Niang plays mainly pf. Wade played more SF than Niang but probably spliting hairs. Wade at 26 mins, fine, Niang at 20,, Mobley at only 21. Allen played 36, but once Mobley is up to 28-30, that leaves Mobley down to 30 or so.

No need to create issues where there is none, Allen with TT out and Mobley limmited played maybe 4 extra minutes, but Mobley will get those minutes very soon. Nothing crazy at all. JBB did fine, i know you are sued to complaining and rigtfully so, but not today, not this game, not with us proving a point.

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[Jscc]

Why not Mobley? Man came back and put up 10-9 and his impact was immediate.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Mobley in 21 mins went for 11 pts and 9 rebs. JBB dare I say played the mins perfect too, Mobley got 100% of the backup center mins. Gives me hope on rotations in the future.

Also when he saw Sam was a bad matchup he actually adjusted and didnt use Merrill in the 2nd half. What happened to JBB that i knew?

When your superstar adjusts his game to a team-oriented approach it makes any coach look a lot smarter.

 

[Lee]

While Okoro didn’t even score in the second half, his defense was stellar throughout and he had a few great dishes that should have been converted to baskets; all in all one of his best games

They also adjusted to Okoro's shooting which opened up things for others. Okoro didnt pass up any open 3's that i noticed like in years past, they just didnt sag off of him.

 

[Benway]

Why not Mobley? Man came back and put up 10-9 and his impact was immediate.

After a damn operation??

 

[Lee]

6-1 through a stretch of games that had 3 fucking Bucks and Clippers games?

Bro.

The team cooked. JBB cooked (swapping Okoro for Niang late?) Fouling out Paul George?
Limiting Harden's impact? (LOL @ Max pulling a Harden on Harden BTW)
Okoro's first quarter was wild.
JA with 20/17reb/3ast...

this team is rolling. Welcome back Evan Mobley (loved his play from the post that went to Strus, and back to Niang from 3). Almost had a double-double himself.

I almost died when I saw Harden bitching about that foul. I screamed fuck you Harden at the tv. It was much more agregious than most of that asshats fouls he gets called in his favor too.

I have to say it again, FUCK YOU HARDEN

 

[bushwick_bill]

 

[shoes22]

Who's the hottest team in the NBA now?

The Knicks.
But we're not far behind!

 

[CavzAddict]

The people who wanted to trade JA over the summer won't admit they were wrong... but if you have ever given them a golden shower you shouldn't be surprised at all.

I'll admit it. Only out of emotions right after the playoffs. I think we were all in our feelings about him after that. It was crucial that he had a good rebound season. I still stand on that he has to show up in the playoffs this year. They all do for sure, but watching he and Mobley get bullied and literally laughed at in post game by the other team infuriated me.